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Surgery date set
I got the call from my Urologist's office yesterday....Surgery is scheduled for June 2nd...they will call me the day before to set up a time...I have an apt. on the 26th for the hystory/physical and pre op orders.... I'm glad the surgery will take place so soon....Patience isn't one of my strongest qualities...Are bone…
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possible bone mets 3 yrs post op radical nephrectomy
Hi everybody, My names Dougie and I live in Glasgow Scotland U.K. I had my nephrectomy in July 2008 and have been well since having 6 monthly CT scans.I recently found bone mass in chest and I'm getting some pain.Docs prescribed Diclofenac for pain while he organises bone scan to investigate.Hoping it's not bone mets from…
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After surgery
I had My right kidney removed on Mar 4, 2011, I came home after afew days in the hospital, just to go back to the hospital, but I am back home now "hope to stay, this time", I am doing ok, just sore and tired and weak, and as fare as I have told , I can eat most what I want as long as I stay away from drinking coke. I…
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Help Please!
My dad had kidney surgery and had the left tumor and kidney removed....They did a cat scan and found some tumors or they said they think it good be inflammation because my dad had so much fluid build up in his chest. ITS ALL GONE NOW. They did a test of the fluid and it came back negative so idk. He has a small kidney…
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RCC cryotherapy on small 1cm cancer on kidney, any recommendations?
Hi everyone, I am a 18 month survivor of a partial nephrectomy. Doctors found another spot on my other kidney. They say that it is not unusual to have something on other kidney. Primary doctor wants to do cryotherapy, but I have gotten a second opinion and the other doc says I am to young and that I should have open…
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panic attacks
I had my left kidney removed on April fifth.'There was no involvment of blood vessels, arteries or lymph nodes. My doctor says he is extremely confident that he got all of the tumor and that it was totally contained. Of course, I have to have theusual follow ups etc... I still get so fatigued, and sometimes it hurts so…
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New CT Scan
I had a partial nephrectomy in 12/09 cancer was in the upper pole of my right kidney. I just had a CT Scan done withour intravenous contrast due to ckd in the ER, it shows I have a 2mm non obstructing calculus on my lower right pole. Could this be a cancer recurrence?
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Re Mass Followup
Finally had my apt. with my Urologist yesterday....After looking at the MRI with contrast I had last Tuesday, he said the mass/tumor definitely has to go....I can't describe the fear I felt at that moment, or for that fact, the desperate fear I still have...He said there is a blood supply, and said he'll be doing a partial…
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Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Just wondering how many of you had Transitional Cell Carcinoma rather than Renal Cell Carcinoma. I had TCC and my kidney, ureter, etc were removed 8 weeks ago. It's been a rough time getting my energy back and not being so fatigued. Typically TCC affects men, smokers or those who've worked in the chemical industry. I have…
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sickness
cancer in kidney it has been removed but still sick and in pain after 5 weeks is this normal Im writing on behalf of my wife she is still losing weight . would like to hear from anyone as we are very concerned, david
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ECOG 2805
Anyone else on this clinical trial? I started my 8th cycle of 9 last week and wndering if there were any other folks doing this trial post Nephrectomy. Thanks!!! John
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Any help would be appreciated
My wife was recently diagnose with Chromophone RCC while she was pregnant. They first induced labor at 34 weeks and then waited a few days to proceed with a radical nephroctomy. The whole ordeal has taken out alot of my wife and myself. The Uriologist said it was Stage 2 with not Mets anywhere and lymph nodes were clean.…
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Hoping and Praying
My mom was diagnosed not to long ago with kidney cancer. She was scheduled for surgery last Tuesday and it was unsuccessful, they said they could not cut her open she was losing too much blood and they may have lost her on the operating table. In 3 weeks her tumor grew to 14 cm and was much larger than when they ran scans…
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Kidney Mass
I'm new to this site...I feel I'm at the very end of my rope, discovered these forums, and figured maybe someone might have some insight as to what I'm going through. In June 2010, I went to an Urgent care site locally, I thought i had a UTI..I had some pelvic pain, and was given an antibiotic..The next month the pain was…
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New Docotrs
have a question for you all out there. My surgeon who removed my tumor in October is moving on to another practice. He is suggesting I see another urologist in the practice at one year. I had seen him at 3 and 6 months. Is it reasonable to see a regular urologist for follow up care or is it better to go to another…
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I wished I knew about this site before I had my surgery
