I'm alive !!

Howdy Strangers Just thought I'd pop in and quickly update those of you who had expressed you wanted to be "kept updated" .. Unfortunately I've been pretty slack and I do apologise So the FANTASTIC news is I kicked cancers butt and don't need to have chemo or even radiation as the 2 surgeries I had have completely removed the tumor & surrounding tissue :) which overall was a fair chunk of meat cut out :) still pretty sore but normal pain relieve is keeping it in check these days and hopefully I'll get feeling back in the skin at one end of scar - the doctors can't guarantee how the nerves will react.. So it's really a maybe or maybe not - either way the loss of feeling and my awesome scar a small price to pay :) (Brad reckons I should tell people I got into a knife fight with some cow who was hitting on him at the pub! LMFAO)

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Beauty! So you good to go for next weekends meetup? ;)

This pic is my first scar Vs the second - both taken shortly after each surgery ... When they took the margin tissue they basically cut a leaf shape out around the original scar and cut it out


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Welcome back mate glad its turned out good for ya

And this is my scar as of last weekend - it's healing really well - just the meat and nerves underneath that cause minor discomfort these days

The back half of the scar is numb for about 2cm either side ...

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Bloody good to hear they got the bastard

Good news that they got it and you can avoid chemo! Wishing you a fast recovery.

Recently also has full body CT scans and no signs of any other tumors. It was a Malignant Peripheral Nerve sheath tumor which generally only occurs in people who suffer from neurofibromatosis - a rate disease causing non malignant tumors all over the body (generally hidden within the body)

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Bloody good stuff shaz..

This was Larry the Lump before surgery


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congrats on the recovery! now you can join the zipper club!!!

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Hahaha I've had 2 c-sections so joined the zipper club many years ago .... They just not where you can show them off proudly

Nor can you say "this scar saved my life"
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So the story goes that Sharen lost a heap of weight and loosing the kgs exposed what had been growing a long time. Very lucky indeed!

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Recently also has full body CT scans and no signs of any other tumors. It was a Malignant Peripheral Nerve sheath tumor which generally only occurs in people who suffer from neurofibromatosis - a rate disease causing non malignant tumors all over the body (generally hidden within the body)

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Sounds very average indeed! Do you now have to have regular CTs to keep an eye on it?

Surgeon did an unbelievable job .... some of them are magicians....

Fantastic news that they got it all .... and I know it would be a huge relief for you too.

Mic

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I So the story goes that Sharen lost a heap of weight and loosing the kgs exposed what had been growing a long time. Very lucky indeed!

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YUP ... 20kgs and now larry is gone it's time to move the last 10-15kgs!! Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

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Sounds very average indeed! Do you now have to have regular CTs to keep an eye on it?

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Yup - X-rays & CT scans every year for at least next 5 years ?

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Surgeon did an unbelievable job .... some of them are magicians.... Fantastic news that they got it all .... and I know it would be a huge relief for you too. Mic

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Considering how much they cut out I'm stoked with the result ... Bi oil every day is also helping the scar heal well

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Awesome news Sharon. Good to see things working out for you.

Great news sharen, so good that they got it all. I use vitamin e oil, that works great on scars too, I just had a small cancer scraped off my left knee and it's healing really well with the vitamin e.

That's excellent news, Sharon.

You go Girlfriend wooo hooo
Nothing stopping you now, onwards and upwards
to infinity and beyond

I like Brads idea of telling people its from a knife fight.
Great to hear it has gone well.

Great to hear Sharon! Awesome scars too! I've had 5 melanomas cut out of my back, including one that was malignant... All good thou as they got it all when they took a larger chunk out.... I was with a soldier mate of mine one day at a pool and this bloke asked if I'd been shot... :)

So glad you beat it!

That is so good to hear.
Hopefully stays right away.

Great news, I'll bet that made your day

was the knife this big ?????
this is nearly 23" OA
Always reminds me of "Uncle Buck melonoma moley russells wart" lol

Most excellent news indeed

Good news Shaz, well done mate

.....on the move

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was the knife this big ????? this is nearly 23" OA Always reminds me of "Uncle Buck melonoma moley russells wart" lol

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Yeah I think it was !!! LOL

and thanks everyone for your well wishes !!

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