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Kidney Cancer

Any advice would be greatly appretiated
Hello, I recently came across this website when searching for information for my father. My father has renal cancer and had his kidney removed back in 1998....since then his tumors came back in his kidney cavity and have been very small. he has been treated with research drugs, but at this point another surgery is an…
re pathology report
hi, can anyone tell me how long do you wait for the pathology report to come back after having part of the kidney removed, its been 3 weeks since surgery and they are still not back, i did call the surgeon and spoke to his secretary and she said they werewaiting as some report has come back but specalist was quering…
trying to understand pathology report!!
Hi all.... im sure someone here would be able to explain this to me , its been one month now since dad had part of his kidney removed, we have been asking for pathology reports for over 2 weeks now but they keep saying not back yet..to cut a long story short rang surgeon last week and was told they were quering something,…
Please read this-i need advice and help
My father was diagnosed with having a cancerous tumor on his kidney. The whole kidney was scheduled to be removed, but the doctors found 2 small cancerous spots on his lungs. They are saying it's only about 2 millimeters. The doctor that was supposed to do the surgery is now refusing, saying he does not perform that type…
need dialysis advice
i have renal failure but it feels like cancer cus it won't go away. 2 years ago i had a transplant and just 2 weeks ago it started to reject. i have had so many problems with dialysis that i am faced with a dicision. if i have to go back on long term dialysis i will have to have a fistula in my arm. my left arm is…
re waiting times for having kidney removed
my dad will have his kidney removed March 16th.. but he has been waiting just over 7 weeks for this op, ( even tho he has health insurance) i think thats a fairly long time, suppose im just worried.
Stg IV RCC
I had my left Kidney removed in Dec 2002.The cancer had spread to T1 vertebra on my spine. My right arm and hand had become numb from the tumor.I was sent to MD Anderson for the spine surgery. They operated for 11 hours on my spine going in from the front through my chest and neck. Then 3 weeks later they did a 13 hour…
renal cell
Hi, this is day one for me and after looking around a bit i find it Very-Supportive more so then "other" site's. I do have renal cell cancer stage 3 advanced and i find it very hard dealing with all of life's little problems was frist Dx'd in 11-1999 and am still fighting and am not going to give-in i beleive the more…
Looking to chat with Renal Cell Cancer Patients around my age (33)
Diagnosed with Renal Cell Cancer in May 2004. I am an Army Reservist and volunteered for a tour in Iraq at that time. My bloodwork from my physical before I deployed came back awful and they eventally found the tumor. Partial Nephrectomy to remove a Grade 3, 6-7 centimeter tumor from my right kidney. For whatever reason I…
my dads surgery
Hi all, well my dad had his surgery on the 16/3, they only removed a portion of his kidney which we were all happy about he looked really good, unfortunatley that didnt last, he left high dependancy after 5 days and went into a normal surgical ward and he started having problems breathing, they did test and found both of…
I have a few questions?
When you have surgery to get your kidney out, what is the estimated time you are out of work? How many days do you have to wait to go upstairs. I heard you can't go upstairs for three days? What is the difference with recuperation time with laposcopic surgery or regular surgery?
kidney cancer and complex cysts
hi all, my dad is 78, but a very active 78yr old and he has recently been told he has kidney cancer( this was found after looking at a enlarged prostate) anyway he is having his kidney removed in 3 weeks, but a ct scan showed the other kidney as having a complex cyst, im concerned that that complex cyst is infact cancer…
two different cancers
i have had the unfortunant experience on having transitional cell carcinoma and adenocarinoma at the same time. i had my right kidney,ureter and right ovary removed last april and three monthes later i had 10 inches of my colon removed because i also had cancer there too! has anyone else had two different cancers at the…
just worried
thanks chicago( again) for replying, i suppose im just worried thats all..its just all this waiting that seems to be hard. Its like im counting down the days until dads surgery.
reply to chicago
Hi Chicago, thanks for replying, from what i can remember the complex cyst was about the same size as the tumor, or possibly smaller. I thought there would further tests done to check this out,dad did have a test that went for 4 hrs which was to check to see how that kidney( with the compex cyst ) was functioning. I take…
kidney cancer metastasis
I just had surgery, a radiical nephrectomy. It was stage one and I am told the cancer is completely cured. I still worry about mets to the brain and lungs, from all I've been reading. Has anyone who has been through this able to give me some advice on this topic?
