The operations...
The first operation was in the middle of March. It was only painful for about 3-4 days but then I was fine so I started working
and living my life normally until I got the results of the biopsy. My surgeon called me in for Tuesday March 12th(can't forget that date) and
announced to me I had cancer! I was schedualed to get operated the following week on Thursday March 21st.
The cancer itself...
This cancer is a tumor called "myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma". It's a very rare type of cancer and there is only 100 reported
cases that are known. It hits men as much as women but it usually hits people over their 30's so I still don't understand how I got it.
Thank god it's not an agressive type and it's not known to spread. The only downside of it is that it tends to grow back at the
same place if they don't take it out completely.
The surgery...
Since they had already taken out a major part of it during the first operation.. the worst was to come. This time they had to
scrap out the cancer to make sure it was completely gone and take off all the skin that was on top of to make sure that hadn't
gotten infected too. So for that they had to shave off some skin from another part of my body (which was on my higher left leg)
and place it where the surgery was done (more details are in the category below). For all that I had my surgeon(the one that had operated me last time),
a cancer specialist and a plastic surgeon(he's the one that dealt with the skin).
What it looks like...
Since I don't have any pictures I made drawings of it (I'm sorry in advance 'cause my drawing sucks).
Drawing A:
Drawing A is basicly describes the shape. The little red thing popping out of the leg is the swealing I drew this part to show about where they took
the skin from. The inside curve is how deep the scar is, it will never turn back straight so I'm stuck with a little hole for the rest of my life.
Oh and the blue rounds are my knees heh it was just to show exactly where it's located on the leg.
Drawing B:
Drawing B is what the scar looks like. It doesent have these colors but its pretty much red although it actually has that black line
around it but as it heals its supposed to go away. Each blue line is a hole in the skin 'cause when skin heals it stretches so
when it'll be completely healed it's gonna become tight skin again.
The after surgery...
Right after the surgery I was in really bad pain so I was in the hospital for 5 days. I was on morphine for 3 days and by the fourth
day I started walking with crotches...... Now that was 3 years ago my skin is now tight again and I can walk properly though
my leg will never look the same I just thank god I didn't loose it!
