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Drinking....
I just started my magnesium citrate for my surgery tomorrow. This stuff taste terrible. Does everyone have to drink this and why?
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Back pain
I had a right partial nephrocomy on 8-1-16. Two years later I still have back pain and freaking out about next screening in a month. I am also a 32 year old father of 3 yr old twin girls so I'm already stressed. what I've read on this board has hepled me a lot thank you everyone for sharing there experiences. Hope to read…
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Pathology Report
Got a call from my surgeon today. He said it was chromophobe RCC. I looked that up and it's apparently a rare form of RCC, diagnosed in only 5% of cases. What's strange is that it seems to be hereditary, but neither of my parents, nor any of my four grandparents had (to my knowledge) kidney cancer. Of course, since the…
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jojo
Where is our favorite canadian? Maybe on a tropical beach?
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clear cell renal carcinoma - chance for no-recurrence
Hi, My mom was diagnosed with clear cell renal cancer over a year ago. (6,3 cm at greatest dimension), classified as T1bG2 (it's almost T2). It was fully contained within the kidney. Have you heard of people who with more or less this tumor size and aggressiveness have had no recurrence or only a late recurrence? When I…
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tomorrow
Hi all Tomorrow is surgery day. To say I am nervous is an understatement. There's a part of me that wants to run for the hills but I won't. I report to the hospital at 630 am and not exactly sure on surgery time yet. heyker
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Unpredictable...
Unpredictable... (Sung to the tune of "Unforgettable"...) I got my surgery date. Or not. It will be September 6. Or sooner. The surgeon says about 30% of his patients have to change their initial date for surgery because their EKG indicates a referral to a cardiologist is in order first. So their spots become available.…
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NED!!!
Hi everybody! I was away by the sea wihout a computer and no wi-fi conexion for about the longest time ever! Only the phone and wifi in some places, not often. It was great! Almost like life in the old days when computers and cell phones were not around! It did me good and took most of the edge of the scanxiety I was…
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Happy Anniversary to me!
Hubby and I have been married 52 years today. As I've said before, divorce-never; murder-maybe. Especially after he brought home 3 flats (that's 36 pints of berries) the other day. But no pectin, jars/lids/rings/ and only 5# of sugar. Four nights later and a couple of shopping trips later, we finished it all. All I had to…
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margins
Hi i had surgery 5 weeks ago. when i got my pathology it had questionabl margins. it showed ink at margin, bu My doc said that when he took it out it fragmented a little which caused it to look positive to the pathologist, but it was from ink seepage?? he said he then burned the margin more to give him more of a margin and…
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New Member
New member here, so I'll tell my background. In December, 2013, I had a routine physical exam that uncovered some microscopic blood in my urine. My primary care doctor referred me for a CT scan, assuming a kidney stone wold be found. What was found instead, was a 1.5cm lesion on my right kidney that was suspected to be a…
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CT Scan Result show Enlarged Lymph Node
I can't tell if uncle Ned was here or not. It's like I left out milk and cookies for him and got up the next morning and there were some bites taken out of them, but he's nowhere to be seen. Not sure if it was uncle Ned that was here or that damn Ed (evidence of disease). My scan summary noted a mediastinal lymph node that…
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Test
I haven't been able to post. My apologies, but I just wanted to see if it would work. I've been trying for 2 days. Keep getting a "sorry" page with an error message to email to support. Todd
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Truth or not
My cancer diagnosis wasn't actually a total surprise when I heard it. I had an ultrasound done for kidney stones, then got called back for another. Callbacks are great when auditioning for a part, not necessarily great when folks are looking at your innards. Ultrasound #2 was only on one side and higher than the first. I…
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Surgery July 1st
hi friends! My surgery is scheduled for July 1st and 12:00. Doctor said he believes he can do it laporoscopic. My mass is 2.6 cm and report says a very minimal amount appears to be in renal sinus. He thinks he can save most of the kidney. How long do these type of surgeries normally last? He said I should be in hospital 2…
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Radiation III
So the doctors are postponing IL2 for a week because they feel that the radiation left me a little to week. The doctors feel one more week of rest might be beneficial since IL2 can be so harsh on the body. I think that it is a good idea but I was finally ready mentally for the IL2 on Monday but I can wait I guess. Mark
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Surgery next week
Hi all, First, I wanted to tank all of you for answering my questions. The info has been very helpful. Surgery is 6/29 and I'm getting pretty bervous. Today was our last day of school and tomorrow is my last day. I resigned teaching position for now. I've had a hard year health wise and want to rest for awhile. I do have…
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Go to the doctor?
