A low grade sarcoma is cancer. But it's a slow growing, non-aggressive sort. It can grow back but slowly and with monitoring can and would, please gd, be spotted. It's been removed, they think, in its entirety. There's a journey ahead and more slow recovery to be done. Hurting a bit today. Think I took the physio's instructions of 10 of each a bit too literally. They probably meant for me to work up to doing 10 reps. of each. Haha
I've consultants to visit and tests to go through. Support is available, too.
A diagnosis of fibromastitis from histology would've been really rather different: very high likelihood of aggressive tumours growing back which, though benign, would need to be treated by the most aggressive forms of cancer-fighting treatments - chemo., radiotherapy and awful drugs.
Thank gd I'm on the road I'm on, I think.
So I've learned many things:
The 7 Wonders of My World
- There are 'friendlier' cancers.
- There are parts of my spine I don't need.
- I have many friends who really are there for me. They're not all the ones I thought they'd be. Many are those that I didn't know were friends.
- Mumsnet is an oasis and incredible haven of support and advice from those who've 'been there'.
- Secret Facebook groups are, too.
- I'm not immune to spectacularly rare things happening to little old me - maybe I'll meet the Queen one day, too !
- Life is more precious than ever.
My consultant/ surgeon will contact me by letter following next Thursday 's meeting re. my 'care plan'. Then he'll see me at 6 weeks post-op.