Mrs Marble Falls had cancer surgery yesterday ...

[marble falls]

... 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.

[dem4decades]

1. Good Luck to you and Mrs. Marble Falls.

[biophile]

2. Best of luck to both of you as you navigate this new challenge!

[marble falls]

5. We're tough. I've been through colon cancer and bladder cancer with a bout with brucellosis tossed in since 2017 ...

... 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]

3. Sounds like a pretty good prognosis. Good luck to both of you and I hope she recovers quickly.

[marble falls]

6. She's as tough as me and we know this caught soooo early.

[SheltieLover]

4. Healing vibes on the way to her, MF

[marble falls]

7. Over the years you've sent me plenty!

[Solly Mack]

8. Best of everything! Sounds like a good outcome.

[marble falls]

10. In my opinion, it could have been only better if there were no cancer and just a cyst. She got blessed.

[brer cat]

9. Good news! I hope sbe has a quick recovery.

Good wishes to you both.

[marble falls]

11. For a 79 year old 'spring' chicken, she's pretty damn durable!

[DFW]

27. Here's to her durability!

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!

[marble falls]

118. The right spouse makes life much more lighter.

[DFW]

125. Truer words were never spoken! n/t

[MLAA]

12. Sending healing vibes to Mrs Marble Falls!

💫✨💫

[marble falls]

48. She's a tough old bird. She'll do alright.

[Permanut]

65. Yeah, but you may not be alright when she finds out you called her "old"..

All the best to the two of you.

[marble falls]

119. Neither of us argues with the mirror or the calendar!

[Bettie]

13. I hope she recovers well

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.

[marble falls]

49. I'd rather be in with the shock troops than in the rear guard, for sure!

[surfered]

14. Hoping for a good outcome!

[marble falls]

50. It's coming.

[surfered]

59. 👍

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. I am praying for a full and complete recovery

[marble falls]

51. Prayers and thoughts work very well, thankyou.

[Grim Chieftain]

16. You both are in my thoughts, marble falls

Best wishes for a positive outcome.

[marble falls]

130. It's all good no matter what. Sometimes it's not about the cure but for the attitude. Fortunately the surgeon ...

... and the cancer cooperated. Thankyou for your vibes!

[Grim Chieftain]

131. Powerful words, friend

Blessings to you both.

[hlthe2b]

17. May her recovery be rapid and complete. Know that you are in our thoughts & wishes!

[Scrivener7]

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.

You're both in my thoughts.

[democrank]

19. Sending strength to both of you.

Take good care.

[marble falls]

128. We pay attention. We accept all the vibes we get with glad hearts

[ms liberty]

20. Good news. That small and clean margins are exactly what you want

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!

[marble falls]

52. Remember when the big C was a death sentence? We're changing all that by surviving.

[JMCKUSICK]

21. That's wonderful news Marble Falls,

Continued well wishes to you both!

[lark]

22. I'm 74 and have had several cancers and am still upright and mobile.

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

[marble falls]

54. We pay attention and follow doctors orders. We're too mean to leave just now!

[Spazito]

23. Best wishes for a quick and full recovery for her.

[marble falls]

120. It's in the works, every bit of outside energy contrubutes. Thank-you!

[Fla Dem]

24. Hoping for a great outcome after the radiation treatment.

[marble falls]

100. Everythings gonna be alright.

[malaise]

25. Great news

Sending good vibes

[marble falls]

99. Some Jamaican vibes are definitely called for!

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[NNadir]

26. All the best. My sister-in-law is a ten year survivor after a lumpectomy...

...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]

101. We anticipate no bumps in the road. And she won't be getting chemo.

[NNadir]

111. Great news. The margins must have been clean.

[marble falls]

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 ...

... dirty work.

[TBF]

28. Prayers for a smooth recovery for Mrs. MF

[marble falls]

102. We have every reason to expect a smooth recovery. Prayers help.

[mopinko]

29. best wishes to both of u.

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]

103. When I saw your name I wanted to know how you're doing, your health's been offering you challenges, too.

[mopinko]

110. it certainly has.

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.

[KS Toronado]

30. Mild radiation after the tumor removal should cure everything.

She'll be fine before long!

[marble falls]

104. That's our take, too. She got caught really early.

[electric_blue68]

31. Good luckto her and you!

[niyad]

32. Holding you both in love and light. Vibes for swift recovery and healing,

and strength for you both.

[marble falls]

105. She's totally positive and everything so far indicates that everything is under control.

[sdfernando]

33. Hoping for a full and complete recovery

Best of luck to both of you.

[marble falls]

107. We're on the way.

[harumph]

34. Hope it all goes well!

[marble falls]

121. Everything will be all right. Thanks for your kind wishes!

[mwmisses4289]

35. Healing vibes to you and the mrs. 🫂

[marble falls]

122. Vibes work well!

[orangecrush]

36. Wishing her a swift and full recovery

[marble falls]

106. It will be so!

[AllaN01Bear]

37. Whew

[marble falls]

55. You're telling me! She knows a lot more about my health and business than I do!

[marble falls]

98. You said it!!

[debm55]

38. Best of luck to Mrs. marble falls.

[marble falls]

129. Even better than luck, we got good medical care. But luck is always what gets it in over the line.

[highplainsdem]

39. Healing vibes and prayers for a quick, complete recovery. You're right that cancer treatments are

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

Sending hugs, too.

