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marble falls

(72,787 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:32 AM Yesterday

Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...

... it was a very small tumor (9mm) and it was taken clean enough that the follow up will be one week of radiation in July.

I don't know if cancer will be eliminated or not, but there seems to be a lot better outcomes than there used to be.

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Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ... (Original Post) marble falls Yesterday OP
Good Luck to you and Mrs. Marble Falls. dem4decades Yesterday #1
Best of luck to both of you as you navigate this new challenge! biophile Yesterday #2
We're tough. I've been through colon cancer and bladder cancer with a bout with brucellosis tossed in since 2017 ... marble falls Yesterday #5
Sounds like a pretty good prognosis. Good luck to both of you and I hope she recovers quickly. Walleye Yesterday #3
She's as tough as me and we know this caught soooo early. marble falls Yesterday #6
Healing vibes on the way to her, MF SheltieLover Yesterday #4
Over the years you've sent me plenty! marble falls Yesterday #7
Best of everything! Sounds like a good outcome. Solly Mack Yesterday #8
In my opinion, it could have been only better if there were no cancer and just a cyst. She got blessed. marble falls Yesterday #10
Good news! I hope sbe has a quick recovery. brer cat Yesterday #9
For a 79 year old 'spring' chicken, she's pretty damn durable! marble falls Yesterday #11
Here's to her durability! DFW Yesterday #27
The right spouse makes life much more lighter. marble falls 1 hr ago #118
Truer words were never spoken! n/t DFW 27 min ago #125
Sending healing vibes to Mrs Marble Falls! MLAA Yesterday #12
She's a tough old bird. She'll do alright. marble falls Yesterday #48
Yeah, but you may not be alright when she finds out you called her "old".. Permanut 21 hrs ago #65
Neither of us argues with the mirror or the calendar! marble falls 1 hr ago #119
I hope she recovers well Bettie Yesterday #13
I'd rather be in with the shock troops than in the rear guard, for sure! marble falls Yesterday #49
Hoping for a good outcome! surfered Yesterday #14
It's coming. marble falls Yesterday #50
👍 surfered Yesterday #59
I am praying for a full and complete recovery LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #15
Prayers and thoughts work very well, thankyou. marble falls Yesterday #51
You both are in my thoughts, marble falls Grim Chieftain Yesterday #16
May her recovery be rapid and complete. Know that you are in our thoughts & wishes! hlthe2b Yesterday #17
Hoping for a great recovery. Don't forget to take care of yourself. It's very hard to be the one in the waiting room. Scrivener7 Yesterday #18
Sending strength to both of you. democrank Yesterday #19
We pay attention. We accept all the vibes we get with glad hearts marble falls 9 min ago #128
Good news. That small and clean margins are exactly what you want ms liberty Yesterday #20
Remember when the big C was a death sentence? We're changing all that by surviving. marble falls Yesterday #52
That's wonderful news Marble Falls, JMCKUSICK Yesterday #21
I'm 74 and have had several cancers and am still upright and mobile. lark Yesterday #22
We pay attention and follow doctors orders. We're too mean to leave just now! marble falls Yesterday #54
Best wishes for a quick and full recovery for her. Spazito Yesterday #23
It's in the works, every bit of outside energy contrubutes. Thank-you! marble falls 1 hr ago #120
Hoping for a great outcome after the radiation treatment. Fla Dem Yesterday #24
Everythings gonna be alright. marble falls 5 hrs ago #100
Great news malaise Yesterday #25
Some Jamaican vibes are definitely called for! marble falls 5 hrs ago #99
All the best. My sister-in-law is a ten year survivor after a lumpectomy... NNadir Yesterday #26
We anticipate no bumps in the road. And she won't be getting chemo. marble falls 5 hrs ago #101
Great news. The margins must have been clean. NNadir 2 hrs ago #111
In two scans only one showed the cancer. They used AI to confirm it was there. It didn't get a chance to start it's ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #112
Prayers for a smooth recovery for Mrs. MF TBF Yesterday #28
We have every reason to expect a smooth recovery. Prayers help. marble falls 4 hrs ago #102
best wishes to both of u. mopinko Yesterday #29
When I saw your name I wanted to know how you're doing, your health's been offering you challenges, too. marble falls 4 hrs ago #103
it certainly has. mopinko 3 hrs ago #110
Mild radiation after the tumor removal should cure everything. KS Toronado Yesterday #30
That's our take, too. She got caught really early. marble falls 4 hrs ago #104
Good luckto her and you! electric_blue68 Yesterday #31
Holding you both in love and light. Vibes for swift recovery and healing, niyad Yesterday #32
She's totally positive and everything so far indicates that everything is under control. marble falls 4 hrs ago #105
Hoping for a full and complete recovery sdfernando Yesterday #33
We're on the way. marble falls 4 hrs ago #107
Hope it all goes well! harumph Yesterday #34
Everything will be all right. Thanks for your kind wishes! marble falls 1 hr ago #121
Healing vibes to you and the mrs. 🫂 mwmisses4289 Yesterday #35
Vibes work well! marble falls 1 hr ago #122
Wishing her a swift and full recovery orangecrush Yesterday #36
It will be so! marble falls 4 hrs ago #106
Whew AllaN01Bear Yesterday #37
You're telling me! She knows a lot more about my health and business than I do! marble falls Yesterday #55
You said it!! marble falls 5 hrs ago #98
Best of luck to Mrs. marble falls. debm55 Yesterday #38
