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edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer
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  • gwenn
    gwenn Member Posts: 106
    edited September 2007

    My 9 year old daughter showed me a bump on her leg in June. She is an active kid so I just thought she bumped it. A month later the bump was still there so I called the doctor to make an appointment. Insurance and our medical system being what it is they were able to squeeze her in at the beg. of sept. I went to the appointment and the doctor ordered an ultrasound of the leg. We went to the ultrasound appointment today. While they were looking at her leg they kept circling the lump and going "hmmmm". Then the woman left the room and went to get the radiologist. The radiologist came in "hmmm" then he said he'd have to call my daughters physician and get a referral faxed over for an x-ray. OMG!! Im freaking out. I almost started to cry in the office. This is exactly what happened to me when I got my BC dx. I know that Im having some trauma from that experience but Im still scared for my daughter. Kids don't get malignancies in the legs do they? When I was leaving the radiologist told me that the doctor would probably be in touch with me shortly and not to worry because UCSF is a great place. I almost passed out.

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  • phoenix9873
    phoenix9873 Member Posts: 35
    edited September 2007

    Wow and holy cow, I bet you are freaking out and I wish I could help in some way with more info about what's going on but I can't. All I can do is say I totally understand your freak out because I have 2 daughters of my own and the thought of them having to go through what I went through would mess up my head so bad. It's unthinkable. Like I said I can't help with the info part but I will put you in my prayers. Also, as you probably know from your case that the internet is a girl's best friend for finding out info and the more you know the more you can get done and make sure that the right thing is being done. I am so very sorry you are having to go through this but know that we are here for you. Please let us know the dx, if you feel comfortable telling us.

    God be with you!! 

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited September 2007

    I am sure that the odds are that it isn't a malignancy, but you should know that in kids cancer is so much more treatable than it is in adults. I know several children who had really bad, aggressive cancers and are alive and thriving years later.



    I will think of you, I know this is tough, but it will all be fine. Truly.

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  • Bugs
    Bugs Member Posts: 1,719
    edited September 2007

    {{hugs}}  Everything is worse when it's happening to our babies.  Try not to borrow trouble and be glad they are being proactive about things.  Keep us posted.

    Take care,

    Bugs

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  • KariLynn
    KariLynn Member Posts: 1,079
    edited September 2007

    Gwenn,  sorry you and your daughter are dealing with this.

    (hugs)

    Kari

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  • djd
    djd Member Posts: 866
    edited September 2007

    Gwenn - I'm sure you are freaking out.  I know how much I freaked out last year when they were saying "hmmm" about my rib scans and x-rays.  If it were my child, I would go nuts!

    Take a deep breath and just remember that you will be able to deal with whatever it is, and the odds are that it's nothing serious.

    Be sure and tell us when you get the good news - we'll all be waiting with you in spirit.

    hugs,

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  • iodine
    iodine Member Posts: 4,289
    edited September 2007

    Hi Gwenn, Don't you just hate the sound of Hmmm?  If they'd just come out and say something !

    Prayers comming your way and thoughts of peace.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2007

    Gwenn...My fingers are crossed for you and your daughter. I totally know how you feel. My daughter had to have an MRI of the head for something innocuous and we were called back as we were leaving the hospital so they could take more views. We were very lucky that it all turned out to be nothing but something looking a bit weird and they were just being cautious, but our hearts stopped for the whole time it took to get the final result. Hang in there until you know something definitive....and try to keep breathing. Chances are it will be a strange little cyst that will have to be removed.

    ~Marin

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  • LuAnnH
    LuAnnH Member Posts: 8,847
    edited September 2007

    I don't know about cancer in legs, but blood clots are a real option.  She may have some problems with her blood and formed a clot in the leg.

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  • pconn03
    pconn03 Member Posts: 643
    edited September 2007

    Gwen:

    Adding my prayers for excellent news for your daughter.  As many have already said, it is one thing for us to go through this "stuff" but an entirely different, unspeakable thing when it concerns "our kids."  My daughters are now 35 and 33 and they are still my "babies."  Please let us know what you find out, okay, because we are all here for you!!!

