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RCC with lung mets ( updated cleaned up post)
Hi all , this is my 1st post here, back in 2011 I was diagnosed with left rcc and had the kidney removed. Jan 2016 at my 5 year check up they found 2 lung mets in my right lower lobe. I had a traditional thorectomy and had my right lower lobe removed April 1st, I am now on day 5 in the hospital going to be released today.…
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I have been diagnosed with saromatoid renal cell carcinoma mastaside - looking for new treatments
I was diagnosed 1.5 years ago and given 3 to 6 months to live and I am still here. I started with sutent and that worked well and then stopped. I am now going on drug treatment called gemcitabine. This may be the last treatment for me according to the VA, I am looking outside the box. I am looking for any research…
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Go Uconn!
Our Uconn womens basketball team plays for it's 4th national championship in a row tonite. No team has worked harder than Uconn. There are things you see in their game that are never seen in the mens game. The patience, the unselflessness, the floor positioning and the extra 2,3,or 4th pass. What an awesome bunch of kids.…
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One week post-op/thanks for help/questions
Hi All. I am here! Here being home after the hospital stay (which was a bit longer than intended due to cath issues). One week out and I feel not-so-great. Maybe this is because I am very, very active normally?! Also refusing pain meds, so that's my own fault. Anyway, thanks for all the advice. So glad I have my body…
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here's my story
Jan 1st I went to the e.r with pains which I thought was kidney stones. I had a ct scan done and it showed a mass (4.5cm) in my left kidney. Drs told me it was an abscess, gave me antibiotics and sent me home. I went to my primary Dr who suggested I do another ct scan to check size, I went for that ulrasound Feb 16. It…
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Two Year Check up Tomorrow
Getting really nervous about my scans and x-ray tomorrow. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers and wish me a nice visit from Uncle Ned. Won't see my doc until Friday but they posts results of tests online so I'll be an anxious mess checking daily. I don't know why but I'm really more scared this time than last…
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38 yrs old 15cm renal mass with spread to lungs, adrenal, and lymph nodes
Hi Everyone! My name is Mike and I am 38 years old. I got my CT back on Tuesday. I have 15cm renal mass on my right kidney. There are "extensive scatterered cannonball metastatic lesions" in my lower lungs. I also have 1.6cm metastatic lesion in my left adrenal, something about about lymph nodes. I have a appointment with…
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Killer T Cells
Murder most fine My wife, a respected viral oncologist, sent me these. If your on Optiva or even IL2 ( I think) this is what should be happening in your body right NOW. The good guys wear green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntk8XsxVDi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYfIF3_5xEk --
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having left flank pain, ultrasound tomorrow, worried
My last series of scans was two months ago with NED report. Brain,abdomen,pelvic C.T scans were clear. Everything was fine till last week, since then I have on and off left flank pain( my right kidney was removed due to rcc) the pain was persistent but not sharp, but it got worse since today morning, still don't need…
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Hi - my name is Laura and it was not a kidney stone
Hi I am new. I went to the ER thinking I had a kidney stone. No, I had a mass on the left kidney (big one) and my ER doctor said most likely its kidney cancer. My life stopped on a dime -- sounds familiar I am sure... Short version: Radical Left nephractemy (sp), removal of one lymph node. Chest CT indicates 3 spots on…