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Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare and often aggressive type of soft tissue sarcoma that starts in smooth muscle cells. Smooth muscle is found in organs and structures such as the uterus, gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, bladder and abdomen. The cancer may grow silently for some time before causing symptoms such as pain, swelling, a lump or problems linked to the part of the body affected.

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Leiomyosarcoma

DCline3dogs

02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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