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Kidney Cancer
Archives for January 2018
Discussion List
Cyberknife vs Regular radiation
My Mom was originally scheduled for Cyberknife on the spine for 1/10 . Last Wed she had severe rib pain , scan showed a fracture & progression since original MRI 3 weeks ago. Her neurosurgeon who removed the L5 tumor suggested radiation start ASAP .We met with radiation last night and he now wants to change her to regular…
Post nephrectomy therapy
I remember when I went to my last visit with the oncologist. She mention something about how it was just appoved for patients that had nephrectomy to have some kind of immuntherapy after removal surgery. She wasnt really in agreement and we didnt discuss it any further. But she did mention it. Now i just read something…
Pathology Results Finally
T3aM0N0 spread to renal sinus, Grade 2, Clear Cell, negative margin. Im really bummed. Was hoping for T2b or of course benign. I have read alot today about T3a and it doesn’t seem to be to positive. Not a whole lot on these forums about T3a either. My dad has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and he has beat the odds by surviving…
So upset
So looking for people to give me more positive stories ! My kidney cancer was T3a NO MO and I had a radical nephrectomy, just had a chest X-ray on a 4mm lung nodule to check for growth ! I had a private message yesterday from a lady saying basically with your pathology report you’ll be lucky if you get 2 years remission !…
I haven’t been around much...
but I hope each of you had a fantastic holiday season and new year! I am forever thankful for this board and each of you!
nivolumab
Hi Everybody, I give you an update. I have being a trial of nivolumab for 2 years which finished end of november 2017. At the start of the trial I had multible lung mets, I had one which was over 2cm which was very close to the bronchical tube and one in the neck. Had PET scan mid December results were lungs all clear. I…
Equilibrium
I have I have also noticed since my partial nephrectomy on 12/20 that once in awhile I get a little bit dizzy maybe with equilibrium issue, like if I lean back it tends to happen is this something that any one else has ever heard of? Thanks again this is a wonderful forum Sal
Night sweats?
Hi, since I had my partial nephrectomy on 12/20 I've been having night sweats just about every night the room is cool so I don't understand it don't know has something to do with the surgery recovering or what has anyone else experienced this? Also 10 days after catheter removal still having issues, the stream is still…
Anxious for Pathology Report tomorrow
Had my surgery on 12/21 removing entire left kidney. Doc said the surgery went well and I guess felf like he got it all. No reason yet to expect more elsewhere after surgery and previous CAT scans. Yet I'm anxious to get the pathology report and I guess learn the grade. He said I'm clearly stage 1 and for that of course…