Hello sk.22 and a big welcome to Cancer Chat, 

There is information on our  website on soft tissue sarcomas which I hope will explain to you in detail what soft tissue sarcomas are. You've done the right thing to go to the GP to get it checked out and it's good that they are being thorough and arranging this scan to be done very soon. I hope you won't have to wait too long for your appointment. 

Even though the GP said it looked concerning, try not to worry too much at the moment and anticipate that it definitely is a soft tissue sarcoma as you will only know for sure what you are dealing with once you have gone through all the tests and got a definite diagnosis. 

The best thing to do to avoid thinking too much about this is to keep busy and distracted if you can and avoid looking things up online while you are waiting. I can imagine it is hard for you to do this at the moment but it will help you feel a little less anxious. There are helpful tips on this page to help you cope while waiting for important news. 

I hope you will also hear from others here who have also been referred previously for a suspected soft tissue sarcoma and that they will be along soon to share their story and experience with you. 

Keeping everything crossed for you that everything turns out fine. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator