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Kidney Cancer

Archives for February 2021

Hi, all - new here/beginning Checkmate 914 shortly
Hello, ali- I'm glad to see this forum exists. I learned about my cancer when I peed a whole lot of blood in early January. There had been clues for about 10 months but the doctors chalked it up to depression (covid, partial retirement). Anyway, the scan they took while I was in the ER revealed a 10cm growth on the kidney…
Here we go again Scan Year 3
Hi alll.. This will be my scan # 5 in 3 years...I went to annual scans and I am feeling better with almost no scanxiety.... Hopefully I can bring some goods news to this forum....little nervous but manageable ......
Molecular imaging for kidney tumors tells benign/malignant
Hello all, in my researching my condition I found that UCLA and Johns Hopkins have something called a Sestamibi SPECT scan which can tell with greater accuracy if a renal mass is benign vs, malignant. There aren't many hospitals that have this technology but it's coming along in the future. Just wanted to pass on that UCLA…
Rib Metastasis???
Hello. I am SO new to this kidney cancer journey. Hopefully I am just worried about nothing. I was diagnosed 1/2/21 with a radical nephrectomy performed on 1/20/21. I have Stage 3 RCC with a "highly aggressive" type (the tumor was a 7 cm type IV) according to the surgeon and oncologist. I am recovering well and have a scan…
Ablation x PN
Guys, let me ask you something, With the current advance technologies, does an ablation of a small exophytic renal mass (2 - 4 cm) in a healthy patience have good a prognosis as a partial nephrectomy? I'm talking about oncologic outcomes (reocurrence, survivel rate, etc.) Thanks in advance
Ureteroscopy&Biopsy
Good Morning all, I had my ureteroscopy and Biopsy on 2/11/2021 and 5 days later I am still in a lot of pain. They have left a stent in, could this be why? Has anyone here had this procedure done and if so, what was your experience with it. Trying to figure out if this is normal for this procedure. Thank you in advance for…
Robotic surgery was tolerable
Had my robotic assisted partial nephrectomy and it wasn't too bad. There was some pain coming out of anesthesia and I had 5/10 on the pain scale for some hours even with meds but I made it okay. Now I'm at home healing up. One physician described these surgeries as "well tolerated" procedures. That's what I'd say. Small…
Possible Kidney Cancer or UTUC in Kidney, Newly Diagnosed
Good Morning All, I've been reading you all for quite a while, well, since december to be exact lol. I went into the emergency room for diverticulitis, when a CT scan found a 4cm mass in my right kidney. I scheduled an appt. with a urologist/surgeon for Jan 27th and in the meantime saw my oncologist (thyroid cancer…
Ct scans or mri
My last time I had my scans I was Ned I get scans every three months I had always got mri so we decided we could do ct scans every other three months do you guys think ct scans are as good as mri just wondering
5 yrs ned. Follow up questions
I have a question for you guys. I just had my 5-year check up and I was Ned! The oncologist I was seeing said I'm done and no longer need any follow-up scans or ultrasounds. Today I went to the urologist who did my surgery and he said I'm cancer-free. I'm a little worried about not having any more follow-up scans or…
Pathology: renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid features
We got our results from the lab- renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid features. The numbers he gave us were T3/N1, metasized to the adjacent adrenal gland and regional lymph nodes. A pet scan is ordered for next week as well as xrays, and further testing. Does anyone here have experience with this diagnosis? He didn't…
Blood Tests during Active Surveillance
Hi everyone, My mother just had her 2 year ultrasound follow up. Her solid kidney lesion was 1.3 cm compared to 1.1 cm two years ago. She has significant flank pain every once in a while. Is this common with such a small lesion? She does have 3-4 other simple cysts across the two kidneys. All under 2 cm. She also is tired…
!8 And 1/2 years NED today
Doctors said a long time ago, I will die of something else. icemantoo

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