Possible liposarcoma?

@azitaanita1 November 2024 I had a large liposarcoma in my abdomen. It took my left kidney some muscle and 1/3 of my colon.
I have no issues from kidney removal other than I constantly need to drink water to fight off dehydration. Hope you are doing well.

@azitaanita1, how are you doing? Did you have your kidney removed?

Hi there and thank you for your quick response and for your kind words! 🙂

You are right, relief is actually an understatement 😀 I noticed that my mood and my energy levels got better immediately, and I felt asleep like a baby last night!

Today the bump is barely noticeable, I think it will be completely gone in a few days at most, and there is absolutely no pain, at all. But of course, I will keep an eye on it for a couple days more.

Anyway, I feel much much better now!

I hope that you have a great day as well !

@worriedgirl35 This is such a relief. Thank you for writing and letting me know what happened.

I find bumps on myself in odd places and wonder how they got there. I'm often preoccupied while walking around my house and while I might notice that I bump into something at the time I don't remember it later when a bump appears.

It's good to know that your PCP took this seriously and recommended that return right away if you notice that the bump changes.

How are you feeling this evening now that the bump decreased and you received reassurance from your PCP?

@naturegirl5

Hi. As promised, here is what happened at my appointment today/

Actually, in the past few days after I posted on here, the bump was steadily decreasing in size. Now it is maybe the size of a pea, and the pain is gone as well. I can sleep on my side without any problem again 🙂
I've told this to my PCP. He looked at it of course, and given the fact how small it has gotten, he told me that it is 99% some sort of an injury i.e. I have most likely hit myself but I can't remember it. And it looks completely benign
He told me to monitor the bump and see if it gets bigger again or if the pain reappears again, if it does, to go straight back to his office.

True, especially when the weather is good 🙂

@worriedgirl35 You are inspirational. Being outside is the best, isn't it?

You sound like you really enjoy the outsides and the nature! I'm not into gyms and lifting weights, and I do most of my walking outside. Here where I live we usually have mild winters and this year there wasn't any snow (luckily). So I'm proud to say I haven't skipped a day of walking outside 🙂

@worriedgirl35 Physical activity lowers my stress too so I'm with you on that. Once I start I'm not interested in stopping. My favorite activity is most anything outside. I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we've had so little snow this winter that I haven't done any x-country skiing on the days that would work for me. I do like to snowshoe in the woods and today after I write this I'll go for a walk as our snow is almost gone. Again. I always take my binoculars as I'm a birder so for someone walking or hiking with me that wants to keep on going I'm not much fun. I often stop to listen and to look around for birds. I lift weights and do a variety of band and core exercises in the gym a few times a week. All of this is a long way of saying I agree with you how physical activity helps me deal with stresses.

Can you walk outside most days?

At the moment, exercise really lowers my stress and my worries disappear for a couple of hours while I'm active. I don't do anything strenuous, but I love taking long walks and listening to podcasts. I do this day in-day out, even if I feel unmotivated. I still go out and I find that once I start the activity, I don't even want to stop 😀

How about you?