# Whoo-hoo! No cancer! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 29, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348 "2003-05-29T19:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/1 "2003-05-29T19:53:08Z")
Well, I have to share this with someone. Since you opened this thread, you’re it. My wife had been feeling pretty sick starting about a year ago, culminating with her being sent straight to the ER from a doctor’s checkup last December with severe anemia. That turned out to be a symptom of some other problems she was having. Over the months, it’s been anywhere between uterine fibroids or lymphoma cancer in the uterus. She’s been in and out of the hospital for transfusions, had 2 surgical procedures, and had medication to control the bleeding. The best they could come up with, after sending samples to 3 expert hospitals, was that 2 of them thought it wasn’t cancer, but 1 thought it could still be. Even the 2 that thought it wasn’t, knew that there was some unidentified problem. Finally, last week, this culminated in a hysterectomy for my wife. She’s been recovering nicely from the surgery, though, and feels a lot better. Today she saw the doctor, who said she was healing nicely, and shared the pathology reports. No cancer! (Does dorky “cabbage patch” dance while chanting “nocancer! nocancer! nocan-can-can-cancer!”) I can only begin to expressed how relieved we all are. And even though it’s not quite 2 weeks after the surgery, she’s already looking and acting more energetic than, say, the entire months of January and February. ---
**Author:** ![ace22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ace22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ace22)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/2 "2003-05-29T19:56:18Z")
holy-bloody-shite-in-my-overalls-pocket! Congratulations!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/3 "2003-05-29T19:56:49Z")
Well, that’s good news! You can enjoy the summer without that question hanging over your heads! ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/4 "2003-05-29T19:59:42Z")
**NE Texan** , great to hear that. We hadn’t heard from you in a while, and I was wondering what the prognosis was for **Mrs. Texan**. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/5 "2003-05-29T20:27:20Z")
Great news!! and I hope Mrs Texan is feeling better. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/6 "2003-05-29T20:30:16Z")
Well, partly it did turn out to be uterine fibroids. Many of them, grown (in my wife’s words, not her doctor’s) “berserk”. In addition, one or more of them had become infected, leading to a bleeding condition that wouldn’t heal. One other thing that had made this hard for her was that her sister had died of a lymphoma. Thanks, **ace, Kalhoun,** and **Duke**. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/7 "2003-05-29T20:31:15Z")
Wishing you guys a full recovery and back happiness with interest. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/8 "2003-05-29T20:31:43Z")
I can feel your relief from here. Please allow me to add my own modest “Whoo-hoo!” to your own. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/9 "2003-05-29T20:31:51Z")
She is, **DeVena** , and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/10 "2003-05-29T20:32:37Z")
excellent news! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/11 "2003-05-29T20:33:17Z")
Outstanding! I can just imagine how relieved you both are! Happy day! ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/12 "2003-05-29T20:33:47Z")
Woo-hoo! Congratulations! May the two of you live a long and happy life together! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/13 "2003-05-29T20:52:07Z")
Happy news! Extend our best to your wife! ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/14 "2003-05-29T20:57:20Z")
I’m glad to hear that your wife is recovering well, **NE Texan**. I hope she is fully recovered soon. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/15 "2003-05-29T21:14:23Z")
Thanks to everyone for your kind thoughts. (I obviously can’t type as fast as everyone!) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/16 "2003-05-29T22:14:28Z")
Yay! Yay yay yay! Yee ha! Woo hoo! (that Texan enough for you, **NE Texan**? 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/17 "2003-05-29T23:27:25Z")
That is WONDERFUL news 🙂 You two must be relieved beyond words. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/18 "2003-05-30T02:35:36Z")
Hoooooooooot Daaaaaaaamn! That is good news! I am very happy for you both! So, tell me, how much weight does a woman lose when she has a hysterectomy? ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/19 "2003-05-30T04:15:18Z")
Aww, that’s really awesome. Congratulations! I’m so glad that you shared your good news with us- it brightened my night. ---
**Author:** ![it\_sjustme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/da6949/32.png) [@it\_sjustme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/it_sjustme)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348/20 "2003-05-30T04:24:51Z")
That’s the best news I’ve heard all day! Hip, hip hooray for you both! Time to go out and celebrate! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-no-cancer/178348.md?page=2)