Even better than luck, we got good medical care. But luck is always what gets it in over the line. marble falls 7 min ago #129
Healing vibes and prayers for a quick, complete recovery. You're right that cancer treatments are highplainsdem Yesterday #39
Hope she continues to improve! calimary Yesterday #40
Healing and nurturing energies to Mrs marble falls 💚🩵 Clouds Passing Yesterday #41
To a complete recovery. Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #42
Best wishes to you both, mf. sheshe2 Yesterday #43
Wishing for you the very best outcome! n/m Old-8643 Yesterday #44
Sending healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Falls. I pray for her complete freedom from LoisB Yesterday #45
Hope all goes very well! eom Exp Yesterday #46
Wishes for quick healing BaronChocula Yesterday #47
It sounds like your wife's cancer was caught early Diamond_Dog Yesterday #53
Well done!!!! marble falls 1 hr ago #123
Just told her about you experiance with the big C, she applauds your toughness. I told her it's part and parcel ... marble falls 14 min ago #127
Best Of Luck With Her Recovery! ProfessorGAC Yesterday #56
Send me one of your CDs, "rock and Roll never forgets" and we all know music cures!!! ... marble falls 1 hr ago #124
Healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Fallls! Keep up the spirit! c-rational Yesterday #57
We're not getting licked thaaaat easy! When things jump out at us, they get jumped at harder by us. marble falls 5 hrs ago #97
Wishing Mrs. Marble Falls a speedy recovery and no recurrences of the cancer. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #58
Everything has gone very well. She lives a charmed life! marble falls 5 hrs ago #96
Here's to getting a good outcome for the bad news. mercuryblues Yesterday #60
We don't break. Only thing holding us back is I'm a Lutheren, I'm a little more reserved than I'd like to be. marble falls 5 hrs ago #95
Wishing Mrs Marble Falls gademocrat7 Yesterday #61
It's on the way! marble falls 5 hrs ago #94
Hooray for that encouraging news! It sounds like you two are full of grit and courage! What a relief you both must be KitFox Yesterday #62
We know how to adapt. We know how to improvise. Usually we overcome. We face into it and keep going. ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #93
I know you are both happy that the surgery is behind you. hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #63
I remember the first time I heard about cancer ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #92
It was an awful time and as one would suspect, in my case, made a lasting impact on my life. hamsterjill 4 hrs ago #108
Sending healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Falls, and hugs to you both. HeartsCanHope 21 hrs ago #64
DU vibes are effective. I speak from personal experiance. Thank-you!. marble falls 5 hrs ago #91
good to hear good news.. mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #66
It's a highly aimed beam, the target is a marker the size of a grain of rice, and the only "side effect" might be ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #90
Best wishes to both of you canetoad 20 hrs ago #67
Thank you, and it absolutely did. The only better conclussion would have been that once they cut in, the found ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #89
Prayers to you both, and your doctors. They have so much better tools these days. Beartracks 19 hrs ago #68
We live in times of mixed benefit, I'm glad our medical care is so good. marble falls 5 hrs ago #88
Not just seems to be Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #69
Why this country doesn't embrace a more 'penny's worth prevention over a pound's worth of cure' policy ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #87
wishing her - and you - the best Skittles 15 hrs ago #70
And we wish you the same! DU is more entertaining on DU when you gotcher self som Skittles. marble falls 5 hrs ago #85
aw shucks Skittles 26 min ago #126
Good luck Dunc 12 hrs ago #71
We always pull through. Sometime with our tails shot off, but we pull through. Improvise, adapt, overcome. ... marble falls 5 hrs ago #84
Good thoughts blogslug 11 hrs ago #72
Thank you! marble falls 5 hrs ago #83
Best of luck to her and you! Celerity 10 hrs ago #73
We are a fortunate pair, we get tripped but we get stay on our feet. And we got freinds on DU. marble falls 6 hrs ago #82
Best wishes to the both of you, Marble B.See 10 hrs ago #74
We're here to stay. We do not shrink from challenges. marble falls 6 hrs ago #81
Oh so good to hear. IcyPeas 9 hrs ago #75
Thanks! It was bad news wrapped in good news. If one has to have cancer, I'd want to have it the way Joy got it, ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #80
I wish you and Mrs well. Take care of your self. riversedge 9 hrs ago #76
We'll be around for a long time. We both come from long lived lines with most of out families approaching 100, ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #79
Wishing you and Mrs Marble the best MaryMagdaline 9 hrs ago #77
She has the best insurance I've seen and I've had some good ones. We both have excellent health care. ... marble falls 6 hrs ago #78
Wishing the very best to you and your wife! yardwork 5 hrs ago #86
We're doing well! marble falls 1 hr ago #116
I'm glad your wife's surgery went well MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #109
DU will get us over the bump. We're gonna do well. marble falls 1 hr ago #115
I'm glad MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #117
Hoping for the best for Mrs. MF Bayard 1 hr ago #113
She's gonna be just fine, just a couple of prescriptions she'll be taking for a long time and a well hidden scar. marble falls 1 hr ago #114

