My Friends and extended OCF Family:
I hope I posted this under the most appropriate topic. I have kept very low key about this as I don't even have a total game plan together. I am going to be as brief as possible about this, at least for now. The past three weeks or so I have had upper arm pain in my left arm. Both I and my medical team had all drawn the conclusion that my radiation neuropathy was progressively getting worse. Last Thursday I was headed to my study group. Walked out to Jeep, opened the passenger side door, moved my journal to left hand to take work bag off my shoulder and BAM, instant tears as I felt my bicep stretch and felt a "Pop" in my upper arm. I said, all right, I get it! Went to ER and they were no help; booked an orthopedic surgeon for that afternoon and first thing was an x-ray which uncovered a very large tumor inside my humerus bone (About 2.5 x 1.5 inches in size)! It has literally created two hairline fractures in the bone!!!!! Having surgery tomorrow to place a rod in the bone and stabilize it, and complete biopsies while in there. No matter if it is malignant or benign it will have a couple weeks healing time and back to the radiation table! There is already some theories floating around about mets or radiation treatments possibly creating this. It did not show up on a full body PET CT actually completed exactly a year ago. More to come but grateful for Prayers that this thing is benign and I can get this behind me quickly and back on with life! I've beat the beast four times, so what's one more! Thanks all, will update everyone soon.