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Woo hoo!!
I just want to share with you that next Saturday my husband and I are going away for vacation together. A real vacation! We are leaving next Saturday for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. We haven't been away on a vacation like this in 5 years. I am so looking forward to the palm trees, beautiful beach and ocean, cocktails…
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Six years on CSN
Tomorrow marks 6 years that I have been on CSN trying to make a positive difference in the lives of our club members. For those of you interested in my periodic prognostications, just type in the keyword "Icemantoo" above to search my various posts. What I need now as I will be 73 years young this year is for others to…
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Open Partial Nephrectomy
I am scheduled for a partial open nephrectomy on 1/26 for a 4.1 cm mass on my left kidney. I'm curious about others experience with recovery after the open procedure. I'm a single mom to a preschooler, and I need to figure out how long I will need to have help caring for her. Thanks in advance for your insight!
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Is it just me?
I often wonder if other people experience discomfort in their abdomen on the side of the surgery years after surgery or is it just me? My surgery was in Oct. 2012. The more anxious I feel about it, seems the more discomfort I have. Donna~
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Starting the Journey
New to the forum...today. Just found out there is a 6-7centimeter mass on lower right kidney. did cystoscopy yesterday...not fun, and am going to pelviic CT in about 2 hours. Guess we need to look at that to find out if it's "encapsulated" , and other new words I'm learning reading your comments. Will be meeting with…
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Scan too soon or not?
Hope this finds you all well! In August I changed medicines and was scanned in November where I was told that the medicine seems to be working and that some if not all of my tumors were shrinking. After I got that wonderfully glorious news, I was told by my Doctor that I had too many scans in 2015 and need to space them…
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One year scan results
I am one year out from my partial nephrectomy...stage T1B grade 3 removed from right kidney. I had my first set of scans a week ago. The only thing they found was a small 3mm focus of lew density on the right side of my liver near the dome. They recommended an MRI of the liver to check it out. My doctor doesn't seem very…
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I'm new to this forum
What does "NED" mean? My story: my surgery (left partial nephrectomy via the da Vinci robot) was Oct. 5, 2012 and I was one of the lucky ones, Bob the Blob (as I refer to the tumor) was still barely encapsulated and my doctor was able to remove all of the cancer. Usually sometime around the anniversary of my surgery I go…
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Mountain lion
Just read this on a Facebook page I'm following, I think you'll like it. They didn't mention who the author is. ................. In case you've ever wondered................ "What’s it like to go through cancer treatment? It’s something like this: one day, you’re minding your own business, you open the fridge to get some…
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Time for a change
This will be an interesting year. Having survived last years burden of pain and spinal canal mets is amazing. Weakness in my right arm and hand is still significant but it is also still improving. No one is aware of my neuro problem until I need to pick up something over a few pounds or when I need to tie my shoe or pick…
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2016
Happy New Year to all of my friends here on the kidney forum. Wishing everyone a happy and healthier New Year with many visits from our dear Uncle NED! Keeping everyone close in heart and thoughts. Nancy
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Question about Surgery
Good Morning, I received my surgery date of January 18th for the partial (or perhaps radical) neph and Cholecystectomy. Question - this will be an open procedure: does anyone know if it is stitched shut or do they use staples? Is one better then the other? I have read a lot, but have never seen anything about this. Doctor…