My daughter's tumor was not cancerous!! The primary nasties can all go jump in a lake.

[DFW]

Yesterday, my daughter who lives in the States was operated on for a tumor on her thyroid. I only mentioned this to one friend on DU, seeing as how we have many members on here who are battling their own medical issues.

Since my wife had already had cancer once and has been operated on for thyroid tumors twice, we were all just a little worried. My wife flew over to America on Monday to be with her for the week.

But we got the word yesterday before she was even awake: benign. NO cancer found.

BIG relief. I have a heavy work week, but if there had been bad news I would have told ALL appointments to shove it and flown over there myself. Now I can get on with my usual routine. The hospital is releasing my daughter already today, which we hate. One day after such an invasive surgery seems a little early. When my wife had her thyroid surgeries, they kept her at least 5 days. But that's Germany (and no, despite what some clueless posts on here say, Germany does NOT have universal health care or single payer).

Anyway, I'm in now Paris for the day for work, and I can face the day with a load off my mind. My daughter has her Mama there to care for her for the week. She's in good hands.

All the frothing-at-the-mouth primary warriors can all go be "ready for hollering" and "feel the barn" for all I care today. My little girl does NOT have cancer, and THAT matters most to me right now

[FBaggins]

1. Congrats!

Great perspective!

[Rose Siding]

2. Very good news

[Stellar]

3. Great news to hear she's OK, I'm sure.

For whatever reason, I got a picture of you as 'Gene Kelly' in my mind 'singing (and dancing) in the rain, LOL, a load off of your chest! Thanks for sharing.

[DFW]

11. You don't want to hear me singing

There is such a thing as "assault with a deadly weapon," although there IS one youtube number out there with my voice on it.

But thanks for the sentiments!

[Stellar]

23. Noooo, please don't sing, LOL!

That was just the way you made me feel while I read about your daughter (I never thought about you actually singing!).

[Scuba]

4. Great news! Thanks for sharing.

[DFW]

12. Thanks!

It makes the rest of the day a LOT easier to face.

[a la izquierda]

5. Great news!

It must be so relieving for you and her!

[DFW]

13. Got that right

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Especially with our family history--we're a walking cauldron of cases for cancer research

[Bossy Monkey]

6. Yaaaaaaaaay! So happy for her and for your entire family! n/t

[DFW]

19. Thanks!

Good news is so nice to share!

[A Little Weird]

7. Awesome!

[DFW]

14. I couldn't have put it better

And normally, I HATE that word! LOL!!

[blackspade]

8. Glad she's ok!

[DFW]

15. Thanks!

It's a BIG relief, especially if there are no complications down the line.

[greatlaurel]

9. That is really very good news. Thank you for letting us know the good news.

It is just terrifying thinking about our children having a dread disease. My extended family lost a 30 year old to melanoma last year. The mole that became cancerous was not very big. I apologize for the thread jack, but try to get any young people you know in the habit of getting a check at a dermatologist every year. It is tough to get them to go, but will be life saving for many. Melanoma is very curable if caught early, but very deadly once it spreads.

I am so very happy for you good new! It is great to hear a good outcome.

Wishing your daughter an easy and quick recovery from the surgery. Glad your wife could be there for her. Parents are so important at times like that. Wonderful news.

Take care of yourself, too, and have a great day in Paris!

[DFW]

17. With our family history, we always check for that

My wife's mother had melanoma about 25 years ago, but it was caught in time, and they just removed it. Problem solved. Like you said--caught early enough. My wife and daughters consult a dermatologist once a year for that very reason.

I'm down here usually three times a month. It's only a 4 hour train ride or a 50 minute flight. I'll be spending the night in Sprout City tonight, and have to be in Bavaria on Friday. There is no rest for the weary.

[peacebird]

10. Wonderful news! Happy for you & your family!

[ms liberty]

16. Great news! Puts everything in perspective.K&R...n/t

[DFW]

18. It does, indeed!

Quickly, and in no uncertain terms!

[retrowire]

20. woooo!

congrats!

I'm going to go feel a barn in celebration lmao.

no but seriously. "feel the barn" that's funny.

[Phentex]

21. Happy to hear it!

We take our little joys whenever we get the chance.

[mnhtnbb]

22. Great news! Actually, it's better to get out of the hospital as soon as possible--

especially with a surgical wound--because there are some really bad bugs in hospitals
that can infect wounds. Very bad. Personally, I'd rather recuperate at home and not
risk the infection.

Glad she has her mama to take care of her.

[DFW]

32. We heard about all the ugly infections roaming the insides of hospitals these days

Same here in Germany, but even so, I saw what shape my wife was in after her two surgeries, and there's no way I would have wanted her walking around right after what she had had done to her.

