For my sister

Posted by ligaya @ligaya, Jul 8 4:28pm

Here for my younger sister. Shes 53 yo diagnosed with pelvic mesenchymal October 2023 she went to UCDavis ER becos of pain, they did an emergency surgery for which they did a total hysterectomy thinking it was ovarian tumor but it wasnt. The onco Gyne surgical team at UCD swere able to remove tumor. Dec 2023 CT showed no growth. March 2024 CT showed tumor of same spot 7cm. She was started on Taxotere & Gymzar. June 11,2024 tumor 22cm chemo stopped, she referred to surgical team who said they can’t operate on her too risky. My is willing to take the risk. June 29 tumor size 28cm. Does anybody know any hospital that would operate on her? Please help.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 16 2:24pm

@ligaya, I can see that you are very worried about your sister. Has she been diagnosed with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the pelvis? If your sister would like to seek a second opinion at Mayo Clinic, you can submit the request here: http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63

How is she doing? Is she in pain?