Two weeks ago I attended a pretty regular appointment to review an abdominal MRI as I have unrelated hip joint problems - and fortunately my husband was there too - when I was told I have a large solid mass in the muscle of my right hip. It wasn't what I'd expected to hear or to discuss that morning. I was told it was definately solid and not fluid filled; it was unconnected from the joint and was located quite…
Too many highs and lows this week. Today was a good day though as it was first day in the office since I was told about my 'mass' and my last day before our holiday. I got loads done and it felt pretty 'normal' and was a relief after the unexpected excitement of the last two weeks. Although my line manager was aware of the situation I also briefed my fellow manager colleagues today but stressed until I…
I'm back after a wonderfully magical holiday at Disney Land Paris with my family. I can't claim it was relaxing as the Disney experience is anything but! However we had a fantastic time doing a lot of nothing, the kids getting lots of character's autographs, hundreds of photos - I even got one with Minnie too! After this we had a family weekend for my mother-in-law's 60th birthday with a lot more smiles and…
In the last hour I've felt such an enormous sense of relief - I hadn't apprecitated how much stress had built up over the last four weeks. After my walk yesterday I called the Dr's secretary who confirmed my results were in but as he was in theatre for the rest of the afternoon was unlikely to call me before Tuesday. So one more restless night and a long morning but I eventually received his call just before…
Well Dr's confident about how to proceed in removing the mass. It's not near any major blood vessels and has well defined margins. He talked about the possibility it could grow back so will need follow-up MRIs in the future to monitor it and as time passes the likelihood for regrowth will decrease.
Some Drs have previously tried to reduce the potential for regrowth with wide area excisions, chemo and radiotherapy…
