March 2012 I started having unexplained knee pains. We went to several doctors but they all said ice it and come see me again in a week.
Finally one doctor knew the pain I was describing wasn't normal, he sent me to a specialist. The X-Ray they took showed a tumor in my lower left femur. April 16, 2012 I was diagnosed with OsteoSarcoma, bone cancer. I started chemotherapy on April 20.
July, 2012 I took a break from chemo for a limb salvage surgery which replaced my knee and the bottom half of my femur.
I finished chemotherapy a week before Christmas. On December 26, 2012 my scans showed I was in remission, and I have remained cancer free ever since.
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