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I know I haven't posted in a while, but I wanted to share another big success in my life! On Feb 16th, 2019 I was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue bone cancer called Ewing's Sarcoma (stage 2). Where of all places was it located? My wrist!
Here's an xray.
And here's a scan of it.
One nerve graft and a lot of chemo later, here I am. I've lost most of the feeling in my hand, as it was resting on my ulnar nerve (the part that effects mobility/feeling of part of the hand) - but I'm happy nonetheless.
Thank you for reading this and letting me share this with you all!
Edit: typo
Edit #2: Thank you for all your kind words!!
Edit #3: For those asking about symptoms, I hadn't experienced anything other than pain in my wrist where the lump was. I thought it was a ganglion cyst, so my hand surgeon did a biopsy and I got the diagnosis. If you feel any extreme pain anywhere or you just want to be sure, I'd highly encourage getting screened!
byronwashington
Congrats! Remember to continue having regular check-ups of the area and enjoy being healthy.
DonutDad
Congratulations!!!
LarsCookieAnimal
samonster12
namesishard
dudeitssunny
Congratulations!!! ??
Hooverschneef
Congratulations!
NursePaulFlowers
Nice
IamNICE124
Fuck yeah!
Buaam
Rekachi
Being cancer free is one of the best feelings. Congratulations Hun!!
Fjould
2fligh2high
leat
Congratulations! That's awesome!
akira00
Congratulations it is a big achievement. Make sure to celebrate this
edaloco
Way to go, now wash those hands and stay Covid free!
bakedpotoooooooo
SARS-2 Electric boogaloo
axiomatik
Glad to hear it. My young cousin got Ewing’s in her leg around age 9. Thankfully she’s been cancer free for over a year now.
LichChicken
So glad to hear that! Ewing's is a tough one, especially for kids.
ValhallaIAmComing
Good shit bro well done.
TheGhostofLouReed
That is fan-fucking-tastic news, @OP! Fuck. Cancer.
TheSiskoIsOfBajor
Fellow survivor, here! Congrats!!
LichChicken
obuyer
This is amazing news! Congrats I love reading this, with all the shit going on in the world. I love you!
LichChicken
borocanuck
Attaperson!
FlippingWhat
YaY! Soooo happy for you! Now go isolate and social distance! No viruses on you! Congrats!!!
calmyishmael
You. Beat. Cancer.
alfmeister6227
Positive mental attitude payed off. Wonderful news.
aeomirblue
TheDumbWiseOne
Good job kicking cancer in the balls!
MarioBoon
Plot twist: get corona
ImAFoxButNotReally
We need a Bad Luck Brian meme about this now
Counterfit
I had Corona today. It was skunky af.
LichChicken
Good thing I'm a hermit :^)
trapdoorogre
crab
NotGoodConfessionBear
(coughs in email, send)
Fastolfe
Jokes on you, I've been coughing for months ?♂️
JonSnowAKAAegonTargaryen
Same. I always cough in the winter. Since I'm medicated for epilepsy and get a very dry mouth and throat.
Arcygenical
How do you... Catch that? Initial symptoms and such? My Dr barely has time to prescribe me prescriptions, let alone check for cancer ffs.
millertimes
We must have the same doctor.
LichChicken
It's a mutation that caused rapid growth of cells that became uncontrollable. From the outside it looked like I had a lemon in my wrist >
LichChicken
We thought it was a ganglion cyst, but we did a biopsy and it turned out to be cancer.
LichChicken
Symptoms before actual chemo though? There weren't any real signs I had it besides the lump. I was working at the time I was diagnosed.
SirSmurfalot
@OP How did the nerve graft go? I have always been curious about how long it takes to get sensation back.
LichChicken
My last surgery was in September of 2019, and so far I have 0 feeling in my pinky and ring finger and limited mobility. I can hold things >
LichChicken
But I can't pull my fingers apart or touch them completely together. It'll get better though!
SirSmurfalot
My understanding is it can take quite a while. You might look into getting a "Finger Master" to exercise the individual digits.
LichChicken
I'll look into that. Thank you!
SirSmurfalot
Good luck with your recovery and congrats on your progress thus far.