Ok well I've been here before, last year I was worried I had kidney cancer due to microscopic blood in urine bilateral flank pain and pain in the back and stomach. Well after seeing my doctor and getting a ultrasound he said everything is in working order. After being told that the flank pains and what not all seemed to…
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See ya's
Off camping for 4-5 days. My yearly biker camping event. Except this year I have to drive my truck. Ah, luxury accommodations. And we are expecting purr-fect weather. Beer, bands and bikes. More misbehaving in one weekend than most people experience in a life time. Can't wait. This party is on private property and anything…
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Hippy
I'm off tomorrow to get a new hip. Which shows at least that the Oncologist seems to think I'll live long enough to make it worthwhile. :-)
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Son-in-law with sRCC
Hello everyone: I thought I'd join the forum on behalf of my son-in-law who just had a total nephrectomy about two weeks ago to remove a 13 cm tumor that had taken his left kidney. It seemed to the surgeon to be fully contained with no evidence of mets to nearby lymph nodes. The pathology is T2b, N0, M0, grade 4, with 60%…
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Just Diagnosed
hi ! I am a 36 years old female with a lovely husband and three beautiful litt girls. I went on Father's Day to the ER because a horrible pain in my upper middle stomach that would go through my back. After a ultrasound and ct scan they found out that I have gallbladder stones and my gallbladder needs to be removed but…
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Just diagnosed and scared
hi there! I am new to this board. A little background about myself. I was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer at 31. I had a double mastectomy and cancer was gone. It had not spread to any lymph nodes. Well fast forward and I'm now 38 and was just diagnosed with kidney cancer. I'm scared out of my mind. I had been having…
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Happy Fathers Day
To all you dads out there. Hope you have a very special day! Donna~
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Radiation II
I finished radiation on Monday with no idea if it worked or not. My radiation doctor said they can't scan for one month because the radiation can work for several weeks beyond the treatment. My esophogous was injured and my chest feels like I have a ball in stuck in there. The doctors say this is temporary and will stop…
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Pain
During labor the pain is so great that a woman can almost imagine what a man feels like......... When he has a cold. Icewoman
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Road trip!
I'm leaving Illinois tomorrow and taking a road trip with my daughter to Calif. I'm picking her up from OHare and we will take the south western route back to her home. I've got my Sutent, wipes, Tylenol, Tomms toothpaste, Magic mouthwash and Immodium! I may have Stage IV RCC but there's a lot left to see and experience!!…
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Hi, I was here last summer with questions...
Hi. I was here last summer after finding out I had two complex cysts on my left kidney and a simple on the right. I'm a 35 year old female. They were found incidentally when getting a CT scan due to ovarian cysts. My first urologist was a jerk and said don't worry. I got a second opinion. My current docotr is amazing. We…
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New Diagnosis ChRCC
Hi everybody! I have been reading these boards for over a month now, and your posts and encouragement have really been the only way I have made it through.... I am a 44 y/o active female with no known health issues except migraines. On May 9th I was told that I had a mass on my right kidney 1.3 cm, and that it needed to be…
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Radical Nephrectomy - I'm Trying To Stay Optimistic
Hello from Vancouver, BC! I've been following many of your discussions, challenges, victories, and the community at this site is amazing. A 5cm tumour was recently discovered on left kidney a few months ago. After a follow-up test, the urologist concluded that it's growing and a radical nephrectomy to remove the entire…