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St. Paddy's day
Paddy, Sean and Seamus were staggering their way home from a night of tossing back a few Guiness.Anyway, they stumble upon a few old stone markers on the side of the road. Paddy says," Aye,this here fellow lived to the ripe old age of 88. His name is O'grady". Sean States, " And this fellow was 91, O'Toole he was called."…
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post radical nephrectomy back pain
My wife had a left kidney radical nephrectomy 11-18-2011. Things are going well and she has a upcoming 1st scan in May (which we are nervous about). My question is she is complaining of a small back pain just under her ribs on the side with her remaining good kidney. It is not there all the time but she says it comes and…
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colds-advice
What is safe to take for a head cold when we have one kidney? I came down with one last night and I took some tylenol cold medicine today, is that safe to continue? Health and Happiness to all, Wayne
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A shout out to darrlipe and vangusto
I hope I got got the names right ,I remember darril was having problems with his remaining kidney ,I also remembers vangustos tumor at time of dx was rather large but both of them had a very positive attitude,hey if you guys are still out there please let us know how are you doing ,I do think about both of you and have…
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Hello, Recent Nephrectomy Patient for RCC
Hello, Thought I'd join up and read about the journeys that others with similar situations to my own have taken. Honestly, I guess I'm hoping to see and hear from long time survivors who've had renal cell carcinoma like mine. A little background on me- in November of last year, my Nana (grandmother who raised me) was…
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Integrative Medicine
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine
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Targeted Therapies for Kidney Cancer
http://www.mskcc.org/videos/targeted-therapies-kidney
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Hats off to Faye.
Today it is close to 80 degrees here in Michigan. Not bad for the last day of Winter/first day of spring, Anyway I took Piper for her walk and she wanted to play with Ernie across the street. I always knew that Ernie's human mother, Faye was a Kidney Cancer survivor, but never really talked in detail about it until today.…
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8 weeks after opp
Hi Guys, I just thought I would update,alot of you know, I had Full left kidney removed 6th Jan 2012 6.5 growth,I had a scan after 3 weeks and the doc says he thinks he as caught it all, Ive been back at work now for 2 weeks so actually 6 weeks off work after the opp, I do get weary by the end of my working day. Im on…
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Thoughts solicited on Thought for the Day -
Guys, I met a pastor this morning (no, I haven't crossed over - not yet), but he made a statement which resounded with my experience. This has nothing to do with religion, but you may choose to see it that way, if you wish to. Many of us read so many things, inspiring quotes, stories, not necessarily cancer related. He…
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No health insurance -- need surgery for malignant tumor the size of an orange
I am a caregiver for someone with no health insurance. He has just been diagnosed with a malignant tumor on his kidney the size of an orange. He needs surgery immediately or the tumor will leak or burst and spread cancer throughout his body. He has virtually no income or savings. Is there anywhere he can go to get…
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1st follow-up CT
Will have my 1st follow-up CT scan tomorrow after left kidney was removed in October. Recovery from surgery has been great. Hoping and praying for good results from test.
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Second Cycle of Nexavar
Each day is a new day! Votrient was not a drug tolerable for me, and I really wanted to take it, as is new and seems to work for many. After two cycles, Doc stopped it as side effects were off the chart. Two weeks later started Nexavar,after 15 days, more side effects. Doctor stopped the drug for a week, side effects gone,…
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The Latest on the Vascular Invasion Question
As I posted last week, I sent an email to my urologist about the vascular invasion question that was discussed in an earlier posting. He returned to the office today and got back to me immediately. Kudos to him for that. Below is his response to my question about vascular invasion and tumor necrosis. QUOTE "The prognosis…
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My Mother is scheduled to have her Kidney removed
Hi everyone, My mother (age70) is scheduled to have her left kidney removed along with the tube that goes from the kidney to the bladder and maybe (Dr.'s not sure yet) a small part of her bladder where the tube (sorry don't know it name) joins it. She had been having blood in her urine for the past 6 months on and off and…
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What's the truth ? It's all so confusing. Between Covers, an Anticancer Infomercial - An Illusion of
Interesting, what does one believe ? An illusion of control ? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/health/07book.html?_r=1 By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D Published: October 6, 2008 NY Times The famous name and the impeccable scientific credentials don’t hurt, but David Servan-Schreiber’s “Anticancer” rides mostly on the sincerity of…
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Chemo sensitivity testing
Education please. The name of Suzanne Somers means nothing to me but this piece of hers interested me and I'd like to know what anyone here thinks about the topic. Chemosensitivity Tests – Why Does Big Pharma Know About Them and WE Don’t? By Suzanne Somers10/30/2009 3:30:00 PM…
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I am a Survior!
