Many thanks again to everybody! Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened during the surgery. It looks like the initial findings (well differentiated type = least aggressive, no spreading through the lymp nodes) have been confirmed, even though we are still waiting on the final lab results. My W has recovered from the sedation and had her first normal meal this morning.
I had planned to post last night, but I was exhausted, even though the relief should have given me more energy. I guess working, taking care of the kids and another adult is quite an exhausting task that I have not given her enough credit for.
Sara, we are both committed to going the CORE group meetings, even though we will miss the May meeting, because that day is my D5's birthday. My W has not decided about volunteering, because she has not let go of her plans to return to Germany. This may change, since we are definitely going to stay here longer than she had originally planned (she wanted to return to Germany this coming summer). So there is really nothing that stops us from volunteering, and if we do return to Germany at some point in the future, there is nothing that stops us from quitting then.
Anyway, I am taking it one step at a time. The April meeting was canceled, we will miss May, so let's see if we make it to the June meeting.
M43 W45, M17 S9 D6 Bomb: 11/11/08 EA: 10/26-12/31/08 ? Retrouvaille: 2/13-2/15/09 Healed, but still heading for D My situation