Good news!

So I'm just back from the hand surgeon for my week after surgery checkup and it turns out that I did NOT have a recurrence of my Giant Cell Tumor that has been twice removed from my hand (from the fleshy part of my hand, not bone. If you google for G.C.T. you'll see they are mostly in-bone rather than fleshy but they can occur anywhere).

What was it you ask? Just a collection of scar tissue and blood vessels. Much ado about nothing, really. As the good doctor put it: "this is even less of a worry than having a fleshy giant cell tumor which really isn't much of a worry at all". Sweet! I'll take it! (for the curious here is a picture of a fleshy giant cell tumor of the forearm (not mine). Only for those that don't mind looking at such things.)

Where did this growth come from? It's hard to tell, but somewhere along the way I injured the soft tissue in my hand and that formed a small scar that later grew thanks to some blood vessels getting into the mix. They say this happens in extremities after being shot. Well, I wasn't shot, that much I do know and the "injury" probably arrived thanks for my old hobby of turning wrenches of old, rusted Jeeps. I used to bang my fingers all the time trying to free rusted bolts and so-forth.

In the end I've been giant cell tumor free for over a decade and given that time span it is not very likely to reappear so it appears the good doctor rooted it out completely back in 1997.

I'm giant cell tumor free!!! And I got rid of some extra scar tissue that could have stayed in my hand forever and not affected me in any negative way whatsoever! And I have a new scar with which I can further impress the ladies!

Today is a good day. And to top it off, it's Friday! Someone, get me a Dogfish Head 90 minute! Pronto!