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and busy. Care for each patient takes time to arrange, plans, pre-op, several docs and many staff members have to be arranged, including anesthesia. (I finally had surgery, @ Johns Hopkins, after waiting and planning longer than a year.)

a year. How did you do it?

my gait is impaired, but no cancer, just inconvenient, so I waited. Next appointment for removal of 'staples,' July 20!!

My skull too!!!! Hoping hair will return, and grandkids won't be too upset; bought a cap, like for golfers.

I delayed treatment for 2 months to have all dental work done in order to save my teeth from radiation.
Don't know if it was a smart move or not, but I'm still here and cancer free.

My husband just finished radiation for prostate cancer and it getting everything worked out and set up took WAY longer than we expected. Your sister has cancer of several organs and that complicates things, perhaps more than one surgeon may have to be involved. Hospitals are suffering staffing shortages and medication shortages and very high demands for availability.

Hopefully, the delay you feel will not affect her outcome. You also need to know that after surgery, there will probably be a tumor conference. Once they have the information from surgery, a team made up of surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and probably more discuss the best plan of treatment for each patient. I was an RN when I was diagnosed with cancer and somehow could not imagine those strangers discussing what was best for me. It has been 11 years, so I guess they were correct.

Will keep all of you in my thoughts.

I have a type of uterine cancer, too, and had to wait a month just for an office appointment with a gyn-onc surgeon after the diagnosis, because my HMO (Kaiser) needed to refer me out of network. Then another few weeks for surgery.

I think the endoscopy (I had a hysteroscopy) is to get a good look at what's going on and take biopsies. It will help guide surgery, but also give them a microscopic look at what's going on in her tissues. Surgery will help them "stage" her and determine what further treatment is advised.

I know the waiting is awful. All you can do is try to be there for her. My sisters (who are at a long distance) sent me fun and encouraging t-shirts, one sent a bell so I could ring my husband (Stinky the Clown) for assistance, and all have been in close contact.

Hopefully she will have news soon. Please keep us posted.