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I've been on DU since the beginning and this is one forum that I never thought I'd be checking in on or posting in.
Got the word yesterday that my wife has endometrial cancer, with surgery scheduled for mid-April. Well, how's that for a kick in the pants?
She's been on the phone repeatedly with one of the surgeons, and she's been super. She has an appointment next week to sit down and see where everything stands and to answer whatever questions haven't been answered so far by her or wikipedia.
In just about everything else in life I'm a pessimist, but for things medical I tend to think that everything can be sorted out. Maybe that's because so far - and I'm in my late 50s (gasp! horrors!) - everything has. And I'm pretty much thinking the same about this, or at least I will until all the lab results come back from the surgery.
So, my questions so far - What do I do or say? I haven't said the "things I'm not supposed to say," so that's a good start. But does blind optimism help or hurt? And does anyone have experience here with endometrial cancer, presumably (hopefully?) in the early stages?
Gotta head out now. Will check in later to see what you have to say.
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