https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2023-08-14T16:53:39Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/some-of-the-little-but-worst-things2023-09-08T17:00:42Z2023-09-08T17:00:42ZI&#39;ll add to this list as I think of them but the treatment and operation are only one bit - there were small things that sometimes could just make me low; disproportionately it seemed, but often because the small thing was the last straw.&nbsp; H...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/some-of-the-little-but-worst-things">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721006&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/items-i-found-useful-post-op2023-09-02T12:14:46Z2023-09-02T12:14:46ZThings that helped during the op and afterwards: 1. Pyjama tops and day time tops which button at the front like a shirt - after the op, I couldn&#39;t lift my arms without pain, so pulling a top over my head was no good. 2. A recliner for the bed.&amp;n...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/items-i-found-useful-post-op">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720986&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/fluid-build-up---seroma2023-09-02T11:24:08Z2023-09-02T11:24:08ZAbout I&#39;d arrived home we had noticed some fluid build up along the scar and up into the space where the sternum was.&nbsp; &nbsp;I had my 4 week post-op video call with the surgeon and had mentioned that it seemed to be getting quite full.&nbsp;...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/fluid-build-up---seroma">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720985&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/recovery-at-home2023-09-02T10:31:39Z2023-09-02T10:31:39ZWhen I got home, I had the support of my partner and my Mum who could manage all the support needs between them and the help of someone else doing the cooking and sitting with me was definitely a help, although there are always going to be some frict...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/recovery-at-home">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720984&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/the-operation-and-hospital-stay2023-09-02T10:09:18Z2023-09-02T10:09:18Zbecause of the location of my tumour (towards the bottom of my sternum, in the cartilage where the rib joins the sternum) the op took out: the front of three ribs and half the sternum itself.&nbsp; The op took about 3.5-4 hours and I was given a spin...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/the-operation-and-hospital-stay">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720983&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/next-steps---finding-a-surgeon2023-08-16T18:57:46Z2023-08-16T18:57:46ZFollowing the diagnosis, I received a &#39;fast track&#39; for the NHS sarcoma service but an appointment wasn&#39;t available for two weeks and was with a respiratory doctor rather than a surgeon.&nbsp; If I&#39;d have stayed with the NHS I would ha...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/next-steps---finding-a-surgeon">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720963&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/finding-out2023-08-14T15:53:39Z2023-08-14T15:53:39ZJust a bit of background - I&#39;m a non-smoker, run 5 miles several times a week, generally active because of two dogs to exercise.&nbsp; Fit and healthy in all respects.&nbsp; In January 2023 I had a brief flu - nothing really bad - but I found mys...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/chondrosarcoma-of-the-rib---a-journey/posts/finding-out">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720962&AppID=41498&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">NetTigerhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/234fe8dab76d4d54b465beaa6a456af2