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Kidney Cancer

Archives for May 2022

Newly Diagnosed with Metastasis--HELP
I need some words of wisdom and hope ... my husband's MRI, CT scan, and ultrasound show a 14x14x10 cm presumable renal cell carcinoma, extensive metastatic disease in right and left liver lobes, metastasis in T11 and T12 spine, metastasis in 4+ nodules in the lungs, and suspicious tumor thrombus in inferior vena cava. He…
Feeling a little overwhelmed
The story so far. I visited turkey 8 weeks ago along with my wife for gastric sleeve surgery, the hospital screening process found a 6.5x5.5 tumour on my left kidney and a 3x2.5 tumor on my right kidney - I had no symptoms for these tumors and its all a bit overwhelming. The hospital decided not to go ahead with the…
Fantom Pain
I had a complete removal of my left kidney, done robotic in February of this year. About 2 months ago I started having pain on my left side where my kidney was. Is any one else had or is having this fantom pain too?
Pathology-type of cancer still unknown:
Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer at the age of 44, September of 2021. It’s now May 2022 and I had received immunotherapy to start/attempt to shrink my tumor (as large as the kidney itself. Immunotherapy sessions had serious adverse reactions. Last month, my right kidney was removed (I still have a…
Removed my right kidney!
I got my right kidney removed yesterday but I am having severe shoulders pain and sometimes chest pain. My heart rate is about 118 and i am monitored for now but they didnot allow me to walk yet. any suggestions how to ease the shoulders pain?
Suggestions for 3-4 hour drive home after partial/full robotic nephrectomy
I will be having either a partial or full robotic nephrectomy next Friday. Although my lesion is small (under 2cm) the location is in a difficult location near vital structures. This is why I don't know if I will have a partial or full until the actual surgery. My drive home will be 3-4 hours & hopefully without…
CE CT Scan after 18months follow up
Thanks to all the wonderful people on this site who are very encouraging and posting their trials and experiences after going through so many hoops to alleviate their sufferings or trying to manage this disease. I have been always reading through your vast experiences and I would like to post that I had the above scan for…
Scans
Hi I'm having a PT scan, CT scan, mammogram in the next few weeks. I think I am experiencing more scanxiety because all my tests and appointments are all bunched up within a month's time. Appreciate prayers and good wishes. I'll keep you posted on the results. Thanks.
16 years ago
I was told on May 9, 2006 that I had a mass(es) in my R. kidney and a mass(es) in the left lobe of my liver. and possibly other sites. "Unless they" could do something about it, I had 5-7 months to live. Next day, I started further testing, while the Internist and oncologist searched for "they." Jump ahead 6 weeks, and…
Mass verses Dromedary Hump?
I had a ultrasound that showed a mass that was suspected of kidney cancer. CT was done and it was fine. I had a dull pain on my left side kidney so Doctor repeated ultrasound three months later. They said in my test results today probable Dromedary Hump. Should I no longer worry? Kidney cancer runs in my family. Is a…
Chemo for kidney cancer!
Hello all I was diagnosed with non invasive bladder cancer when I was 31 years and I been doing cystoscopy since then, it does reoccur once a while but this year my Ct scan showed tumor on my right kidney (3cm) and after doing the biopsy it turns out to be high grade cancer and my right kidney needs to removed. I went for…
Six Month Follow Up - Kidneys ok, however..
I had my six-month scan today and both kidneys are great (2015 5cm mass in left, had a partial neph, 2021 2cm mass right, had a partial neph). Unfortunately it was discovered the lymph nodes between my lungs are swollen, and I'm waiting on a call to schedule an appointment at a lung clinic. I don't know what I'm facing.…

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