LOTS OF QUESTIONS???
My 86 year old grandmother just had her kidney removed this evening, the Dr. came and said it has spread to a lymphnode that could not be removed due to excessive bleeding, he mentioned her age had nothing to do with it, my dad thinks she may only have 3-6 months to live. Is this true??
tumor on adrenal gland
my brother in law has been told that he has a tumor on his adrenal gland. Does this count as Kidney cancer? He has been going to the Cleveland Clinic and seeing a top endocronologist but they are trying to control it with medicine. He takes more than 20 pills a day and hundreds of dollars a month on prescriptions. His…
One Week Later
I'm back to my computer after being away for awhile as you very well know. I had the surgery on the 26th of January and was literally kicked out of the hosptial 3 days later on the 29th. It is now one week that I'm home, and only today to I feel well enough to contact my friends on this network. Surgery was totally…
Might have kidney cancer
i, My name is T and I just turned 35 years old. I just found out the other week that I might have kidney cancer. It all started out with a trip to the ob/gyn doctor for a routine physical, I had abdominal pain and she suggested two different ultrasounds. The test came out that I had an ovarian cyst which ruptured(I have to…
HELP! JUST DIAGNOSED WITH RENAL CANCER! NEED A FRIEND TO TALK TOO!
AS WITH MOST OF YOU, THE WORST GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU ARE TOLD YOU HAVE A MASS on your kidney. I WAS TOLD IT IS ABOUT 2CM BIG AND AT FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOPICAL BUT LATEST CAT SCANS HAVE SHOWN IT HAS STARTED TO GROWN IN. my doctor now wants me to see another doctor who spealizies in lyposcoptic but he can't…
Nephrectomy
Hi, I am new to RCC and will have a total nephrectomy on this Thurs.(nov. 4th,2004) I would like any info on how you have coped with the recovery.I am an RN and know the technical aspects but would like to hear of personal experiences.Thank you and Bless all of you. Gtrip
38 woman kidney cancer
i had a tumor removed almost a year ago and i have a growth on my adrenial gland. Anyone have an oppinion ?
Prior to Kidney Surgery
Prior to undergoing a partial removal of a kidney in Stage 1, how does one decide which doctor, which hospital to use? Is it very important to use the doctor highly recommended by one's own internist at his hospital? Is possible partial removal of rib anything to worry about or should one go with a doctor who says he can…
rcc/ with lung lesions and now bone lesions
hi my husband has stage 5 rcc with lung and now bone lesions. i would like someone to email me or on here if you know of anyone that has this and how it is going. i am scard the Dr said there is no help.Just do the things he wonts to do while we have the time.
enlarged lymph node
I had stage 1 renal cell carcinoma, had a radical nephrectomy in 2003. I recently discovered an enlarged lymph node in my groin area and I'm scared to death! I'm having my check up cat scan this week. Anyone else have anything like this?
Concern for my father
I'm writing to implore of help from anyone who might know how. My father was diagnosed with kidney cancer in July 2004. They didn't give it a stage, but recommended a partial nephrectomy. My father, devastated by the news, then went home upon advice by his doctors at M.D. Anderson, to confer with family about options. This…
The Cause of Kidney Cancer?
My husband passed away last year, at age 51, from kidney cancer. It seems his problems began (with urinary frequency) 3 months after he started the cholesterol lowering drug Pravachol (which has been found to cause adenocarcinomas in laboratory animals). Unfortunately, he did not exhibit the "classic" symptoms (although he…
How long should he feel exhausted!?!?
My father had his right kidney removed in July after a 6 cm tumor was discovered...in hopes that the surgery would have stopped the diagnosed renal cancer from spreading. Sadly, it was found to have spread to his lungs. In preperation for IL-2 treatment, he had a full body scan done, where the doctors found several small…
Stage lV RCC
What are the treatment options for stage four kidney cancer? I recently lost my mother to this disease. The physicians that diagnosed her basically said that all they could do was to keep her comfortable. It had spread to her lungs,liver,pancreas and thyroid. She only lived two weeks after the diagnosis. There was no…

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