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Does my fatigue last forever and will I be able to excercise with one kidney.
Had my kidney removed early July, hopefully back to work by November. Just wanted to know the following; will this fatigue last forever, will I be able to swim and get fit with one kidney. Ok no jumping out of planes etc; any advice would be appreciated.
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Does my fatigue last forever and will I be able to excercise with one kidney.
I had part of my kidney removed in March this year then on 2nd July had it completely removed. The news is I should be cancer free. So to my question, I wondered how long this fatigue will last it just hits you like a brick wall, I do intend to go back to work by November. Also would like to be fit for purpose and wondered…
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Sleeping after surgery
Hi, my name is Tiffany and I had a partial nephrectomy 3 weeks ago. I thought thinks were healing fine, I was able to sleep on my side with a pillow propping up my stomach. The past few mornings I've been waking up on my stomach and it feels like its going to explode with I get up. I'm waking up 3-4 times per night…
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Now what....
My 26 year old husband has a 6cm mass on his lower right kidney. We have three little boys. we were told its 90percent sure cancerous. He had a kidney stone last week and that's how the mass was found, he's got a contrast scan scheduled for Wednesday and then a meeting with the urologist to see about surgery options.…
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Starting Votrient this week
After so many investigations and procedures I finally get to start drug treatment. MRI done this past Saturday shows L1 lesion a little reduced in size with no spinal cord encroachment and oncologist is happy for me to go ahead with drug treatment just wants to chat with both spinal surgeon and radiation oncologist to…
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Back in Action
To all cancer survivors: I have been able to occasionally check the board and appreciate all of the support for my first round of HDIL2. If you are curious about details, just read Fox's play by play, it is all true. (thanks Fox, hope all is well as can be expected in round 2). All I can add is a quote from JG, "what a…
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Crap...there is more than one part of my body to worry about
Ok, so a few weeks ago we got a NED, very happy about that. We went to the beach, partially to celibrate. I walk over the dunes, carying the beach crap, and I start getting pains....chest pains. I stopped. cold. Now, I get another diagnosis code. :) . It is funny, after battling stage IV RCC with Sarcomitoid features, a…
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For Texas_Wedge database
Here is what my path report says. I think you have all the rest of my info: Tumor site: middle Tumor size: greatest dimension: 6.7 cm, additional dimensions: 4.2 x 4.1. Cm Tumor focal it's: Unifocal Macroscopic extent of tumor: tumor limited to kidney; tumor extension unto renal sinus Histologic Type: Chromophobe renal…
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Just had partial nephrectomy
Hi All: I am two weeks post partial nephrectomy for a 1.5 cm clear cell renal cancer. (stage T1a/grade 2) Surgery went well, recovery at home going pretty well, had blood pressure spikes, some back pain, still feel "woozy " at times. I knew about the tumor for a year, it is very dificult to accept that this was actually a…
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Its not exactly the re-invention of the wheel, but . . .
I wasn't sure if anyone was aware of this link for Clinical Trials: http://www.fhcrc.org/en/treatment/clinical-trials/list.74.html It lists about 15 underway, all came up under the heading Renal Cell, adults and pediatric. May be something for someone here! Michael