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Friends, please pray for my dad. He recently had surgery to remove a lump on his leg and it appears to be malignant. My parents will know more when they meet with an oncologist next week, but the possibilities being discussed are pretty scary.

Please pray for peace for us as we wait, and that God will choose to do a miracle and surprise the doctors by turning this into nothing serious.

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Old 01-29-2011, 01:38 PM
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Old 01-29-2011, 01:44 PM
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Kara, I went through this with my husband this September. The first thing I'll say is to not do any research at all until you meet with the oncologist. The possibilities caused me so much stress and heartache.

Do they know what kind of malignancy? My husband's was a sarcoma and very rare sarcoma called histiocytic sarcoma (though pathology is still up in the air about that).

Anyway, he had surgery to remove the area and is now seeing an oncologist for follow ups.

PLEASE feel free to PM me for anything at all even to vent because I so completely understand the fear that comes with that dreaded C word.

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Old 01-29-2011, 01:46 PM
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Oh I'm so sorry! Your family is in my thoughts and prayers!
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Kara, I'm thinking about you and will keep your Dad in my thoughts.

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Old 01-29-2011, 07:54 PM
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Thank you, all!

Alisa, they don't know what kind for sure yet, but sarcoma is one of the possibilities. I'll definitely PM you if that is what he's diagnosed with.
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Old 01-29-2011, 07:56 PM
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Sending lots of P & PT, Kara . . . please do keep us updated! ((hugs))
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Old 01-29-2011, 07:58 PM
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I'm so sorry Kara! I'll be thinking of your family. Please keep us posted.
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Oh how scary! Sending you and your family prayers. I definately agree that meeting with the oncologist is the right thing. I would pass on surfing on the web. Not much helpful stuff on there, you can just go down all kinds of tangents!
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Thank you SO much for all of your prayers for my dad. The Mayo Clinic cannot positively identify the type of cancer found in the biopsy taken 3 weeks ago, but they believe it to be a very rare form of sarcoma. The biopsy is being sent to Boston for evaluation by a specialist there, and in the meantime, he is being sent to sarcoma specialists at the University of Minnesota. Until a firm diagnosis is made, we won't know anything about prognosis, etc. Treatment is likely to be chemo, so strong that it may require hospitalization. My dad is the type of guy who is so rarely sick and never complains, and it breaks my heart to think of him having to endure this.

Thank you for your prayers so far and PLEASE keep praying!!!!
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Thanks for the update, Kara . . . haven't stopped praying for your dad (and the rest of your family), and I won't. Sounds like y'all are working with a phenomenal medical team, and that should give you some peace of mind at least. Best of luck and lots of (((hugs)))!
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Oh Kara, I am so sorry. That is scary. I will keep him and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
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Old 02-11-2011, 11:16 PM
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Thank you SO much for all of your prayers for my dad. The Mayo Clinic cannot positively identify the type of cancer found in the biopsy taken 3 weeks ago, but they believe it to be a very rare form of sarcoma. The biopsy is being sent to Boston for evaluation by a specialist there, and in the meantime, he is being sent to sarcoma specialists at the University of Minnesota. Until a firm diagnosis is made, we won't know anything about prognosis, etc. Treatment is likely to be chemo, so strong that it may require hospitalization. My dad is the type of guy who is so rarely sick and never complains, and it breaks my heart to think of him having to endure this.

Thank you for your prayers so far and PLEASE keep praying!!!!
Kara, my guess is it's being sent to Dr Christopher Fletcher at harvard. That's wh did the pathology on m husband. Did they sa histiocyic sarcoma? That's what my husband had his leg and it's the rarest sarcoma.

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I just read this and said a prayer for your dad.
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That is very scary! I will definitely say a prayer for him and for your family.
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Old 02-23-2011, 03:38 PM
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Updating for those of you who have been so kind as to pray and send words of encouragement:

He does indeed have sarcoma. They're not positive on the exact type, but they are treating it as Ewing's sarcoma. The prognosis is not good; chemo starts on Friday. He's otherwise in good health, so we're hoping that bodes well for him. It is really hard to see my dad, who has always been my hero, weak and vulnerable. Thank goodness for our Father in heaven who walks alongside us and gives us the strength we need.

His CaringBridge page is here for anyone who's interested:

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Oh Kara. I'm so sorry. Your dad looks so young and full of life. It must be so hard for you to see him so sick. I'll absolutely continue to pray, and I hope you'll keep us updated throughout his treatment!
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