Post by AllHailManiac on Jun 1, 2009 19:58:38 GMT -5
I've been feeling pretty tired lately. It was really getting annoying. I also noticed a lump on my leg. I took a blood test last week. My blood count was irregular so they wanted to do further tests. They did. I did quite a few different scans and whatnot.
Well, this morning I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma. It's a rare type of cancer found sometimes in teenagers. Basically, it's cancer cells in bone (my femur in this case). As you can imagine, I'm a bit knocked on my ass right now. However, I'm trying to keep things in perspective. I plan on keeping my life as normal as possible so I'm not going to quit.
I've been told that they are fairly certain that it's localized and that they found it quite, quite early. Those are obviously both good things. They said I should make a full recovery and live a normal life. I'll have to have surgery to remove the tumor. They don't know if I'll have to receive chemo yet. I'll find that out down the road. I think they'll be trying the surgery/radiation treatment first.
I'm not really sure what the next step is from here. So much information was rushed through me today that it all hasn't sunk in yet. However, I'm going to try and remain upbeat and as normal as possible. I'll obviously keep you guys updated, but I'd prefer if everyone just acts as normal as possible around me. Thanks.
Well, this morning I was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma. It's a rare type of cancer found sometimes in teenagers. Basically, it's cancer cells in bone (my femur in this case). As you can imagine, I'm a bit knocked on my ass right now. However, I'm trying to keep things in perspective. I plan on keeping my life as normal as possible so I'm not going to quit.
I've been told that they are fairly certain that it's localized and that they found it quite, quite early. Those are obviously both good things. They said I should make a full recovery and live a normal life. I'll have to have surgery to remove the tumor. They don't know if I'll have to receive chemo yet. I'll find that out down the road. I think they'll be trying the surgery/radiation treatment first.
I'm not really sure what the next step is from here. So much information was rushed through me today that it all hasn't sunk in yet. However, I'm going to try and remain upbeat and as normal as possible. I'll obviously keep you guys updated, but I'd prefer if everyone just acts as normal as possible around me. Thanks.