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
5. We're tough. I've been through colon cancer and bladder cancer with a bout with brucellosis tossed in since 2017 ...
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:42 AM
Yesterday

... she supported me in any way I can think of, and she's a 28 year vet of CIA. She's encouraged and supported me in everything I've put my hand to for the last twenty years.

The fight regrets coming at us.

Walleye

(45,635 posts)
3. Sounds like a pretty good prognosis. Good luck to both of you and I hope she recovers quickly.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:38 AM
Yesterday

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
10. In my opinion, it could have been only better if there were no cancer and just a cyst. She got blessed.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:51 AM
Yesterday

DFW

(60,555 posts)
27. Here's to her durability!
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:57 AM
Yesterday

My wife has had cancer twice, and the second time was a rare form that is “always” fatal. Here, oncologists call it “the murderer.” She was that one in ten thousand that actually survived it (now ten years ago).

A cheer to our durable spouses!

Permanut

(8,625 posts)
65. Yeah, but you may not be alright when she finds out you called her "old"..
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 06:36 PM
21 hrs ago

All the best to the two of you.

Bettie

(19,947 posts)
13. I hope she recovers well
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:56 AM
Yesterday

and that it was eliminated.

I hope you are well too. It's hard to be the partner, just watching and waiting, unable to affect the outcome.

Scrivener7

(60,179 posts)
18. Hoping for a great recovery. Don't forget to take care of yourself. It's very hard to be the one in the waiting room.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:28 AM
Yesterday

You're both in my thoughts.

ms liberty

(11,407 posts)
20. Good news. That small and clean margins are exactly what you want
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:34 AM
Yesterday

If you're going thru cancer. Been there myself, but getting clean margins for me meant having my left breast gone. Twenty eight years and counting!

lark

(26,129 posts)
22. I'm 74 and have had several cancers and am still upright and mobile.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:44 AM
Yesterday

The seret is all were caught early and were small. Hope the same is true for your wife.

NNadir

(38,698 posts)
26. All the best. My sister-in-law is a ten year survivor after a lumpectomy...
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:57 AM
Yesterday

...followed by radiation, chemo and a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator.)

Cancer is not what it used to be.

