Cancer free sounds awfully good DFW!

She called me from the hospital this morning, and sounded like she had just had a 16 ounce energy drink for breakfast.

She will get past that in time, though with therapy. Look forward to brighter days!

So they knew what to tell us to expect in advance. We'll get this taken care of.

strength and love and care going forward

and, if she made it thru 2 mos. of chemo., she will make it thru this recovery. Bless her and bless you for being her champion. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

We usually have a bunch of friends over and do a big turkey dinner anyway, but that had to get canceled, as you can imagine.

We're happy enough that I can have her home in a few days. That's even worth foregoing the turkey dinner this time!

...and a quick recovery! Happy Thanksgiving!

And is it a coincidence that your avatar looks like a shark on the prowl?

...and both are upside down, indicating our country in distress. But hey, shark on the prowl? I can go with that!

Thanks for sharing with us. Best wishes to your wife for rapid healing.

At least now we have grounds for hoping we're done with this episode.

All best wishes for her during the recovery and healing process.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

We'll take all we can get right now

but I wouldn't say that we are obsessed with titles. At least not as much as the Austrians


Speedy recovery for your wife!! And those news definitely count as early Christmas present!!!!

But the Germans are still well up there. Herr Doktor Diplomingenieur Baron Rittmeister von Scheißegal! (oder beinah!)

but would have sent good wishes, also. My hope is also for no chemo....I told my husband that I would not ever do it again, I was truly afraid I would not survive it. As to the stooping (I do not know what kind of surgery it was), that is not unusual after a big surgery especially abdominal, I suspect as she gets stronger, she will work on getting straighter.

Good wishes to both of you, it sounds like she chose the right partner to help get her through this...."in sickness and in health".

She is now minus uterus, ovaries, omentum and some lymph nodes down there, and she was already slender (5'10' and 130 pounds).

I don't know if SHE chose the right partner, but I definitely did, and after 42 years, I'm not going to lose her without a big fight.

to coach me to stand up straight after my hysterectomy (which was not as extensive as this), I know you can do it gently. He was also a nurse at the time and used his nurse techniques on me.

It will take time, but we'll manage.

But the main thing was that it got all of the evil stuff

I would be a useless wreck without her.

Best thoughts for continued recovery!!

We have had a huge weight taken from our collective shoulders

I hope that she doesn't need chemo, that's so hard on the body.

She was dreading another round, and it looks like she dodged it this time.

I've had a few parts removed. It does hurt but the good news is, it gets better each day. Best wishes for you.

That dazzling smile of hers was lighting up rooms again today.

I can imagine your relief, and hers!

Now to recover and go forward, away from this horror...

All my very best to you BOTH!

glad to see this!

The waiting in limbo was torture, but this was worth it!

As you can tell, we've been thinking and wishing for you.

Your wife dodged a bullet. I'm happy for both of you.

Good luck with Herr Professor Doktor!

Sending extra best wishes for her recovery! Much to be thankful for, indeed.

But we got something better this year. There will be time for turkey and cranberries later on.

Thanks for the kind words!

Onward! Good vibes and thought, incoming. Aloha.

We haven't been out to the Islands since our daughter graduated from HPA 13 years ago.

We miss the Big Island! And now we can look forward to going back again some day.

The rest of this month hasn't been too kind to any of us.

But nothing like a family member having medical problems. My wife has had more than her share, including a couple strokes last Christmas time. Luckily, no impairment. It is sometimes hard to remember to do, but enjoy the times you have now.

You love her so much that I think you could cure her with just your heart.
All the best DFW and family.

your lovely wife, and prayers for all of you.

The had professor told us that there were basically two kinds of uterine cancer. One which is 80%+ of the cases, if caught in time usually be cured with a hysterectomy.

The other one is the one they call "Der Mörder," or "the murderer." It is less than 20% of the cases. It is extremely aggressive, and attacks surrounding organs like ovaries, omentum, liver, bones, lymph nodes, anything in the neighborhood. It spreads quickly and silently, and is usually only found when it's too late, which is why the doctors in her clinic named it "the murderer." This is what my wife had.

He said her case was highly unusual in that it was detected very early, and hadn't had a chance to spread at all. He said that if he had only seen her history on paper, he would have recommended a full round of chemo and radiation. However, since he was present at her operation, and saw how it didn't appear to have spread at all, and then got a confirmation when ALL her biopsies were cancer-free, he said he thought a chemo and radiation round would probably do more harm than good.

Strict observation on a frequent basis from here on in, but for now, NO chemo and NO radiation, PLUS she gets the usual 3 to 4 week stay at a rehab spa of her choice in Germany that caters to her kind of cancer. This is considered part of cancer treatment on Germany and is covered by insurance.

We were very lucky in that my wife got a quick appointment with her gynecologist when she thought something might be amiss. We were luck again when she got a quick scraping and biopsy to see what the scrapings told. We were lucky a third time when the gynecologist recognized that she had the "murderer" form of uterine cancer, and was able to get her an operation scheduled within 3 weeks. My wife is a "Kassenpatient," which in Germany basically means "tourist class care--hurry up and wait." It was just as possible that she might have been told to wait two months between appointments, during which time her cancer would have spread and possibly been fatal.

But we lucked out The first time she had cancer, 15 years ago, she was given the "don't call us, we'll call you" treatment," and her cancer spread in the 5 months between diagnosis and begin of treatment, which then lasted 7 months. This time she had better luck. We'll take it. The alternative would have been, shall we say, unpleasant.

So glad to hear that.

My sister is struggling with a relapse (different kind of cancer) and it's an aggressive bastard; she's starting a clinical trial next week (the hail-mary pass). I completely understand the anxiety, worry and relief you both must be feeling.

K&R