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RCC with brain mets
Is there anyone that can give me some information please. My mom was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer in 2007. She has been so strong and such a fighter over these past 3 1/2 years. In June of this year she was diagnosed with metastisis to the brain. They tried Sutent with her. This month we were back in the hospital with her…
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Stats on the one left
I had my Rt. nephrectomy Dec 17th. Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Type, Fuhrman Grad 2. Pathology reports says all contained within the kidney. So it looks like an early catch but was told that there are cases the kidney left could go the same way, which is why the Dr. will monitor it at 6 month intervals. Just curious…
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icemantoo-UPDATE
I just wanted to update you on my dad. He had his CT scan on Sunday. The doc hasn't called withresults. The blood seems to be pink to red in the morning and nothing in the afternoon. He did have 2 days when it did not show up at all. Thanks for listening. My mom is currently in chemo for colon cancer.
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Had a Sucessful 22 months on Nexivar, Now starting Afinitor-scared,confused
Was diagnosed with stag 4 kidney cancer 4/20/08, Had a very sucessfull 22 months on Nexivar with no spread, on 12/13/10 my latest scan showed spread to my Liver, now I am taking Afinitor and very confused/scared. feel as if this is the last hope. Anyone out here currently taking Afinitor with sucess and where do we go from…
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A Healthy and Happy New Year to all
What more can I say. Wishing everybody well and may we help each oiher get through our joruneys together and give help to all we can. Best wishes for a New Year. Icemantoo
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More Scared and REALLY CONFUSED NOW
Iceman (or anyone else for that matter), please read Rad's comments on my other post titled "new here...and quite scared" and let me know what you think? Here is my position on this, I have been to two urologists already, the first one said he thought the other one was more qualified for my case due to the size of my…
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New here...and qite scared..
I am a 36yr old male, in early Nov 2010 I had an abdominal CT done that showed a 13mm mass on my right kidney, there is also a 4mm mass in the same kidney, after a follow up ultrasound the radiology report stated “TREAT AS RENAL CELL CARCINOMA UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE”, upon seeing my urologist (I have Kaiser Permanente…
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two large complex cysts just discovered
At thanksgiving I found that I have a Bosniak Type II cyst (4cm X 3.5cm) on the upper pole of my right kidney and a much larger Bosniak Type IIF 8.0cm X 6.0 cm complex cyst on the mid pole of the same right kidney. I also hava a smaller Type I (1.5 X 2.0) cyst at the bottom of the right kidney. There are no cysts on my…
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New to Cancer
Ive been told over and over again that I am too young to have kidney cancer as it affects mostly older males. I guess cancer must have made a mistake when it picked me? After a long run of "mystery" illness I have finally been diagnosed as having Renal Cell Carcinoma.( november 22nd was my lucky day) The culprit is a tumor…
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Having a life after Kidney Cancer
Holiday greetings to everyone who pops into this board. I'm here to tell you that having hope for a future, the support of friends and family, and some goals for yourself will go a long way toward reaching those goals. It's been 4 1/2 years since I was "sort of" given a terminal sentence of 5-7 months with metastatic…
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two large complex cysts just discovered
At thanksgiving I found that I have a Bosniak Type II cyst (4cm X 3.5cm) on the upper pole of my right kidney and a much larger Bosniak Type IIF 8.0cm X 6.0 cm complex cyst on the mid pole of the same right kidney. I also hava a smaller Type I (1.5 X 2.0) cyst at the bottom of the right kidney. There are no cysts on my…
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Did having kidney cancer change your life?
I found out Feb. 2009 that I had kidney cancer and had my right kidney removed. The tumor was the size of a baseball and now I am doing fine. I am usually a pretty tolerant person and am finding I am having trouble tolerating people who play games with others, mainly at the office. I am wondering if anyone else has…
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Kidney Pie
The following is a copy of an earlier post I filed under Humor, but I believe it belongs here as well. My wife decided we should go to a bed and breakfast on the Canadian side of Lake Huron a few weeks before my Kidney Cancer Surgery. We went to the nicest restaurant in town and they brought all the meals out on a cart to…
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Well I'm in now
54 yrs old with a hand-assisted Laproscopic Rt Radial Nephrectomy set for Dec 17th. Saturday, Oct 16 - 2010 , I wake up with an “ache” mid lower right back. Just a nagging type of annoyance. (Why does this stuff always happen on weekend?) Went thru the day on Motrin not doing a lot either – just taking it easy. Sunday…
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Afinitor
My husband will be going on this as soon as they can get it. Has anyone had any experience with it? He did Sutent without effect. Did Torisel which got good results as of May 1st, but now things are worse than before. Thanks.
