Four year checkup tomorrow

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love_of_my_life
love_of_my_life Member Posts: 77
in Kidney Cancer #1

Well, my wife is going in for her four year checkup tomorrow after a full nephrectomy on her right kidney in 2012.  She is at annual checkups at this time and has been clear everytime.

We still pray for everyone on this board.  You guys really helped us out when she was first diagnosed.

God bless.

Tom and Holly

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  • hardo718
    hardo718 Member Posts: 853 Member
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    I'm 4 years tomorrow too!!

    But I already had my visit from Uncle NED a few months back.  Since I sent him on his way, I sure hope he's on his way to pay you a visit next.

    God Bless you both,

    Donna~

  • love_of_my_life
    love_of_my_life Member Posts: 77
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    Good Luck Tomorrow Donna!

    Hope it all works out for you as well Donna!

    God bless!

  • stub1969
    stub1969 Member Posts: 966 Member
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    Good fortune your way!

    Tom and Holly, I pray that you have good results.  Positive thoughts coming your way--along with Uncle NED!

    Stub

  • icemantoo
    icemantoo Member Posts: 3,361 Member
    edited October 2016 #5
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    stub1969 said:

    Good fortune your way!

    Tom and Holly, I pray that you have good results.  Positive thoughts coming your way--along with Uncle NED!

    Stub

    Sounds like things are good in Michigan

    Nice to hear Uncle Ned visited you in Michigan where we moved from to Floorida 1 year ago today. As I recall both you wife and I were nephed by the same surgical group at MIU.

     

    Icemantoo

  • Teashea
    Teashea Member Posts: 89 Member
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    God bless you both

    Tom and Holly, I hope you are getting cat scans and not just ultrasound. Best wishes.

  • love_of_my_life
    love_of_my_life Member Posts: 77
    edited October 2016 #7
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    Well, overall the appointment went very well.  Her remaining kidney is clear (other than a small stone) and so are her lungs.

    They did report a couple of extremely small cysts on ther liver (he called them freckles) that they want to keep an eye on.  

    So, they want to see her in a year.

    Thoughts on if that is too long for these liver cysts?

    Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers!

    Tom and Holly

  • stub1969
    stub1969 Member Posts: 966 Member
    edited October 2016 #8
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    Great news!

    Congratulations, on the report.  Liver cysts are normal as we age.  I'm not sure if I'd feel comfortable with a 1 year wait, but it really depends on you two.  I'm sure the doctor would look at a 6 month scan if you felt strongly about having one.  Can I ask you the size of the original tumor and RCC type?  If you find time, could you also fill out my space information?  That way we could get a glimpse of your history. 

    Thanks for letting us know how it went and congratulations again!

    Stub

  • love_of_my_life
    love_of_my_life Member Posts: 77
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    Thank you!

    Thank you for the advice.  I feel similar about the one year wait on these liver cysts, but the doctor said there isn't much he can do with them at this time due to their extremely small size.  

    Her original tumor was 3.5cm.  It was isolated to her right kidney and discovered entirely by accident due to an ultrasound of her other kidney after a stone.  After performing a biopsy and determing that it was malignant, she had a full nephrectomy of her right kidney.  This was in summer of 2012.  She had the 6 month checkups and now is on a one year schedule.

    She has never had one symptom of this cancer and her remaining kidney is probably healthier than both of mine combined.  

    I will verify type, but I am almost sure it is clear cell RCC.

    Thanks!

    Tom

  • Allochka
    Allochka Member Posts: 1,062 Member
    edited October 2016 #10
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    Congrats on good scan results

    Congrats on good scan results! My husband also has tiny liver cysts, nothing to worry about

  • Footstomper
    Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
    edited October 2016 #11
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    These are results

    That we all want to hear

  • JerzyGrrl
    JerzyGrrl Member Posts: 760 Member
    edited October 2016 #12
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    Great news

    That's great news! Here's to four more (and four more... and four more... and --) years of good news.

  • daisybud
    daisybud Member Posts: 541 Member
    edited October 2016 #13
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    Congrats!

    That's great news :)

  • marosa
    marosa Member Posts: 334 Member
    edited October 2016 #14
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    Great news!!!

    Manay many happy returns of NED!!!

  • Max57
    Max57 Member Posts: 177 Member
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    Great news

    Good news always needed Laughing

  • hardo718
    hardo718 Member Posts: 853 Member
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    Awesome!!

    Doesn't get any better than that.

    God bless,

    Donna~

  • foroughsh
    foroughsh Member Posts: 779 Member
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    Great news, very happy for

    Great news, very happy for both of you

  • mrou50
    mrou50 Member Posts: 389 Member
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    Congrats

    Good news for you and your family.

  • foxhd
    foxhd Member Posts: 3,181 Member
    edited October 2016 #19
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    Nice,

    nice, nice , nice, nice.........if you could see me smile....

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