gladiatt
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Hi Grollub. And the others threadster too (and as NCSU, i fear to forget some).
I knew this thread was great but i couldn't imagine that some people i didn't even know will think of me and my wife when i'm not connected.
Thanks to all of you.
The news are not good, but it must be "softened" (lack of english translation, sorry  ).
Surgery to be done before Christmas. Date to be precised with the surgery-doctor, wich is currently in hollidays, so rebdez-vous with him on 7 september. There is a risk during the surgery.
There is a possibility to touch the vocal nerve during the surgery: my wife could become mute, or mute for a time (untill she "learn" her voice back), or to change of voice permanently. (my best friend already told me "this way she would not bore you the evening  " and as it is my best friend i know it was a joke).
And also she will have to make a traitement (damn, i am angry not to have a tanslattor that work on the internet; if someone could help me translate this one ??), and this is with radioactive iode ( to fight the fire by the fire)......wich lead to a strong and long tiring of the body (and the soul); last time she had it, she was tired for a year.
Here are the news.
No need to comment if you don't want, if you don't know how to do it, but i appreciate even the ankward words .
Eric
Best of luck and wishes Eric!
Thus it is the thyroid gland... it is not uncommon these days and it is cured quite effectively... I had co-worker that had thyroid gland totally removed 1+ years ago and she is more than OK now (much better than before when hormones went "crazy" due to erratic work of the thyroid gland)... the thyroid gland body functions can be 100% covered with adequate pills (even top sportswomen managed to win Olympic gold medals and world championship gold medals without thyroid gland and with pill supplements) - the only caveat is that pills must be taken every day for the rest of the life...
Leo "Apollo11"
Hi Leo.
Claire (my wife) had her cancer start in 2001. The Thyroid was removed totaly, and yes she has pills for the rest of her life; according to the doctors, for a thyroid cancer, it was a bad one. She then had to endure a radioactive iode traitment wich lead to tiring for a year or so. In 2002, bad luck, something went wrong, she had to make another surgery, and another treatment. I knew her in september 2002 when she just get out of the treatment (isolated a full 5 days because of raidiation in her body !!). We date in november of 2002. In 2005, during a control, we believed (well, the doctors told us) that may be it was starting agin. I lose faith in my family at this time (i won't enter in details), but after 3 months of anxiety and various test we knew it was not this.
In january 2007 we get married (best day in my life so far !!).
In november 2007 my wife fell from a horse; she nearly broke her spine. She stayed in bed in a "corset"( what is the english word ??)for 3 months, unable to move. I had to change things in the house for her ( get the bed upper, change the toilets, and so on), i washed her, i feed her, i gave her what she couldn't reach, i try to give support, and that was hard for both of us. In march 2008, she get off her "corset" and start re-education, wich took 6 more months. But in the meantime, back to work, things get bad with her boss, added with the stress she had when she was lying in bed for 3 months. The 29 august 2008 (and as the day come closer, the anxiety of my wife grow), she made a mental crisis (Delirium tremens) with complete loss of the reality. In order to escape from me (because i was my doomed double (i have no double brother) ), she jumped of the window....she broke a coastal bone. She also was closed in mental hospital for 2 weeks, until she get back in reality. And of course, she had to see a psy. She was weak for all the winter.
Then, right now, as we both look for some rest (because each challange need a long time to rest), we learn that her cancer grow again (and Claire believe it is from the stress from her boss last year, and from the fact of staying motionless for 3 months 2 years ago);
once again, the diagnosis tell that although a thyroid cancer, it is a severe one. To tell you the truth, doctors are interested in her case because it's a uncommon case (don't they see the human being behind the "case" ??????). We know that after the surgery, there will (not would or could) have a radioactive treatment, wich lay my wife asleep as soon as 8pm in the evening, wich lead to few energy to make sport or go out on week end, and of course wich have an influence on the morale.
SO to resume: my wife and i know what it is. We know what is going to happen; we know the risk. We know it can be cure, but there is always a risk; and we know we can't afford to be weak: a disease, wichever it is, is cure ALSO by a strong morale.
(problem is i have some kind of malus on the moral check, something like -15 on a die roll ; trying to joke, sorry).
I am not feeling offended by your post Leo, don't get it wrong. I just explain what we had get through, what we are going to face, and the fact that i don't know how to express that i am SCARED TO LOSE MY WIFE.
Sorry, long mail.
Once again, i appreciate each threadster brother that give a word  .
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Usually reminds me of my fantasy baseball team. 
. I will hope for the best possible outcome of her treatment. Just don't forget to take care of yourself as well.
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