Hi all- just wanted to give a quick update- First I am feeling great! Each day things get a little easier, I finally made it home (I had been staying at my moms) and finally fealing like my life is getting back to normal. I got my pathology results yesterday and I am cancer free- stage was pT1a, 2.3cm tumor with no renal…
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Are natural remedies snake oil or promising
I have been online reading a lot about diet, exercise, and other changes I can make to help my body become more cancer-proof. I have already read some of your posts about an alkaline diet and other research. Then there are those of you who are living life as usual but in moderation. I have seen articles online about…
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Get copies of all scans, all lab work, everything!
I know for you tenured members on this group, this is a no-brainer. But--for the newbies--let me stress the importance of getting all of your medical records. You'll need them if you want a second opinion plus there is no way your doctor knows everything on your records. Believe me. My husband's doctor -- Dr. Hammers -- is…
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Opinions on High Protein Diets
Hey Everyone, I've been reading all these posts about how healthy everyone is eating. I have been the exact opposite. Since my cancer surgery, I have gained weight and can't seem to get a handle on it. I keep thinking that I received a second chance and should take better care of myself, but I think I have been too…
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My thought for the day...
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to Leave the examination room and said, 'Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.' Very quietly, the doctor said, 'I don't know..' 'You don't know? You're, a Christian man, and don't know what's on the other side?' The doctor was holding the handle…
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anniversary
I had my nephrectomy one year ago today. Awesome. It brings to mind how often I have read here that new treatments are always being developed and to keep up hope. Had I not been fortunate enough to be offered my MDX trial, ( definitely a new treatment. And one I didn't know existed) I may not be here to write this. So for…
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Dr.'s willingness to wait???
Just got a call from the office of John's oncologist. Assistant said she had submitted John's name to insurance company for clinical trial (MDX plus TKI drug) for approval but were told "it would be put under review" and decision made within 45 days. She explained he couldn't be screened for trial until approved by…
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Chromphobic Eosinophilic
In January 2012 - I went in for a CT scan related to a colon issue I was having and they found a 14.5cm mass in my left kidney. I had no symptoms, no history and none of the risk factors. From the CT scan it appeared that the tumor was contained in the meaty part of my kidney. I had a radical nephrectomy and a colon…
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Anyone ever have false positive on scan?
My mom has been diagnosed with a 4.3 cm tumor on her kidney. Also two nodes seem to have faint foci and are a little enlarged. They noted it was positive though on the report. I am wondering if anyone ever had this happen and then find they were just inflamed. She has been having a bad uti for over a month now and on…
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Any way to determine how long primary tumor has been around?
As I've stated before, I find a lot of value to this board and one of the many values is it makes you think. In reading some of the other links where people discuss possible contributors to their cancer, I noticed some people assign age to their tumors, e.g., "doctor says I've had for four years," etc. None of John's…
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http://youfearless.com/
http://youfearless.com/
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After 2 months something else discovered
In January I had a partial Nephrectomy, and it was discovered I had stage 1, grade 2 chromophobe cancer. All margins were negative, and I started to believe I would be done with this until 6 months from now. I have been having pain and swelling in my neck and my pcp advised it would be best get an ultrasound. I went last…
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Open Nephrectomy pain after 80 days
I am into the third month of recovery from the big slice. I feel like this surgery has changed my life. For the worse. I have been online almost weekly trying to find out about this thing that has happened to my body. Symptoms of "other than" kidney issues plague me. There is NOTHING out there except stories from others…