My line of thought on this is the doctors focus on the cancer and ignore the collateral damage part of treatment. Unless they are pushed, many physicians only discuss the cancer and their plan of action. Ive noticed nurses tend to take up the role of explaining all the other little lovelies that go along with treatments. As patients, its those horrible side effects and after effects we are left to deal with on a daily basis which has a huge impact on our day to day lives. Very soon there will be a study coming out on the forum we all need to participate in to help the "other side" understand just how large of an impact this has on our lives. These things when put together with struggling to eat, feeling overall lousy, and counting calories and water intake can easily push many into depression and causes undue anxiety. But overall, its so much better to have these problems and have to deal with them than to have not made it thru.

Wishing you all the very best with everything!