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Opdiva after four treatments
So I just had my fourth treatment of Opdiva, I was hoping for good things but I won't have a scan until next week. However I did have a broncoscopy on Friday, my ONC wanted to see where the bleeding in lungs was coming from. The Pulmonary doctor found many new tumors that were not on his first report from my ONC, he took a…
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Treatment on hold
I was all set to start my treatment with Sutent this past Wed. but they noticed that I would get a rapid heart beat without to much exertion .We are trying to find out what is causing this. Has anyone had this problem before or after starting treatment? Sierra
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chromophobe rcc
I am a 31 year old female. In July, 2015, I incidentally found out I had a mass in my kidney from an ultrasound in the ER due to a gallstone. After having my gallbladder removed, my surgeon ordered a CT scan, which confirmed a solid tumor. I was able to find a wonderful urologist who specializes in robotic partial…
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Votrient to Opdivo after 3 months. Thoughts?
I met with my oncologist yesterday and he wants to take me off of the 800 mg Votrient and start Opdivo. I am currently "stable" on Votrient with a small tumor burden - appx. 1.8 x 2.3 cm mediastinal lymph node with mild pet scan activity, 2 nodules both still "indeterminant" due to size. Given the small tumor burden, my…
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25 Years Old with Tumor on Kidney
Hello, I am 25 years old and will have surgery in three weeks to remove a golf ball sized tumor on my kidney. It all started 3 months ago. My first day back to work after my wedding and honeymoon I fainted. My blood pressure was extremely high (190/110) and I went to the ER. I've never had blood pressure issues. After a…
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Questions after 2 wk followup
Hi guys, I had my 2 week dr appt today following my partial neph. Def use tyenol not advil like I had asked you guys about. Path: 2.5 cm pt1a, pnx, pm, xunifocal, limited to kidney, clear cell rcc, grade- 1-2, margin says renal parenchymal margin is not involved He said I need a lasix renal gram and blood workup for 3…