Bryan's "Beautiful"

Bryan Arnold has been struggling with Synovial Sarcoma since May 2006. This is a video to celebrate his Life!!
Here is his story!!
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My name is Bryan Arnold. I am 34 years old, married and have two wonderful children. In May of 2006, I began having pain in my upper thigh/groin area. I saw my family physician and began treatment for a pulled groin muscle. Over the next year and a half I saw my physician occasionally and even did some physical therapy. Nothing would improve my "pulled muscle." In June of 2007, I went in to the doctor on an unrelated matter and asked him to look at my thigh while I was there. He felt of my thigh and said he'd be right back. When he returned, he had the physical therapist with him and they suggested having an MRI because it felt as if I had a torn hamstring. I was very unprepared for what the MRI showed. The following Monday, I received a phone call from the doctor. He told me that I had a large tumor in my thigh and should see an orthopedic surgeon ASAP. A week later I was in the office of a Surgical Oncologist who biopsied the tumor and gave us the diagnosis of Ewings Sarcoma. He referred us to M.D. Anderson Smile Cancer Center for further evaluation and treatment.

In July of 2007, we saw the oncologist in the Sarcoma center at MDACC and began chemotherapy the very next day. At first, they were treating me as if I had Ewings Sarcoma, but when their lab had finished reviewing the slides the official diagnosis was Synovial Sarcoma. The tumor had originated on the pelvic bone and grew down through the pelvic bone into my left thigh, where I now had a softball sized tumor. Our oncologist prescribed 6 rounds of chemotherapy and 5 weeks of radiation, followed by surgery. We finished chemo in November, radiation in December and had surgery in January.

The surgery took place on January 16, 2008, and lasted 17 hours. It consisted of the following: removing the tumor and most of the muscles in my inner thigh (8 lbs total), removing the ischium (pelvic bone) and taking a "tissue flap" from my abdominal area to replace the muscle in my leg. The surgery involved a urologist, orthopaedic surgeon and plastic surgeon (microvascular).

I (we) are still recovering from the surgery. My wife and I are back in Houston at MDACC with a staph infection. (February 6) I was up and walking, but now that I have been back in bed for a week it is very hard to make my leg move. We begin work with physical therapy tomorrow (February 12).

This has been a long journey for my whole family and it's not over yet. The diagnosis of cancer was not for me, but for all of us because we are all in this together each step of the way. When we were first diagnosed we decided that we would beat this and that God had made it happen for a reason. Now, we are sure that somewhere along the way, we will touch someone's life or maybe even give someone the hope to keep fighting.

Our favorite family scripture is "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13 It's our reminder that God is always there and will get us through anything.

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[cajunsweetie4]

thanks Jadewood is a "beautiful" group of Human beings!!

[MrAlvaropimentel]

I hope your doing well and recovering. My sister is going through the same diagnoses.

[learningrichard]

I hope all is well.

[debi623]

That was beautiful. Hope your doing good.

[PhantomLyric]

Get Well, man.

[yahjnby]

Thank you for sharing your story. My prayers are with you and your family. I'm inspired to create something like this for my sister with cancer.

[ahamanamu]

Thanks Bryan for the strength you give me. I am a 23 years old ewing's sarcoma patient.God bless you and your family!

[rjruelo]

dats lyf.wen a strom cams our we tot we cant Indore.just pt ur faith in God they author and the finisher of our faith...

[sticksofnh]

You and your Family are truely an inspiration.God will Bless you and your Family.I really admire your strength and your positive will to live!Never give up for the Lord is always by your side!Much Love and Prayers!!!!Rachel from the sticksofnh!!

[mclr60]

come to ireland or england and get treated for free. what a shower of bastards.