Another victory!

Mar 14, 2020 12:45 PM

LichChicken

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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!

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Congrats! Remember to continue having regular check-ups of the area and enjoy being healthy.

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Congratulations!!!

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Congratulations!!! ??

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Congratulations!

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Nice

6 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Fuck yeah!

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Me when Someone is celebrating their health during 2020

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Being cancer free is one of the best feelings. Congratulations Hun!!

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6 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Congratulations! That's awesome!

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Congratulations it is a big achievement. Make sure to celebrate this

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Way to go, now wash those hands and stay Covid free!

6 years ago | Likes 316 Dislikes 2

SARS-2 Electric boogaloo

6 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

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.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

So glad to hear that! Ewing's is a tough one, especially for kids.

6 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Good shit bro well done.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

That is fan-fucking-tastic news, @OP! Fuck. Cancer.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Fellow survivor, here! Congrats!!

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This is amazing news! Congrats I love reading this, with all the shit going on in the world. I love you!

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Attaperson!

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

YaY! Soooo happy for you! Now go isolate and social distance! No viruses on you! Congrats!!!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You. Beat. Cancer.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Positive mental attitude payed off. Wonderful news.

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Good job kicking cancer in the balls!

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Plot twist: get corona

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We need a Bad Luck Brian meme about this now

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I had Corona today. It was skunky af.

6 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Good thing I'm a hermit :^)

6 years ago | Likes 57 Dislikes 0

crab

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

(coughs in email, send)

6 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 2

Jokes on you, I've been coughing for months ?‍♂️

6 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

Same. I always cough in the winter. Since I'm medicated for epilepsy and get a very dry mouth and throat.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

How do you... Catch that? Initial symptoms and such? My Dr barely has time to prescribe me prescriptions, let alone check for cancer ffs.

6 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

We must have the same doctor.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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 >

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

We thought it was a ganglion cyst, but we did a biopsy and it turned out to be cancer.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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.

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@OP How did the nerve graft go? I have always been curious about how long it takes to get sensation back.

6 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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 >

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But I can't pull my fingers apart or touch them completely together. It'll get better though!

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My understanding is it can take quite a while. You might look into getting a "Finger Master" to exercise the individual digits.

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I'll look into that. Thank you!

6 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Good luck with your recovery and congrats on your progress thus far.

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