Hello, my name is Sara and I was officially diagnosed with synovial sarcoma on April 17, 2025, at the age of 24. I noticed a mass on my upper right thigh near my groin back in December of 2024 but ignored it, thinking it wasn’t serious. The mass suddenly became twice the size in March of 2025, and I decided to get it checked.
I’m an ER tech and was working the night shift. By the end of my shift, I was limping in pain, so I asked one of the doctors to take a look. He ordered imaging, and I remember sitting on the side of the bed thinking it wasn’t a big deal — it felt funny being a patient. After the images came back, the doctor told me it looked very similar to sarcoma.
I stayed in the hospital a few more days and was told to follow up with a cancer specialist. Thankfully, I was able to see a sarcoma oncologist quickly and start treatment. The plan is four rounds of chemotherapy and 25 rounds of radiation, followed by surgery to remove the tumor. After surgery, I’ll go through three more rounds of chemotherapy to help kill any remaining cancer cells.
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