Interview 13

Age at Interview: 24

Sex: Female

Age at Diagnosis: 17

Background: Solicitor. Since her knee replacement has carried on ski-ing and horse-riding and ran the Race for Life in 2000. Fills her spare time with lots of swimming, cycling, yoga and walks in the countryside.

Brief outline:Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 1997. Treatment: six months chemotherapy; surgery to remove the tumour and have a metal knee put in and a lengthy period of physiotherapy. Cured.

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Do you have a scar on your knee?
 
Yes. It's a very fine scar but quite long. I suppose nearly 2 feet long. It's amazing really how small the scar is when you think about what they had to do.
 
Does it worry you cosmetically?
 
Not really, no. I still wear short skirts and things. Actually, for the first party I went to after I had been ill I wore a dress so short I feel quite embarrassed thinking about it now!
 
I don't wear thick tights or anything to cover up my scar; it has never really bothered me. I refer to it as my Shark Bite scar. I've also got a scar from my Hickman line and I do try to find bikini tops that cover that up.

(The text has been altered in accordance with the wishes of Interview 13.)