10 days post radiation

Surgery details...

Pre-op is scheduled for 1pm June 19^th at Moffitt.

Surgery is scheduled for 12:30pm June 22^nd. I should only be spending 1 night in the hospital and be home on Tuesday afternoon. Physical Therapy will start right away and I will be having it for a number of weeks down here in Bradenton or Sarasota. How long of PT is not known at this time. I will need to be off work for a minimum of two weeks, and anything more will depend on my pain level. He said I will probably be on pain meds for about 4 weeks and won’t be able to drive during that time. That to me says I’m going to be hurting big time! I should be up and walking right away and the surgeon doesn’t think I will need a walker. I will probably need crutches to start and maaaaybe (his words) a cane for a while. We won’t know if I’ll need additional surgery (if margins aren’t clear) and/or skin grafts for a while, up to 3 months after surgery. Then I will have CT scans and an MRI every 3 months for 5 years to be sure it hasn’t recurred or spread. If margins are clear, I shouldn’t need additional radiation or chemo either so keep thinking clear margins!!

Video of the removal of a sarcoma from within the vastus medialis...

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid18575807001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAA1_uTjk~,AATv_B_o1owTMovpJadWGWugNflQ3dyi&bclid=37988432001&bctid=1242843737001

Pretty good description of what my surgery will be like.

http://www.sarcoma.org/publications/mcs/ch14.pdf

Post radiation...