[calimary]

40. Hope she continues to improve!

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

[Clouds Passing]

41. Healing and nurturing energies to Mrs marble falls 💚🩵

[Prairie_Seagull]

42. To a complete recovery.

[sheshe2]

43. Best wishes to you both, mf.

[Old-8643]

44. Wishing for you the very best outcome! n/m

[LoisB]

45. Sending healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Falls. I pray for her complete freedom from

cancer.

[Exp]

46. Hope all goes very well! eom

[BaronChocula]

47. Wishes for quick healing

and complete eradication!

[Diamond_Dog]

53. It sounds like your wife's cancer was caught early

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]

123. Well done!!!!

[marble falls]

127. Just told her about you experiance with the big C, she applauds your toughness. I told her it's part and parcel ...

... of growing up in Cleveland.

[Diamond_Dog]

132. Ha! Not egg-zactly Cleveland, but close enough for jazz.

Just another NE OH Maggot Brain.
No toughness about it - you do what you have to do.

Give Mrs. Marble a big hug for me.

[marble falls]

133. Absolutely. I can cut my hand off if I have to. There's always a 2nd act in every play. Never give up.

[ProfessorGAC]

56. Best Of Luck With Her Recovery!

[marble falls]

124. Send me one of your CDs, "rock and Roll never forgets" and we all know music cures!!! ...

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

[c-rational]

57. Healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Fallls! Keep up the spirit!

[marble falls]

97. We're not getting licked thaaaat easy! When things jump out at us, they get jumped at harder by us.

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. Wishing Mrs. Marble Falls a speedy recovery and no recurrences of the cancer.

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

[marble falls]

96. Everything has gone very well. She lives a charmed life!

[mercuryblues]

60. Here's to getting a good outcome for the bad news.

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]

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.

[gademocrat7]

61. Wishing Mrs Marble Falls

A good and speedy recovery.

[marble falls]

94. It's on the way!

[KitFox]

62. Hooray for that encouraging news! It sounds like you two are full of grit and courage! What a relief you both must be

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

[marble falls]

93. We know how to adapt. We know how to improvise. Usually we overcome. We face into it and keep going. ...

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

[hamsterjill]

63. I know you are both happy that the surgery is behind you.

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]

92. I remember the first time I heard about cancer ...

... 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]

108. It was an awful time and as one would suspect, in my case, made a lasting impact on my life.

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]

64. Sending healing vibes to Mrs. Marble Falls, and hugs to you both.

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

[marble falls]

91. DU vibes are effective. I speak from personal experiance. Thank-you!.

[mountain grammy]

66. good to hear good news..

hope her treatments are tolerable and she gets the all clear!

[marble falls]

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 ...

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

[canetoad]

67. Best wishes to both of you

Sounds like it went well.

[marble falls]

89. Thank you, and it absolutely did. The only better conclussion would have been that once they cut in, the found ...

... only a little ol' harmless cyst.

[Beartracks]

68. Prayers to you both, and your doctors. They have so much better tools these days.

==================

[marble falls]

88. We live in times of mixed benefit, I'm glad our medical care is so good.

[Figarosmom]

69. Not just seems to be

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]

87. Why this country doesn't embrace a more 'penny's worth prevention over a pound's worth of cure' policy ...

... 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.

[Skittles]

70. wishing her - and you - the best

yes indeed

[marble falls]

85. And we wish you the same! DU is more entertaining on DU when you gotcher self som Skittles.

[Skittles]

126. aw shucks

[Dunc]

71. Good luck

[marble falls]

84. We always pull through. Sometime with our tails shot off, but we pull through. Improvise, adapt, overcome. ...

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

[blogslug]

72. Good thoughts

and healing wishes

[marble falls]

83. Thank you!

[Celerity]

73. Best of luck to her and you!

[marble falls]

82. We are a fortunate pair, we get tripped but we get stay on our feet. And we got freinds on DU.

[B.See]

74. Best wishes to the both of you, Marble

and a speedy recovery.

[marble falls]

81. We're here to stay. We do not shrink from challenges.

[IcyPeas]

75. Oh so good to hear.

Continued healing thoughts.

[marble falls]

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, ...

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

[riversedge]

76. I wish you and Mrs well. Take care of your self.

[marble falls]

79. We'll be around for a long time. We both come from long lived lines with most of out families approaching 100, ...

... with a couple hitting 100.

[MaryMagdaline]

77. Wishing you and Mrs Marble the best

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]

78. She has the best insurance I've seen and I've had some good ones. We both have excellent health care. ...

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

[yardwork]

86. Wishing the very best to you and your wife!

[marble falls]

116. We're doing well!

[MustLoveBeagles]

109. I'm glad your wife's surgery went well

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

[marble falls]

115. DU will get us over the bump. We're gonna do well.

[MustLoveBeagles]

117. I'm glad

[Bayard]

113. Hoping for the best for Mrs. MF

[marble falls]

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.