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Kidney Cancer
Archives for November 2012
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Very New Here
It has been a total roller coaster year for me. I underwent right shoulder surgery in mid-Dec 2011. 6 weeks later I was experiencing severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed as having acute congestive heart disease. The chest x-rays not only revealed the enlargement of my heart but also that my lungs were full of…
No More Afinitor for now??? Back on 7.5 mg of Afinitor since last week
My husband started Afinitor 12 days ago after Votrient stopped working for him after 5 1/2 months. Well he is only 12 days in and he has a bad rash, severe back pain and his face and eyes are swollen and puffy. His Renal Oncologist took him off of Afinitor until at least next week when he goes back to Duke. I am curious if…
Spots ???????
Hey everyone, I haven't posted in a while but now I have a question. I had a tumor between golf ball and tennis ball size in one kidney and they took it out almost 3 years ago. Diagnosed with Prostate cancer about a year ago and they took it out in January of this year. I get the usual 6 month scans because of the kidney…
When is it stubborness? and when is it stupidity?
It's been 7 months since 10X6 stage 2 grade 4 rcc was removed from left kidney. First scans in June were clean so i was shifted to 6 month scans at MD Anderson for balance of 5 years. Initial recovery was fine and after a month or so i was back at the office. Over time (june, july, August) i built up my endurance, gained…
Five Servings a Day of Fruits & Vegetables May Keep Acid Away in CKD
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASN/35736
when I get a dog, I think I'm going to name him Ned
Hi, folks, I'm emerging out of semi-lurker-dom here. Though I've been an awful contributor, this board is the last thing I read before I go to bed every night, and I've come to love that little ritual. I just had my 6-month follow-up ultrasound and it was absolutely clean....NED. To refresh memories, I had a DaVinci…