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 but it's proved inconclusive about whether this would actually make a difference or not. However his feeling is that it either will grow back or it won't and as it's benign in nature, i.e. only grows locally and won't spread, it would be a nuisance but is not life threatening, so will escape more invasive procedures to battle 'my beast'.
Planning surgery for four weeks time, with time to get things in order at work, run the Race for Life (12th June) and plan my daughters 8th birthday & party. Will need a 3-4 days in hospital and then home for R&R for a few weeks off - hope the sun shines!
Thank you to everyone here for sharing in my journey and providing me with comfort, knowledge and support in those first few terrifying and uncertain weeks; but I am pleased to share my positive story that it may offer hope for someone else should they find themselves in the same position as I was four weeks ago.
