2 operations, heavy opiates
Shock diagnosis: Gottschalk has cancer
Thomas Gottschalk has been diagnosed with cancer. Since July, he has been fighting a battle that nobody was allowed to see, explains the TV legend. He has already undergone two operations and now has only one goal: "I have to get well."
"I have cancer," Gottschalk tells the German newspaper "Bild" frankly. "The diagnosis was severe. Epithelioid angiosarcoma. A rare, malignant tumor that originates in the cells of the blood vessels," says Gottschalk's wife Karina. "Thomas was operated on immediately. They had to remove part of the ureter as well as the bladder." But the battle was not over after this operation.
"Thomas urgently needed a second operation because much more tissue was affected by the cancer than suspected," explains Karina. After several days in hospital, Gottschalk was allowed to return home. But instead of taking it easy, the presenter carried on as before. "Looking back, that was probably my biggest mistake," he says. But his sense of duty won out: "I had firm commitments and contracts that I wanted to fulfill."
"He is at home as usual"
Gottschalk still has to take medication today. "Strong painkillers, opiates," Karina explains to the "Bild" newspaper. The couple thought the presenter was doing well again. "He's the same at home as always," says Karina. It was only at the Bambi Awards that they realized how strong the side effects of the medication were. Gottschalk describes the feeling as if his head was stuck in a washing machine.
Wants to get well now
Nevertheless, Gottschalk did not want to cancel the Romy Awards in Kitzbühel. "That would have brought me even more malice." He had considered not taking any medication before the performance, but "the doctors told me not to." However, his speech in Kitzbühel showed him one thing: "I can no longer perform. I have to get well."
For Karina, her husband's cancer is difficult to bear. "I was almost broken by Thomas' diagnosis," she admits. But the TV legend has been optimistic about the future from the very first moment. "As a result, he has now also brought me to a positive level."
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