my husband finished treatment on tuesday and they are keeping him in hospital untill he can swallow the meds ,they expect him to be out early next week.A IS ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL FOR A FEW HOURS AND HAS BEEN USING HIS BICLCLE GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL ! SINCE THURSDAY THEY HAVE TAKEN HIM OFF DEXAMETHASONE (THEY THOUGHT HE WAS OFF IT FOR THE LAST 16 DAYS).HE IS ON 2M TWICE A DAY AND MY GP SAID THIS STEROID IS VERY VERY STRONG ,HE IS ALSO TAKING MORPHINE FOR THE PAIN.HAS ANYONE TAKEN THIS STEROID AND FOUND IT HAS EFFECTED THERE MIND /BEHAVIOUR . IF SO HOW DID IT EFFECT YOU OR THE PERSON YOU CARED FOR.WHEN YOU STOPED TAKING THE STRROID WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW LONG WAS IT BEFORE YOU RETURNED TO YOURSELF.THE CANCER, THE TREATMENT ,THE DRUGS, I KNOW ALL OF THERE THINGS HAVE A LIFE ALTERING EFFECT BUT I HAVE LOST MY HUSBAND WHO WAS FINE BEFORE HE STARTED TAKING THE STEROIDS AND THEN LOST ALL REASON , I KNOW HE IS NOT WEEL AND I AM TRYING TO HELP .I HAVE OUR GP BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO .I SPOKE TO THE REG ETC,WHEN HE NEEDS ME THE MOST HE HAS DECIDED TO NOT TALK ,NOT COME HOME ETC AND I AM POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING.HE IS NOT SPEAKING TO ME DOES NOT WANT TO SEE ME ETC MY FAMILY ARE GREAT AND I HAVE LOTS OF SUPPORT ,BUT I AM SO WORRIED FOR HIM SO UNCONSOLABLE AND HOPE IT WILL ALL END SOON AND I WILL GET BACK MY HUSBAND.