All the best to you and your spouse.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
112. In two scans only one showed the cancer. They used AI to confirm it was there. It didn't get a chance to start it's ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:38 PM
2 hrs ago

... dirty work.

mopinko

(74,097 posts)
29. best wishes to both of u.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:15 AM
Yesterday

i do believe we do much better in cancer treatment these days. i’ve had a couple cancers trying to get me that wd have killed me by now in my parent’s days.

hang in there, and take her somewhere nice for a good dinner.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
103. When I saw your name I wanted to know how you're doing, your health's been offering you challenges, too.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:48 AM
4 hrs ago

mopinko

(74,097 posts)
110. it certainly has.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:42 AM
3 hrs ago

i’m ready to see a surgeon for my back issues. i’ve tried pain shots, tried meds, tried pt. nothing is working and pt is making it worse. plus it’s triggering my fibro. so i’m stuck.
i didnt want to do it cuz i learned the hard way that when u start fusing discs, u set off a chain reaction. and my spine is rotting, both discs and vertebrae. just hoping they have something better to offer than what was available 18 yrs ago when my neck exploded.

i’ve had a melanoma and a couple of squamous cell growths removed, so i’m staying ahead of that. but it does still bug that every blip on my skin cd b a killer in waiting.
on the plus side, timely scopes have saved me from colon cancer, and my mammos remain clean. so, dodged the big killers of my mom’s generation.

getting old is def not for the faint of heart.
u hang in there, my friend.

niyad

(134,478 posts)
32. Holding you both in love and light. Vibes for swift recovery and healing,
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:20 AM
Yesterday

and strength for you both.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
105. She's totally positive and everything so far indicates that everything is under control.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:51 AM
4 hrs ago

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
129. Even better than luck, we got good medical care. But luck is always what gets it in over the line.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:33 PM
7 min ago

highplainsdem

(63,376 posts)
39. Healing vibes and prayers for a quick, complete recovery. You're right that cancer treatments are
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:56 AM
Yesterday

much better than they used to be. Her cancer was caught early, too. She should be fine.

Sending hugs, too.

calimary

(91,070 posts)
40. Hope she continues to improve!
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 10:57 AM
Yesterday

Please make sure to tell her she’s in our thoughts over here.

Diamond_Dog

(41,287 posts)
53. It sounds like your wife's cancer was caught early
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:22 PM
Yesterday

And her prognosis is good. She will breeze through one week of radiation. Wishing both of you all the best!
I am a stage 3 survivor and it’s been 18 years for me.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
127. Just told her about you experiance with the big C, she applauds your toughness. I told her it's part and parcel ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 03:27 PM
14 min ago

... of growing up in Cleveland.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
124. Send me one of your CDs, "rock and Roll never forgets" and we all know music cures!!! ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:35 PM
1 hr ago

... I'd gladly pay you for one! Might just have to post some cuts!

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
97. We're not getting licked thaaaat easy! When things jump out at us, they get jumped at harder by us.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:19 AM
5 hrs ago

greatauntoftriplets

(179,452 posts)
58. Wishing Mrs. Marble Falls a speedy recovery and no recurrences of the cancer.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:01 PM
Yesterday

I'm happy to hear that the surgery went so well.

mercuryblues

(16,527 posts)
60. Here's to getting a good outcome for the bad news.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 02:41 PM
Yesterday

May I suggest giving her a hug, like you mean it. People would hug me, like they were afraid I was going to break. Drove me crazy.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
95. We don't break. Only thing holding us back is I'm a Lutheren, I'm a little more reserved than I'd like to be.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:16 AM
5 hrs ago

KitFox

(605 posts)
62. Hooray for that encouraging news! It sounds like you two are full of grit and courage! What a relief you both must be
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 03:37 PM
Yesterday

feeling! Your attitude and strength makes me smile. Here’s to the very best outcome!🩷

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
93. We know how to adapt. We know how to improvise. Usually we overcome. We face into it and keep going. ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:13 AM
5 hrs ago

... worse things that happens: we get a funny story and we make sure we don't get bit again.

hamsterjill

(17,855 posts)
63. I know you are both happy that the surgery is behind you.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:43 PM
21 hrs ago

It is indeed good news that it was small and clean and as said earlier on this thread, she will breeze through the one week of radiation.

