I found a tumor in my left groin in 2009. I asked my physician if he thought maybe my hernia had returned? He said, he did not believe so, and for me to watch it and if it ever hurt or got larger to let him know.
In February of 2010, it had gotten a bit larger but no pain. I was ordered to have a CT scan which showed a bad gallbladder and a shadow that the radiologist was not sure what I had. Two days later had my gallbladder removed and exploratory surgery on the shadowy area. It was discovered I had Liposarcoma. Hospital radiologist said, no cancer but my physician sent my tumor to Mayo Clinic. Results can back, some cancer cells. in 2011, I had another tumor in my left groin area. This time, I went to MD Anderson in Houston to have a 2nd tumor removed. I asked my surgeon if it had any cancer. I was told, "my stars"were aligned as there was not any cancer. In 2017, while playing golf, I felt another tumor in my left groin. It was removed in February of 2019. I was told I should not still be getting more tumors. In 2022, another tumor was spotted by a CT scan. I asked MD Anderson, what do men of 82 do- have the tumor out or wait until later. For some reason, If I do not remove a tumor, I do not get a new tumor; only if is removed. My first tumor removed in 2010 was second stage. I will be 84 this summer and wait to see if the tumor grows large enough to be painful. I return to MD Anderson every October for a CT scan to see how much the tumor grows. Last year it grew the width of a human hair. It is the most common type and very slow growing.