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Blood in Urine
My father had bladder cancer in 1998. He had his bladder prostrate and urethra removed. Now he has blood in his urine. It started off pink in Sept and now it is dark. He had no pain or itchiness. His oncologist has ordered a CT scan. We are scared again!
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Treatment Center of America
Hi there, my mom is 57 yrs old and was diagnosed yesterday with RCC. We are not sure of her stage but they think it may have mets to the lungs. We are waiting for her to have her radical nephrectomy before we will know for sure. Does anyone know anything about Cancer Treatment Center of America? I reached out to them today…
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Hepatic Embolization of the liver
My 35 yr old Fiance was diagnosed with Stage IV Parotid Gland cancer (a salvitory cancer) in August 2010. It has spread to his spine (6 tumors- C5, C6, C7, T1, T3, T10) and to his liver (10.6cm tumor). After a surgery to remove the primary tumor, radiation and two rounds of chemo (taxol and carbo-platin)they have pulled…
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Newly diagnosed kidney cancer
After experiencing severe abdominal pain, a trip to the ER and many tests later, I was diagnosed with 7cc tumor on right kidney. Surgery scheduled for 9-20-2010 at a major cancer center in my area. Doctors plan on doing a partial nephrectomy. CT, MRI and sonogram show no evidence of it spreading beyond original site. Any…
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Adrenal gland cancer
My husband is 65 yrs. old and has just been diagnosed with adrenal gland cancer in Sept. 2010. He had surgery 2 yrs. ago this Nov. 18, 2008 for renal cell carcinoma which they said was as big as his head when they got in there, so they had to take his left kidney and now the cancer has come back on the adrenal gland of his…
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Symptoms of kidney cancer? Or cancer of adrenal glands?
Anyone with info on the subject of this posting? Thanks. Blessings, Bluerose
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cyroablation nightmare
They found a mass on my kidney, it was small thank the Lord 1x4 and the urologist never mentioned removing the kidney or part of it he said he was going to freeze it. So Sept. 23rd I had it frozen stayed overnight in the hospital went home next day was doing well actually. Two days later I was back in the hospital with…
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Issue after surgery
Hi,...I was diagnosed with wilms tumor when I was 15 months old. I had a nephrectemy(spelling?) and was on Chemo thereapy for 6 months. I was on achtinamiacinde and vencristine, and was allergic to achtinamiacinde so they put me on adrianmiacin(an older drug) I am cancer free now, but ever since I was little I've had this…
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Not sure and scared to death
I went to hospital on 8/5 with what I thought was a kidney stone. Classic symptoms: flank pain, foul smelling urine etc.. Blood and urine showed small UTI and CT was done. Some calicifications on right kindey and was told a cyst on the left. Got a call 8/6 from my husband's urologist and was told it was a " large probale…
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urinary incontinence
Has anyone experienced bladder incontinence during the night? I had one occurance before my surgery which was a little over a month age (they did the cyro freezing of the tumor) and since then I have been urinary incontinent twice.
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Ladies only- bras & things?
Hi fellow girl survivors! I am 5 weeks post-op (partial nephrectomy) and have a very long incision scar. It is healing well, but still very painful. The incision extends from above my bra-line at the back, to well below where my knickers sit in front. I can't wear a bra at all, and even bikini pants are really…
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Renal Cell Carcinoma Followup
I am a metastatic renal cell cancer survivor (tumor free for 4 years now) - and I read many posts here that ask about followup. I saw my oncologist recently who gave me copies of the NCCN Practice Guidelines in Oncology - Kidney Cancer (National Comprehensive Cancer Network). He told me that these guidelines are the…
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FOLLOW UP TESTING AFTER 2 YEARS
hi everybody, this dec. will be 2 years since my radical nephrectomy for stage 1 chromophobe rcc. every 6 months since then i've had blood work and ct scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. my 6 month scan is coming up in 2 weeks. GOD willing every goes ok. my dr's.,urologist and oncologist (i had breast cancer 5 years ago…
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HD IL2 IS WORKING!!!! Ready for 2nd two doses
Just got results from Dr. Had two spots on lungs: GONE Area of thickening and cancerous, almost gone. Go back in Monday for second 1/2. Couldn't be more excited.
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2 cancer's in 4 months
I am a 48 year old who was diagnosed with melanoma in April 2010. The melanoma was removed via surgery with no other treatments needed. On August 15, 2010 I went to the ER with right flank pain. After having a CT done the Dr. came in, when I asked what was causing the pain in my right side he said he was on concerned about…