Hi everybody! I just came about this site last night in the wee hours because I couldn't sleep. I still have some much on my mind since my surgery and I get anxiety all the time. I am a 44 year old female who had a radical open nephrectomy of my left kidney on March 4th. It was the day after my 44th birthday, so happy…
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For my Mother
We found out yesterday that my mother, who is 82 has a tumor in her right kidney. My father is 85 with borderline alzheimers. I live with them and take care of them, or we take care of each other, I should say. I am a cancer survivor (thyroid) myself so I am scared for her. They are going to schedule an MRI to see if it's…
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New Docotrs
have a question for you all out there. My surgeon who removed my tumor in October is moving on to another practice. He is suggesting I see another urologist in the practice at one year. I had seen him at 3 and 6 months. Is it reasonable to see a regular urologist for follow up care or is it better to go to another…
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My tumor got bigger
For the last 1 and 1/2 years on this discussion board I related how I am doing fine after the removal of my left Kidney and 2,7 cm tumor on 8.1.02. It turns out the inital CT had my tumor as 2,7 cm while the patholigy report following surgery measured the tumor at 4.2cm and according to the doctor that is the more accurate…
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Can anyone shed some light on a complex cyst with some internal echos and possoble partial septation
I had a ct done on my back as I have had some back fusions and now am having pain again the ct scan show a cyst. I then had a renal sonogram that showed a complex cyst with some echos and possible partial septation. the size of the cyst was 2.7 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm's any help in explaining this would be great. thanks, Rob
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6 weeks post op
I went to the ER December 16, 2010 in extreme pain, throwing up, expecting to be told I had a kidney stone. Instead, I was told I had a baseball sized cancer tumor in my right kidney that had probably been growing for 4 years or longer. The next morning I found myself talking to a urologist about surgery. Because I live in…
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Swollen legs
Hi everyone I was just diagnosis with kidney cancer the begining of this month. Did anyone have trouble with ther legs swelling? Both of my legs are swollen and have been getting bigger even after vascular surgery last year. Thanks DarrylPe
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MY FIRST POST & ?'s about radiation
Was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor in 1969. Had complete left nephrectomy. Received vincristin and cosmagen chemotherapies and cobalt treatments. Now 43 years later I have been diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma with a 4cm tumor on right kidney and it matastisized to S1 & L5 with approximate 4 cm tumor. Tumor has been…
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MY FIRST POST & ?'s about radiation
Was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor in 1969. Had complete left nephrectomy. Received vincristin and cosmagen chemotherapies and cobalt treatments. Now 43 years later I have been diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma with a 4cm tumor on right kidney and it matastisized to S1 & L5 with approximate 4 cm tumor. Tumor has been…
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tests given after partial nephrectomy
So confused. What are the normal types of tests to expect the first year after a partial. So far, at 3 months I have had a nuclear renal blood flow scan and blood tests. At the next 3 month interval my surgeon wants me to do more blood tests and a chest xray. AT a year he wants a CT scan. After asking why, I was told…
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New Here
Hi, I am a 44 year old woman who had RCC on 2004, had a partial nephroctomy of my right kidney. @ that time they also dicovered that I had a few cysts in the left kidney too, that is why they did not removed the whole kidney. last year's ultrasound discovered a "mildly complex" cyst in my left kidney and since this year's…
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Panic attacks
Last week I had my first panic attack,I had three in a matter of days. Most horrible thing I have been through since my kidney cancer. It all started when I had my blood pressure taken at work. They were doing free screenings so I got one. It was 150/90. The person that took the reading over reacted with" omg your blood…
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Urether blockage after partial nephretomy any one else?
I had renal clear cell cancer 3 years ago, for two years I had lazier and stenting for persistent blockage in urethra. It was a hemlock, which is used in surgery to block up blood vessels in the remaing 1/2 of the kidney. 8 stents for two years, no fun! Anyone out there who has heard od this before?
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New & Searching
My husband was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer in both kidneys. Both were removed. He had no spread to bone, liver, or lung. We are still waiting on path. report, but doctor suspects possible cancer in adrenal gland as well as one lymph node. Wondering what treatments are available, and what to do to help him regain…
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My mom
My mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 Renal cancer last August. She had not been feeling well for a very long time but hid it because she had no insurance and couldn't afford to go to the doctor. By the time she did it had already spread to her bones, spine, thyroid and many other places. They did two rounds of chemo and…