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Kidney Cancer

Archives for March 2011

MY FIRST POST & ?'s about radiation
Was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor in 1969. Had complete left nephrectomy. Received vincristin and cosmagen chemotherapies and cobalt treatments. Now 43 years later I have been diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma with a 4cm tumor on right kidney and it matastisized to S1 & L5 with approximate 4 cm tumor. Tumor has been…
MY FIRST POST & ?'s about radiation
Was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor in 1969. Had complete left nephrectomy. Received vincristin and cosmagen chemotherapies and cobalt treatments. Now 43 years later I have been diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma with a 4cm tumor on right kidney and it matastisized to S1 & L5 with approximate 4 cm tumor. Tumor has been…
6 weeks post op
I went to the ER December 16, 2010 in extreme pain, throwing up, expecting to be told I had a kidney stone. Instead, I was told I had a baseball sized cancer tumor in my right kidney that had probably been growing for 4 years or longer. The next morning I found myself talking to a urologist about surgery. Because I live in…
Swollen legs
Hi everyone I was just diagnosis with kidney cancer the begining of this month. Did anyone have trouble with ther legs swelling? Both of my legs are swollen and have been getting bigger even after vascular surgery last year. Thanks DarrylPe
Urether blockage after partial nephretomy any one else?
I had renal clear cell cancer 3 years ago, for two years I had lazier and stenting for persistent blockage in urethra. It was a hemlock, which is used in surgery to block up blood vessels in the remaing 1/2 of the kidney. 8 stents for two years, no fun! Anyone out there who has heard od this before?
Waiting for surgery re: Kidney removal
Hi I was diagnosis wth stage 1 kidney cancer two weeks ago. I'm currently waiting for a date for the surgery. I would appreciate any advise on things to prepare for and, things to expect after surgery. Thanks in advance this is a wonderful site
RCC cryotherapy on small 1cm cancer on kidney, any recommendations?
Hi everyone, I am a 18 month survivor of a partial nephrectomy. Doctors found another spot on my other kidney. They say that it is not unusual to have something on other kidney. Primary doctor wants to do cryotherapy, but I have gotten a second opinion and the other doc says I am to young and that I should have open…
New & Searching
My husband was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer in both kidneys. Both were removed. He had no spread to bone, liver, or lung. We are still waiting on path. report, but doctor suspects possible cancer in adrenal gland as well as one lymph node. Wondering what treatments are available, and what to do to help him regain…
New Here
Hi, I am a 44 year old woman who had RCC on 2004, had a partial nephroctomy of my right kidney. @ that time they also dicovered that I had a few cysts in the left kidney too, that is why they did not removed the whole kidney. last year's ultrasound discovered a "mildly complex" cyst in my left kidney and since this year's…
Panic attacks
Last week I had my first panic attack,I had three in a matter of days. Most horrible thing I have been through since my kidney cancer. It all started when I had my blood pressure taken at work. They were doing free screenings so I got one. It was 150/90. The person that took the reading over reacted with" omg your blood…
new dx scared
my ct shows large renal mass exophytic i am trying to figure out what exophytic means? and how does it relate to the mass?

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