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Inked margins
Hi,i am 40 yers old .I was diagnosed 1.8cm kidney cancer,and had a partial nephrectomy. The pathology report : kidney lower third wedge resection- Rcc clear Max tumor diameter 2.5cm. Grade 2 Tumor is seen at the inked margins. My doc said no need any treatment just follow-up. I suspect that my pathology is not too good.…
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TCC in renal pelvis
Hi - I'm a 66 year-old woman who had a left kidney, left adrenal gland, left ureter, and a cuff of my bladder removed in July '08. Pathology report came back saying all margins were clear and no signs of metastases. Every three months I went to my urologist for a bladder scoping with all good results. Twice I had my…
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Complete incontinence
Hi all; My partner has been undergoing radiation for stage 4 renal carcinoma that has metastisized in his brain. He has 2 treatments left before he starts chemo, and he has complete urinary and bowel incontinence. Aside from his complete humiliation regarding this experience I am wondering will this go away in time or ?
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looking for anwers
Hello everyone , I'm new here and I have Kidney Cancer. I need help I went to see my doctor a few weeks ago, when my doctor told me and my mother all I wanted do was get very mad and walk out of the office, but my doctor told my for me to start my treament I would have to make a chose of an IV or the pills. can anyone tell…
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Lesion found in Lung at post surgery check up
Hi, everyone, I found a tumor in my right kidney during my regular check up last year and then had a partial nephretomy at the end of October, 2008 to remove the 2.2 cm tumor and DX T1a renal cell carcinoma, coventional clear cell type with Fuhrman Grade 2. During my post surgery check up in April this year. A CT scan done…
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my children
Since I had RCC are my children considered to be higher risk to also get it? Kathie
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night sweats
Hello, I was diagnosed with probable renal cell carcinoma in April and had my kidney removed in June. During the time I was waiting for my surgery I had many symptoms, including night sweats, which I had never had before. My biopsy showed a stage one, grade 4, carcinoma. The margins were clear. My urologist wants me to…
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Oncologist??
I just found this site yesterday by accident. I'm 60 yr young female, had a left nephrectomy 7/10/06. I had no symptoms,just a feeling that I had cancer. My husband died of prostate cancer 3 years before and I thought maybe I was just being paranoid because of that. I really thought maybe ovarian, or colorectal, but kidney…
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Torisel for treating Stage-1 kidney cancer
Hi All, my father (73) a few weeks ago began treatment on Torisel for a stage 1 kidney cancer (he had one kidney removed, but a year later other growths had appeared) and I was wondering if there are any statistics on remission rates for this type of cancer and medication. Thank you all. Regards.
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma metastasis to lymph nodes
My Mom was diagnosed with transitional cell carcinoma of the right kidney in June of 2008. She had her right kidney, ureter, adrenal gland and cuff of the bladder removed. The pathologist report said she had high grade TCC but that it was stage 1. Last month she had a CT that showed nodes in the pelvic area. She then had a…
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help me
my wife and i are have in trouble!! i have been fighting kidney cancer or 5 years and rigt now i feel the best i'v felt in 5 years. i'm back, from the dazed and confused and mean person i have been seance we started this 5 years ago. but now that i'm better my wife does not feel excited or intimate with me now. she says…