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mass above left kidney, very scared right now
Past few days I had bad stomach swelling, and a little pain and swelling on my sides above my hips. I went to the doctor about it and he initially thought it was muscle inflammation.That night, I woke up with difficulty breathing and went to the ER. They did some blood tests and X-Rays. The blood tests all came back great,…
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Advice NEEDED
I desparately need some advice from others who've had a nephrectomy. As a lot of you already know, my nephrectomy was done 6/2/2011. At my 2 wk. follow-up with my urologist, I was told, "see you in a year". My nodes were good, and he said I shouldn't worry, as the whole kidney was removed. My primary care doctor has been…
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radical nephrectomy
my husband was recently diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma they found the tumor by accident through a cat scan. on nov 1 2011 we went in for a radical left nephrectomy the surgery went well the dr is confident that it was contained in the kidney and he got it all the dr said no futher treatment is necessary. in the days…
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Questoins about possible vaccine derived from cells of extracted RCC tumor
Does anyone have info regarding what needs to be held on to, in order for possibly a future vaccine to treat RCC? I've ran across a few things, but want to find out how one goes about retaining a piece of the tumor for this potential research. I have a call in to my Urologist, but I'm being told that the hospital still may…
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Kidney surgery
It's been 13 days ago I had my right kidney removed..I'm doing great..thanks to all the prayers ..this site has been so helpful in helping me get through some rough times. Thanks everyone. LFocus
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Like to hear from anyone that had lung nodules - whether is was a sign of metastasis or not
I had my six month abdominal scan and that was clear, but I also had a Chest Xray and they found a suspicious 5mm spot. Well, a follow-up Chest CT showed two 7mm nodules in the right lung - nothing in the left. As we don't have a previous CT Scan, we don't have anything to compare to. So now it's wait 3 months and take…
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Looking for patients that have had successful partial open Nephrectomy on both kidneys
My husband was diagnosed out of the blue with masses on both kidneys a few months back....he had a partial open nephrectomy Aug 16, 2011 on his left kidney and is scheduled for the same on the right kidney Nov. 22, 2011...our Surgeon at Duke Hospital, NC says it is quite common to have tumors in both kidneys. He would like…
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Inner peace
I just received this and it made me think of all of us. Inner Peace: This is so true If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you…
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New diagnosis of transitional cell
Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. I have just been diagnosed with transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis, right side. The ureter has a mass where it meets the kidney. There are also cells in the kidney itself. I just went for my initial consultation with a urologic oncologist at OHSU in Portland, OR. Since I…
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Good news
Went to the Doctor yesterday to hear the ultrasound results. For those of you that haven't read, I had a radical open surgery Oct 29th 2009 to remove the kidney and the 18.5cm tumor. I required no treatment. Recently had an ultrasound that showed a cyst on my remaining kidney. I'm happy to report it appears to be just a…
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appetite loss... any ideas?
ok, i had underwent an open-type surgery when i was about 8 yrs old to put a clamp or something on an enlarged left kidney i had due to backed up fluids. problems happened as i got older (24 years old now) and had to have my left kidney removed 4/5 years ago due to a single kidney stone the size of my kidney. i was young…