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Bosniak 3 kidney lesion
I have a kidney lesion 3cm big that i have been following for about 6 months. 60% of being cancer and i am sitting on it.. As i am Completely afraid of doing surgery i have chosen to follow the mass. My question is i have a doctor who wants to do the Partial Nephrectomy. And another who wants to do thermal ablation. The…
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Chemo with kidney removal
I was prepared for the surgery to have a kidney with a tumor removed. Now the doctor says he just got new guidelines for my issue. That is to have weekly chemo for 3 months prior to the surgery instead of after. I wasn't aware of going to be having chemo after but he said that after surgery he would send me for an…
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Cancer in my left ureter
I was diagnosed with a tumor in my left ureter down by my bladder and according to my uroligist they have to remove the kidney and ureter. My question is should there be any tests or scans done to see if the cancer has spread and if it has spread what kind of treatment is there. I don't understand what all this means but…
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Sore muscle opposite side of kidney with tumor removed.
So I had my left kidney removed on july 5th, I’m just about 6 weeks post surgery and the right side of my back is sore and has been sore since the surgery. Has anyone else experienced this? I did mention it to my oncologist, but he didn’t say anything about it. I have told my surgeon too and I am waiting a response. I’m…
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Where do we start
My older brother is a mid-30's male who has never had any significant health issues until yesterday. He ended up having 2 grand mal seizures within 10 hours of each other, released from one hospital after the first one and threw the second one about 9 hours after the first. The located the mass, 7.5cm x 6cm on his left…
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confused newby - pT3a N ccRCC
With no real symptoms or history of any kidney issues, my mass was found 6/3/23 in the ER. On 6/29 I had a radical open nephrectomy and was confirmed to have a 14cm pT3a N ccRCC. I consciencely stayed off google along the way (for the most part) because each step of the way things were only suspected and I knew it would be…
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Soft Tissue Nodule in Pelvis
Hi My r kidney, ureter and bladder cuff was removed in Nov 2022. My last CT says: Questionable soft tissue nodule in the right pelvis approx 1 cm. Maybe post surgery change. A pet scan has been ordered. QUESTION: my gfr is 25. Is that too low for chemo if I need it? Thanks
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What's is like after kidney removal
Just told my left kidney has to come out due to a tumor. The only symptoms I've had is the usual blood in urine, fatigue, weight loss and slight back sensation. The actual description is: Left upper tract TCC. Discussed robot left neph-U. Recommend intravesical gemcitabine. The urologist didn't indicate that there was any…