I I was diagnosed with a myxofibrosarcoma just below my knee in November 25. I had limb saving surgery in December 25 and 6 weeks of radiotherapy finishing at the end of March 26. I am still struggling with my mobility. I am a dancer and have been doing...
Hi! I'm new to the forum and wanted to say hi and see if there was any advice people could share with me. On Thursday my surgeon called to give me the news they found low grade ESS after an abdominal hysterectomy five weeks ago. She told me not to...
My son has been diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in his voice box, unfortunately we found out today it has spread to his lungs, he is 28. I feel heartbroken, even more so because the way the oncologist delivers the news is dreadful. They encourage you...
Hello I had breast cancer and used that part of the community before. After a lumpectomy and radiotherapy I was given the all clear. Less than 2 years later I was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, I've had a full mastectomy with partial diep flap reconstruction...
Hi, I’m 29, three and a half months postpartum with my first child, and last week was initially diagnosed with a well-differentiated, large liposarcoma. The tumour was found by chance in my abdomen area after an emergency c-section, which I am so thankful...
Hi everyone, I am new to this group, new to cancer and new to everything about it. After 3 months of what I thought was very painful sciatica, I did an e-consult to my GP, (only way to do it) She sent me to A&E….. twice, with 3 weeks of each other. The...
I was wondering what treatments people have used(chemo),how they feeling during and after treatments,expense,and if they can do what they normally do every day. Trying to decide on my new path. Have survived kidney cancer. Now have this new but rare one...
Hi everyone, Over the last few days I noticed a lump appear on my forearm. At first I thought I had a bite on my arm even though it wasn’t red, it was a hard lump- like a bite. I thought it would go down, but it’s getting bigger everyday. It’s much...
Hi Everyone I hope you’re not too uncomfortable in this heatwave. I’m due to have a CT guided core needle biopsy for suspected recurrence of myxoid liposarcoma. It’s in a very deep muscle at the junction where top of thigh bone connects to the base...
Hi all My husband has a 3cm lump in his forearm (tender, moveable, not fully hard to touch, with own bloody supply). The lump grew initially but has not grow for the last few weeks, in fact he thinks the lump might’ve got smaller (perhaps this is...
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