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Scared. Optimistic, but scared.
So I was just told by the ER that they found Renal Cell Cancer in one of my kidneys. This, am afraid, is something I brought upon myself. Long time drinker, to the point of blacking out frequently. Last year, after a bout of drinking, I pissed blood, but thought nothing of it and it never happened again. Flash forward to…
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Newbie
Hi! I am so glad to find this group! I went to the ER the end of February with a suspected kidney stone. The CT scan showed a 1.6 cm mass on the top of my right kidney. A follow up scan and and MRI confirmed the mass, and an additional mass on the lower left part of my kidney (which isn't quite as suspicious as the top…
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Bulge?
im 8 weeks post surgery partial nephrectomy feeling pretty close to 100 percent at this point during most activity but I still have a bulge On the top side of my incision. I had open surgery. I found a few older posts that seem to indicate this may be permanent? Has anyone around here had this issue? At 8 weeks is it still…
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Back Pain/Shoulder Pain
so I’m two months post partial neph for chrimophobe RCC 3.9cm. This was found incidentally due to my complaint regarding back and shoulder pain neither of which has in any way dissipated post surgery. I’ve spoken to my doctors,both my PCP and my urological surgeon who is handling my scans and they insist it’s not related…
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Tiny blood clots in urine
I had open partial nephrectomy over 5 weeks ago and recently, I saw a few tiny black or brown particles in a couple of my urines almost daily. (However, my urine is still clear) My urological oncologist said that they could be tiny clots from my old blood left in my kidney while back. I am kind of worried and would like to…
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Question
Has anyone experienced "brain fog" after surgery? I'm 15 months post surgery and all my kidney function numbers are normal but something hasn't seemed quite right for about a year now. I'm not sure if it could be related to having kidney cancer or not.
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3 Month Scan
I am getting my 3 month scan next Wednesday and just found out its only of my abdomen. How come they dont scan my whole body? After having cancer at such a young age - Im 33- I want to be sure its no where else in my body. Is this common to just do abdomen? This news isnt sitting well with me :(
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BP medications
Good morning, I hope everyone is safe from the cyclone snow storm. I'm wondering if members would be willing to update their blood pressure medicine experiences. Most of the forum answers are a few years old. I had my kidney and 6.5cm chromophobe tumor removed Oct., 2017. Normal BP (no medication) until November, 2018 then…
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pain and burning sansation
I am on my 5th week of recovery from robotic partial neph. Did anybody had burning sensation under shoulder blade on the site of surgery?
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Vertigo
Hello everyone and hope all are well! I've been on Sutent since December, completed 2 rounds and just started my third round yesterday 3/6/19. Had scans done on Monday and they showed a 25% shrink of my tumors on the adrenal glan and lungs. They are going to continue the Sutent as it is working at this point. One thing…
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Colon thickened and Free Fluid at the Pelvic
Hi! Everyone! I had a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in July 2017. My pathology is Clear Cell RCC, 4cm, T1a Nx Mx Today is my 3rd time MRI scan & chest X ray. Everyhing are OK. But they accidentally found my descending colon had thickened and there are some free fluid at the pelvic area. After consulted 2 radiologists…
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Kidney Surgery for Stage 1 Renal Cancer
I will be undergoing open a partial nephrectomy on March 21, 2019 for a 4cm mass on the lower lobe of my left kidney! Any advice on what to expect during and after surgery? The doctor intitial diagnosis is Stage 1 renal cancer but will not be confirmed for a fact if malignant until the mass is removed and patholigacally…
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Treatment Provider Selection
I'm new here and am glad finding this incredible forum. I was incidentally diagnosed with a solid-appearing enhancing left exophytic renal mass in CT and MRI last December. The mass is in posterior midpole measures 10x4x15 mm. I feel very lucky that it was found early. My previous urologist oncologist offered me three…
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Lung Nodules
Went for 1.5 year check up. CT of chest and ultra sound of kidneys. DOC wanted CT of chest, abdomina and pelvis but insurance got in the way.. Anyway, had a 4mm stable nodule since the beginning now I have another 4mm nodule that showed up this time- not sure how worried I should be or what I should ask for if anything?…
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Weight loss
When is unexplained weight loss a concern? I weigh at the same time every day and lately I have been eating more (an not all clean but mostly lower sodium) and have lost about 5 lbs. over the last week (I weight right around 200 lbs). I went to my PCP and he said that if the weight loss continues and hits 20-40lbs. in 6…