# I found out last week I have cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2003, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102 "2003-06-02T11:33:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/41 "2003-06-03T04:15:55Z")
Sounds like losing the internet for two weeks is the worse thing that will happen. Best of luck. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/42 "2003-06-03T04:24:19Z")
Good luck with your surgery and sending good vibes for a full recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/43 "2003-06-03T04:36:17Z")
The best of luck with your surgery. It’s good news, given the circumstances. And try not to go into Doper withdrawal too much. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/44 "2003-06-03T04:44:05Z")
Your post serves as a reminder for us to observe changes in our bodies and not settle for just one opinion. May all of the good that you have done here be returned to you many times over. We will be looking forward to being in touch with you again! ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/45 "2003-06-03T06:15:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\ ***Cerowyn** , the friend you were carrying around with a broken leg, was the leg already broken _before_ the night began? 😉 \*\* Uh, yeah. Sure. That’s it, _before_ the night began… (Remember the woman who bailed on us for that yakinuku place in Azabu-Juban where you met the cute Texas law-students? That was her. :D) Jeez, keep a guy out all night a time or two, and suddenly everyone’s suspicious. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/46 "2003-06-03T06:21:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\ ***Cerowyn** , the friend you were carrying around with a broken leg, was the leg already broken _before_ the night began? 😉 \*\* Uh, yeah. Sure. That’s it, _before_ the night began… (Remember the woman who bailed on us for that yakinuku place in Azabu-Juban where you met the cute Texas law-students? That was her. :D) Jeez, keep a guy out all night a time or two, and suddenly everyone’s suspicious. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/47 "2003-06-03T09:45:12Z")
Hey, **Sublight**. I don’t know you, really, but you seem like a pretty cool person. Best of luck to you. I hope the surgery is as as painless and effective as at all possible, and that your recovery is quick. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/48 "2003-06-03T22:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*Thanks for the wonderful support everyone. As it looks now, I’ll be in the hospital (without an internet connection!) for a little over two weeks. I don’t know how much of that’s really necessary, but I’m not going to complain about that now. > > **Khadaji** , good luck with your tests! I hope everything turns out all right for you. > > **Cerowyn** , the friend you were carrying around with a broken leg, was the leg already broken _before_ the night began? 😉 \*\* Thanks Sublight. The tests went off without a hitch. I’ll know more on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/49 "2003-06-03T22:19:11Z")
**Sublight** : been there, done that, cancer-free for eight years now. Good luck with the surgery, and keep smiling! ---
**Author:** ![topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@topher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/topher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/50 "2003-06-03T22:42:59Z")
This post unexpectedly brightened my day. Carve that mother out. ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/51 "2003-06-03T23:44:18Z")
Good thoughts headed your way for a successful surgery!🙂 Ava ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/52 "2003-06-04T01:47:07Z")
Ouch. Good luck to you, and hopefully you’ll recover soon. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/53 "2003-06-04T02:53:28Z")
Everyone with cancer should get news as good as yours. I hope your recovery goes smoothly and quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/54 "2003-06-16T01:57:01Z")
Update: It’s the morning of June 16 and instead of getting prepped, drugged and carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey, I’m sitting at my desk at work trying to write a catalog that makes airbags sound exciting. The hospital is fully booked (summer is a popular time for cancer, I guess), so my surgery has been re-scheduled for sometime around the 26th. I’ll keep you guys posted on things come along. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/55 "2003-06-16T02:08:57Z")
Oh. Thanks for the update. It must suck to have to put it off; I mean, once I schedule something, waiting is the hardest part. Anyway, best of luck with your surgery and recovery! ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/56 "2003-06-16T16:29:11Z")
Sublight, If they’re willing to wait a bit, then you’re golden…the ones that scare you are “call your family to meet you here after the surgery”. Been there, done that. 8 years, 4 cancers, 5 surgeries. And, as you may have noticed, still around and kicking. One of mine was a sarcoma of some type, and IF i’m remembering the correct one, the hard part was getting moving again instead of staying in the bed. Of course, i’m lazy… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/57 "2003-06-16T16:36:06Z")
Hoping you and yours come through this with flying colors, Sublight. Best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![cankerist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@cankerist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cankerist)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/58 "2003-07-09T14:12:22Z")
What’s up **sublight**? I’m going to be leaving Japan on business for a few weeks, but wanted to know how you were doing. Let us all know how it all went, OK? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Svinlesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mr.Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Svinlesha)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/59 "2008-10-21T22:06:36Z")
Good luck, **Sublight!** I’ll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Svinlesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mr.Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Svinlesha)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102/60 "2008-10-21T22:08:39Z")
Uh…oops. I didn’t realize how old this thread was. Never mind. :Sneaks away, horribly embarrassed.: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-last-week-i-have-cancer/179102.md?page=4)