I lost a parent to cancer at a very early age, so I was schooled young about the impact. I have been quite happy and very grateful over the years to see advances in treatment and survival rates. It is indeed so important to catch it as early as possible.

My wish for the two of you is that you can take the next couple of weeks before the radiation and concentrate on yourselves and what makes you happy. Take some time and relish the fact that this is fixable, and remember that life is to be enjoyed!

All the very best.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
92. I remember the first time I heard about cancer ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:09 AM
5 hrs ago

... I was four and I had a playmate up up the street and she had the nicest mother, who disappeared one day and a week later my grandmother told me her mother had died of cancer and she went to live with her grandparents.

After that I saw relatives who were sent home to die with cancer once it was determined there was no more medicine to help them. It was always a death sentence.

Not so now.

hamsterjill

(17,855 posts)
108. It was an awful time and as one would suspect, in my case, made a lasting impact on my life.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:21 AM
4 hrs ago

The cancer that my mother died from would be easily treatable today. It saddens me so very much to see Trump cutting funding for research and development because that means that people will die.

It was uplifting this week to read the advancement stories about pancreatic cancer and lung cancer, etc. But it scares me that now the United States will be behind in implementing things that are available. One of the ways that I've learned to deal with my childhood trauma is by staying aware of medical advances and believing in hope. With Trump, that gets harder and harder to do.

Again, I wish your wife health, happiness and strength.

HeartsCanHope

(1,768 posts)
64. Sending healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Falls, and hugs to you both.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 06:27 PM
21 hrs ago

Hoping for the very best outcome and will keep you both in my thoughts.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
90. It's a highly aimed beam, the target is a marker the size of a grain of rice, and the only "side effect" might be ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:02 AM
5 hrs ago

... a tan splotch at the area the radiation is aimed at.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
89. Thank you, and it absolutely did. The only better conclussion would have been that once they cut in, the found ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 10:00 AM
5 hrs ago

... only a little ol' harmless cyst.

Beartracks

(14,678 posts)
68. Prayers to you both, and your doctors. They have so much better tools these days.
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:02 PM
19 hrs ago


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Figarosmom

(13,974 posts)
69. Not just seems to be
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:15 PM
19 hrs ago

There are better outcomes and less chemo.

Great advances in heart care too.

Now if only people could afford it like it should be.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
87. Why this country doesn't embrace a more 'penny's worth prevention over a pound's worth of cure' policy ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:55 AM
5 hrs ago

... is beyond me.

We've become a nation where more and more businesses are merely middlemen, which increases costs with no benefit for anyone past the middlemen.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
85. And we wish you the same! DU is more entertaining on DU when you gotcher self som Skittles.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:45 AM
5 hrs ago

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
84. We always pull through. Sometime with our tails shot off, but we pull through. Improvise, adapt, overcome. ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:44 AM
5 hrs ago

... We know how to embrace the suck, brother!

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
82. We are a fortunate pair, we get tripped but we get stay on our feet. And we got freinds on DU.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:41 AM
6 hrs ago

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
80. Thanks! It was bad news wrapped in good news. If one has to have cancer, I'd want to have it the way Joy got it, ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:38 AM
6 hrs ago

... very small, very clean, with a great prognosis. Much easier than the way I got it!!!

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
79. We'll be around for a long time. We both come from long lived lines with most of out families approaching 100, ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:35 AM
6 hrs ago

... with a couple hitting 100.

MaryMagdaline

(7,977 posts)
77. Wishing you and Mrs Marble the best
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:40 AM
9 hrs ago

Modern medicine is our friend. I’ve seen great results in my immediate family. Here’s hoping you have the best medical professionals and the best results!

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
78. She has the best insurance I've seen and I've had some good ones. We both have excellent health care. ...
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 09:33 AM
6 hrs ago

... we have no reason not to be entirely optimistic.

MustLoveBeagles

(17,764 posts)
109. I'm glad your wife's surgery went well
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:22 AM
4 hrs ago

I hope everything goes well with the follow up. Sending healing vibes her way.

marble falls

(72,787 posts)
114. She's gonna be just fine, just a couple of prescriptions she'll be taking for a long time and a well hidden scar.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:19 PM
1 hr ago
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