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Radical Nephrectomy October 2,2014
I had a radical nephrectomy on October 2, 2014. Now i know its only been a week, and yes ive asked my doctor these questions. But i would like to know from others who have actually experienced this. Is the swelling and pressure around incision normal and how long does it last? I do feel numbness as well. Just dont know…
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surgey
Hi all. Surgery was completed Thursday and I came home yesterday. Doing well. Taking Tylenol for pain with some occasional oxy. I'm finding it hard to eat. Small amounts seem to work best. They attempted the partial, but once they got in there they had to convert to a complete radical. The tumor was pressing on the…
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cyberknife
posting this from my phone so please bear with me ifthere are a lot of errors ☺. I have a friend who has battled bowrlrl cancer. They now have found 2 brain ttumors. They are going to perform the surgery but I asked her about thw cyberknife and she never heard of it. I know a few of you have had that pricwdure done. Any…
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New here but concerned
I had a radical Nephrectomy a year ago. I always had discomfort on my left side and a bump just under my rib cage. Anyone have any comment on this?
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New here and worrying. pls help
Hi everybody, I'm leah, female and I'm 29.years old. I've been having flank pain and under the ribs pain, tiredness and monthly pain by my pelvic not like cramp pain but more of like when sitting down pressure goes up on the lower abdomen to the top abdomen under my rib. My creatinine is 0.5 and my urine is clear. It was…
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Not sure what to think
I had a MRI for my back which stated that had a T2 hyperintense (≥7 cm) left renal lesion may represent upper pole parapelvic cysts. Consider correlation with ultrasound. Went Friday for my Ultrasound to follow up. Got these results today: R Kidney: A complete evaluation of the right kidney was performed. The kidney is…
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Update GSR
Hi All..! Yes I have been a tad quiet here.. sorry. Things are mostly OK.. no complaints. Had a Cyberknife procedure early August for Met on Spine. The Cyberknife in turn caused major pain for about 6 weeks and it did get better. Still some pain, but I can deal with it. Next about 2 weeks ago had pain in right foot, I…
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One year MRI
Underwent a partial nephrectomy at the Moffitt Cancer Center last October. I was lucky: it was benign, an oncocytoma. MRI this week showed no negative findings on the operated right kidney. A small simple cyst was noted on the left kidney. Urologist plans to monitor it. Feeling good despite numerous medical procedures in…
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Found my way back in...:)
A month or so ago we had a big time power surge here at the house that wiped out about half of our electrical toys...2 tvs, an a/c and unfortunately my computer. I thought I hada surge protector on it but it turns out is was just a six plug power strip. Anyhow, I got a new computer and a good surge protector but took me a…
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Pathology results
Hi all, I'm back from my urologist appointment 5 week post up. He gave the Path results. Clear cell Stage Pt3a grade 2 renal vein involvement, clear margins He thinks he "got it all" and told I have 85% chances of the cancer not coming back. I take this as a good news. I will have follow up every 6 months for the next 5…
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Muscle Soreness Nephrectomy Side
Apologies if this has been discussed before. I haven't seen it. Each time I get even a slight cough (much worse if I have a serious cough) I get really sore on the side my nephrectomy was on. Not at all on the other side. I'm 2 years out from my nephrectomy. I would have thought that the muscles would all be healed up by…
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Waiting and Concerned
In 1990 I lost my left kidney to RCC, 2004 partial right kidney at UCLA, 2007 prostate cancer. This August the cancer had returned to what is left of my right kidney and spread to my hip bone. Until yesterday I was able to walk almost normally but now pain has set in and it is difficult to walk. Next Tuesday the "team" at…
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Surgery
Well, Thursday is approaching. My hopefully partial is scheduled. All the testing is completed. I'm healthy as a horse except for the cancer. Anxiety is starting to set in. I had my annual mammogram a couple of weeks ago and low and behold there was something there. Funny thing is that it really didn't freak me out that…
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3weeks post surgery
hi all its been a few weeks since I posted. Feeling good although my incision areas are very painful is that normal have others experienceEd this as well.? I have lost 11 lbs since my surgery. Not complaining was trying to lose some weight
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Freaking out
Can anyone tell me if it is normal to freak out over a mamogram? Just a little background. I was diagnosis with renal cell carcinoma on August 1st and had a radical nephrectomy on August 11th. I was symptom free when the cancer was found and I have had a great recovery and returned back to work just a few days ago. I just…
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May have won the Lottery
Good morning, My name is Charlie and I have been diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma. But the way it unfolded may be the luckiest day of my life! I was recovering from a recent Hernia surgery and took a minute to check and see that my gutters were clear because we had heavy rain coming in. I assended the 12 foot ladder and…
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Total hip replacement surgery scheduled
when it's not raining, it's hailing! I have surgery scheduled for 2 weeks from today for left hip replacement. I'm ready to change family dr and oncologist! Had another ultrasound run on my thyroid (fairly large nodule on left and another showing up three weeks later on the right.) Inconclusive needle biopsy with the…
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Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to those who've alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If you received a message from rita44556 prompting you for money,…
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looking for dr.
Hello I'm looking for a urologist in Ann Arbor ... would prefer a woman. I had a partial nephrectomy in 2008 at Cleveland Clinic. My GP has been ordering my follow-up scans for past several years, but I would be more comfortable with a urologist (really long story about experiences in hometown). Any recommendations?"
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Scan today.
Today was my 3 1/2 year post nephrectomy scan. Good news. A couple little things remain stable. Who could've imagined this 3 years ago? So, ALWAYS GET ANOTHER OPINION!! Amazing since I've had no drug or surgical therapy since Il-2 a year ago. I do get monthly zometa to keep my bones strong. However, this isn't the end of…
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PTCSD anyone?
I've been thinking about this more and more. I diagnosed myself with PTCSD (Post Traumatic Cancer Stress Disorder) today. The symptoms? I have this nagging feeling my cancer has come back and it just won't go away. I think it's gone (and, in fact, I've stopped even thinking about IT), then I get a little pain in my neck…
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Night sweats post-op anyone?
Hi, I am now 4 weeks post-op and things are slowly returning to normal. I am now back at work part time and "normal" life is resuming. Pain is 90% gone, so i am off pain medicine since 1 week. The thing bothering me are those heavy night sweats. I was blaming it on pain drugs, but it keeps happening even without it. Anyone…
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2nd opinion on Cancer #1 tomorrow
This thyroid recurrence is still ongoing. It's been over 2 months since routine testing turned into panic, then into more waiting. I have 6 areas of cancer in neck/chest right now, and my ENT deemed it inoperable. He told me to just "deal with it" and get on with life. What a jerk! I left that appointment disheartened,…