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I've heard it been referred to as postoperative delirium. My SO has spent a good amount of time in hospitals, but coming out surgery this last time she started to hallucinate. At first we all had a good time as she described these fantastical visions to her nurses and I as if she were watching something on TV. Later things started to get quite terrifying. She was convinced that the nurses were conspiring to kill her. Not a fun experience, but I've heard from many others that it's a fairly common one.

I don't know why you're being downvoted. This is correct.

Yea sounds like a side effect of treatment, not of the disease. The distinction should matter but it's difficult to talk about.

Another "secret" side-effect that nobody tells you about until it's too late is allergic reactions to the contrast agents used in MRI, nuking your kidneys:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/are-mri-co...