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[mme_hardy]

So, in between all the excitements of this year, my brother was diagnosed with lymphoma/thyroid cancer/not clear which in the week when he was visiting my dememted mother in spring. (I forget which month. It's been that kind of year.) He wound up with a pretty good prognosis: remove the thyroid, radiation, life is good thereafter.

The thyroid removal was supposed to be about three hours ending in noon his time today. It didn't end until seven his time.

I have been steadfastly avoiding pressing my sister-in-law, who has more than enough on her plate. But I don't know why the surgery took so long, or how bad the results are, or what, in general, the fuck.

Thoughts and prayers, please.

Comments

[mildred_of_midgard]

Yikes. Fingers crossed. Do you know that it started on time?

[mme_hardy]

No, I don't know. Even so, when I texted at 4 their time, he was definitely in surgery then and had been for awhile.

[sabotabby]

I hope he’s okay. If it’s any help, I know someone who had it and has been fine for years now.

[legionseagle]

Sorry to hear this; fingers crossed that the delay was because some crisis caused it to start late and not other reasons. We're both thinking of you.

[caulkhead]

You have them.

[skygiants]

All best wishes and every finger crossed.

[oursin]

Sending good thoughts.

[batwrangler]

All yours: I hope it turns out that surgery had late start.

[edenfalling]

Sending all the hugs and warm thoughts your way.

[garpu]

Fingers crossed. It's pretty typical for things to start late, and human bodies aren't all alike, so there could've been some strangeness that needed extra time that has nothing to do with the cancer, know what I mean?

I've got a friend who's had lymphoma, and his life's pretty good, all things considered. He took some time off his job while undergoing treatment and made a fully-functional Iron Man costume. :)

[ankaret]

Thinking of you and your brother,and thirding / fourthing the 'operations often start late' message.

[pameladean]

Oh, how much neither one of you needed this. Many good thoughts for a benign explanation and a good outcome.

P.

[(Anonymous)]

Sending many thoughts and prayers and hopes your way. <3

[armiphlage]

*hugs hugs hugs*

[fairestcat]

*sending prayers and love and hugs*

[genarti]

Oh geez, how horribly stressful. Sending lots of good thoughts for him!

[castiron]

I hope the surgery was successful and that his recovery will be uneventful.

[nanila]

Many warm thoughts wafting across the pond to you.

[howlgirl]

Thyroid cancer has a fantastic survival rate, but the thyroid sits in a delicate spot. There's only so much you can see from imaging, and not damaging the larynx is challenging. I'm glad they took their time.