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transitional cell carcinoma in the kidney
My husband had a radical left nephrectomy June 30. The doctors were certain they were treating renal cell carcinoma because of the location of his tumor. Only after the pathology results come back did they realize it was transitional cell. For that he said they should have removed the entire ureter and really examined his…
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RCC diagnosed in 2/2003
Hi ya'll -- I turned 60 four weeks after my dx of RCC. I had been healthy and VERY active, and had never been hospitalized. I woke up one morning urinating blood, so went to the ER, where they warned me that this could be cancer, and sent me directly to the urologist who did IVP, CT, XR, blood cultures, etc. I was sent…
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What about after nephrectomy?
Seven years ago, I had my right kidney removed, and the last time I saw the doctor for that was when he removed the staples. I changed doctors about a year ago, but even the new doctor shows little interest in my remaining kidney. He did order a creatinine test after a CT scan for a fibroid, but that's all. The result was…