    Hugs,

    Pat

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  • AlaskaDeb
    AlaskaDeb Member Posts: 2,601
    edited September 2007

    Just adding my hugs and prayers too the list...let us know how things come out.

    deb C

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2007

    Gwenn - I hope you can get the tests done quickly and results straight away so you can stop worrying - praying that its' nothing serious.  Is there any chance that you can find out what they are trying to rule out ??

    Hugs,

    Doreen  

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  • CurlyKatFL
    CurlyKatFL Member Posts: 68
    edited September 2007

    Gween.... take a deep breath. You poor thing I know exactly what you are going thru. We went thru something very similar with our son and after much freaking out and tears, it turned out to be a strange little cyst and had to be removed just like Marin said. The doctors are just being cautious. Hang in there... we know its hard not knowing whats going on with your babies. Sending Hugs

    Kat 

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2007

    Oh, dear, I know just how you feel. 

    When my oldest daughter was four she had to see a surgeon for rectal bleeding.  He eventually did a barium enema thing on her...I couldn't be in the x-ray part with her and I could hear her scream, MOMMY, MY TUMMY HURTS!  And she was scared the x-ray machine was going to fall on her.  Then the next year, we had to do it again.  She didn't scream that time.  But when her pediatrician told me to take her to a surgeon I asked him why.  He said it COULD be cancer.  My heart just about exploded.  She had had this fissure that wouldn't heal. 

    So Gwenn, sweetie, try hard not to worry.  Yeah, that's easy for me to say.  If I had had a bottle of tranquilizers back then I would have taken all of them (that was before my "tranquilizer time").  I just know your daughter will be fine.  She'll be in my prayers.

    Shirley

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  • sahalie
    sahalie Member Posts: 2,147
    edited September 2007

    Gwenn,

    My positive thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughter that the bump is nothing to be concerned about. 

    Is your daughter a soccer player?  Mine was forever and I know bumps and bruises were a daily, monthly common with the girls.

    She may have twisted or sprained a tendon or muscle.

    UCSF is an outstanding hospital as you know and if anyone can find out what it is it's them. 

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  • gwenn
    gwenn Member Posts: 106
    edited September 2007

    Thank you for your kind words and support. Today I got a call from the doctor. She wanted to discuss the x rays with me. I called her back and had to leave her a message. She did not call me back before the end of the day. So Im thinking positive. If it was a real emergency then she would have called back today. I have to admit when I checked my voice mail and heard the doctor call my heart stopped. I will let everyone know when I get a final answer.

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  • momtothree
    momtothree Member Posts: 74
    edited September 2007

    Gwen, hang in there....sending positive vibes your way!

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  • gwenn
    gwenn Member Posts: 106
    edited September 2007

    I got a call from the doctor today. She is refering us to an orthopedic surgeon. She said that the x-ray showed a mass. They thought it was a fatty lypoma but usually the lypomas have smooth sides. My daughters bump had jagged sides. So Im upset. The doctor told me not to worry, she just wanted to be sure that it was nothing. :-(



    This is so horriable when its your baby.

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  • momtothree
    momtothree Member Posts: 74
    edited September 2007

    Gwen, I'm sorry you and your daughter have to go through this...try to hold on to the fact that the doctor said she "just wanted to be sure it's nothing"

    I know it is a scary time for you...but hopefully it's just that...a scare. I'll be thinking about you and your daughter. Sending prayers and positive energy your way!

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited September 2007

    Listen, your daughter will be fine. Wahtever happens, she will be fine. You can do this.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited September 2007

    I too am so sorry that your and your daughter are going through this.  I KNOW the anxiety of not knowing what's going on.  But I'm so glad to know the doctor isn't dismissing this and is having this checked out more.  You and your daughter will be in my prayers.

    Shirley

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  • wallan
    wallan Member Posts: 1,275
    edited September 2007

    I am so sorry to read this about your daughter. Of course you are worried and scared. Of course you are.

    I wish I could do something. HUGS to you though and your daughter.

    It sounds like she is being treated promptly and well which is good.

    Hopefully it is nothing. I will be thinking of you both and crossing my fingers that is a lypoma that is weird.

    Wendy A

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  • momtothree
    momtothree Member Posts: 74
    edited October 2007

    Gwen, checking in to see how you and your daughter are doing. Has she been seen by the orthopedist yet? I have been thinking about you...and you continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

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