Hi everyone! I thought since everyone was sharing thier experiences
with ES, i might was well introduce myself. My name is Christine and
I'm a 21 year old college student. In Aug 2007 i was diagnosed with ES
in my left thumb. There was a bump that had been there for about a year
when I finally got it removed. A few days after my first surgery, I
recieved a call from the doctor, and he sent me to an oncologist who
diaognosed me. I had a full MRI of my arm, a full body bone scan and a
scan of my lungs. They were all clear, but the doc had to amputate my
left thumb so it wouldn't spread. I ended up with a 1 cm clear margin,
and I couldn't be happier! I'm now going through MRIs every 3 months,
and even though I had that clear margin, I'm still terrified of the
results. I made the mistake of serching on the Internet for ES, and i
scared myself to death looking at all of the research. I know this
sarcoma can't "jump" over normal tissue, and I also know that if it
spread somewhere in my body from my thumb, I wouldn't have a clear
margin. Is there anyone who can give words of encouragement? Thanks,
Christine