[MerryBlooms]

24. Yay!!

[brer cat]

25. It matters to us, too.

Really puts things in perspective. Thanks for sharing the great news!

[Xyzse]

26. I am very happy to hear this. I am glad.

[DFW]

36. Thanks!

So were we!

[panader0]

27. Very happy for you, your daughter and wife.

[DFW]

33. Thanks!

We'll take all the good vibes we can get!

[Tom_Foolery]

28. That's great news...

I know that is a relief for you and your family.

[DFW]

34. Very much so!

Her sister, who is living in Frankfurt (when she is there, which is almost never--thinks she is me or something), was following especially closely, as you might imagine.

[femmocrat]

29. That is wonderful news.

Such a huge relief for all of you.

[DFW]

38. That it was, thanks! n/t

[Kali]

30. I had my whole thyroid removed at the end of August (and there was cancer)

it was an out-patient procedure and no big deal. I do understand the anxiety and I am sure you and your family are relieved.

I got lucky in the post op testing to see if I needed to follow up with radioiodine - the tech said he had only seen one patient who didn't need it. I was the second. Cocky surgeon who told me he had got it all, was right.

[DFW]

31. You had some kind of luck there

There is no shame in being part of THAT kind of 1%!!

[Kali]

39. ha!

[Hatchling]

45. I'm scheduled for Monday at 5 am.

It's supposed to be out the same day if there is no cancer, and an overnight stay if there is. I wasn't too nervous until I did the pre op interview at the hospital yesterday. Now I'm getting scared.

[Kali]

51. yeah the questioning can make you paranoid.

I actually had a needle biopsy previous to my "ectomy" and that was worse. It is good to do all that crap close together so you don't have to suffer on the low iodine diet for too long. LOL

Good luck and relax, most folks are easily treated and it isn't a problem at all. put an ice pack on it for 15-20 minutes every couple of hours if they let you, and be prepared for your voice to be weird for a few weeks. I couldn't do baby talk to the pets, drove me insane.

[riderinthestorm]

35. Such a relief for you and your daughter!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

[DFW]

37. She's pretty resilient

But even so, it's the first operation of this gravity she's had, so we were all more than a little nervous.

[bigwillq]

40. Great news!

[DFW]

43. The best kind! n/t

[elleng]

41. GREAT news, DFW!

[DFW]

42. Thanks, Ellen. We're VERY relieved

I'm in the Thalys between Paris and Brussels at this moment, and will get a decent TRANQUIL night's sleep tonight when I get there!

[elleng]

44. PHEW!

[Hula Popper]

46. thats wonderful news

Congratulations!

[livetohike]

47. Great news! Such a relief. May she never have another scare like this.

[DFW]

48. Considering our family history

There will be more scares. I just hate for her to start having to confront this at her age. But she's taking it like a trooper. I'm really proud of her for this, and of my wife for being willing to drop everything to go be with her. I would have, had my wife been unable to, but I would have paid a price in extra work when I got back.

[denbot]

49. Nice..

Happy news!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. Just wanted to give your beautiful post a kick, my dear DFW!

So glad for your great news!

Hope she feels well very soon.

[DFW]

58. I will let you know!

You of all people!

[paul ofnoclique]

52. That is EXCELLENT

I am very happy for you, my friend!

[ailsagirl]

53. What a huge relief, DFW!!

I'm so happy for you!!

[DFW]

59. Thanks!

The uncertainty was gnawing at us all for a while

[TBF]

54. I'm glad she's ok DFW

I had my own scare this summer ("catastrophic event" they called it but not cancer). It puts things in perspective.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

55. That's great news!!

Even those treatable cancers with high survival rates can scare the shit out you.

I don't know, I think these days you are better off out of the hospital than in. Too many bugs floating around. I had the same reaction as you when my partner had surgery (neuroedocrine tumor on his pancreas) a couple years ago. They were talking about maybe sending him home with a drain tube. I flipped out at first but my partner's sister is a nurse and explained he is better off out than in.

[DFW]

61. We know all about those treatable cancers

My wife was out for most a year with breast cancer treatment. That was 14 years ago, so she's looking good by now. FOR now, anyway. My dad had prostate cancer when he was 70 and beat it. He had pancreatic cancer at 77 and fought it for 11 months, but it killed him in the end.

[niyad]

56. oh, dfw, that is great news. please know that all of you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers

[DFW]

60. Thanks for that!

Can't have too much of that!

[Mnemosyne]

57. What wonderful news, DFW! Now you can breathe again. nt

[DFW]

62. Well put!

We are all breathing easier now.