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Kidney Cancer

Another cancer. Just like that. 4 years later, revving up another battle.
I've been MIA. Sorry for that. But we've been thrown a massive curve ball. My husband's most recent scans for stage 3 kidney cancer follow up found a new and different cancer in his small bowel. We are awaiting a surgery date for him to have a resection of the small bowel. There was not a biopsy due to location and because…
New Caregiver and I'm Scared
Hi, My husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer on November 15th. The good news is it is small and they caught it very early. However, I am 54 years old and I have lost numerous friends and family over the years to cancer and this is scaring me badly! The other thing is I recently went back to school to get my Music degree…
Surgery date for husband’s new cancer
Dec 18 will be the big day. Small bowel resection for a 3.5 x 3 stromal tumor. The surgeon wants to also remove his appendix for a related reason but only as a precaution. Using this site on an iPhone is enough to drive me insane, so I’ll update more as we move forward. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating
Hope FDA will fast track this type of drug development!
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Please Wish me Luck!
Well, I'm off to Moffitt Cancer Center for a CT of my lungs thanks to the "vague nodular" whatever the x-ray picked up on my last follow up in October. I'm really nervous because until now everything was always clear and I was doing yearly follow ups. I'm just so afraid it's mets. I don't know when I'll get my results but…
Recovery
I’m having pain in the incision area, and I seem get full when eating and drinking quickly after losing my kidney. Is it normal to still have pain after 3 weeks After surgery. I stopped taking the pain med once I made it home because how loopy they made me feel. But I worried something else is going on .
Staple removal
Going to Dr. Tuesday to get staples removed and a checkup. Looking at these staple it looks like they are gonna be painful coming out. Not worried just concerned. ken
Glad I found this place....
Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I have stage 4 kidney cancer and am currently taking votrient. I am from Pa and am being treated at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Would love to meet some people and make some new friends along the way. Feel free to ask me anything. Thanks for reading!
Sending NED goodwill to all
Had first scans results today. Sending NED goodwill to all this Thanksgiving week. Thank you all for your encouraging words. Good for another six months!
Living to old age after a Neph
I recently had to choose a new doctor, and after several visits and exhaustive lab tests, she said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. Hmmm. Being a little concerned over that turn of phrase, I asked, "Do you think I'll live to be 82?" "Do you smoke, or drink beer, wine or hard liquor?" she asked. "Oh, no," I replied,…
Home in my recliner
Hi All, I had my kidnery, right one, removed on Monday morning and Wednesday the Dr. released me. Said the surgery went well and he didn't see any other issues. Acturally the whole proceedure was a lot beter than I anticipated. The hospital stay was great, the nurses and staff there, Central Washington Hospital in…
scans and anxiety
I have scans yearly now . every febuary. my scan day is a s follows. i drive 1.5 hours to hospital. have my scan in am usually by 8 am. at 1pm i have my visit with the surgeon who performed my neph.and he tells me the results. no waiting sounds great huh? problem is i get so anxious sitting in that room just twaiting for…
Blood Tests
I had blood tests last week from my general practitioner. Most of my values are in the normal range, some on edge of low and some on the edge of high... But I have a question about WBC. Right after my surgery, my wbc was 12.6 day after surgery, then fell to 9.1 then to 9.4 by 4 days post op. Last week my new test results…
Diet
As many of you know, there really isn't a lot out there on prefered diets for Kidney Cancer. I was wondering what do some of you long term survivors recommend? I'm planning on going on more of a plant based diet with little to no animal products. Any other suggestions?
Freezing the tumor?
Hi, has anyone heard of this procedure? I gather they freeze the tumor, it then breaks up and leaves the body when you urinate. I have a 5CM side tumor in side the kidney. My docttor did not mention this option It sure sound a lot better than losing a kidney Thoughts apprecited Sal
Bilateral RCC...updates - first surgery complete
Had been having abdominal pain for some time. PCP sent me for an abdominal ultrasound. Nothing of concern discovered in abdomen but a lesion on each kidney was incidentally discovered. PCP sent me to urologist who sent me for a CT scan and chest x-ray. I learned yesterday that the CT scans confirmed a “solid mass arising…
Questions.
Edited to add measurements Hello everyone. I am looking for a few answers. I haven't been diagnosed and my appointment isn't for a couple more weeks. Back in August I had stomach issues and had to have my gallbladder removed (admitted through e.r. and surgery the next day) Everything went well, due to family complications,…
Biopsy for Kidney Cancer?
If you're kidney is being removed any way, is it normal process to have a biopsy before removal? I don't see the sense in that...
Meeting with oncologist today
I was able to get a meeting with an medical oncologist today before my Monday meeting with my urologist. Can you suggest questions to ask him? Thanks all.
Weight loss from recovery ?
Hi, another question on how much weight might I lose during recovery from cancerous kidney removal ? I am 5' 11" only 140, (I lost 35 lbs this year due to a previous fissure surgery ) and am concermed about losing weight during my recovery. I am not underweight but am very close. Thanks again all, really appreciate all of…
Home Now
I have no idea if what I posted before even made sense lol. (thanks to all the meds). I just got home and will try this again... The tumor had grown since being found in August. According to the CT scan images they should have been able to cut out a certain-sized wedge and see clean kidney. However, everytime they cut it…
Path results
This is my pathology after the inital partial. Im not exactly sure what this all means. What stage would this be. My doc says no furhter treatment. Will see me in 6 weeks. What scan and test should I make sure I have. Final Diagnosis A. Kidney, partial nephrectomy: Clear cell renal carcinoma, Fuhrman grade 1, limited to…
Surgery Scheduled
We met with the MD Anderson team yesterday and have been scheduled for surgery next Wednesday (11/1/17). The plan is to have a partial nephrectomy but I have also consented for a radical if it is determined to be the best route once he is in there. The wording 'inseparable from diaphragm' that had us so worried didn't seem…
Ready to Rock and Roll - operation over
Well, I don't even expect anyone to comment on this, feel I should post so that there is a record of how crazy good this has been. Certainly feel that there must be something in all the kind wishes and moral support I have been lent and sent this past week from the people here and family and friends. I had much trepidation…
Got my pathology results
I went to the Dr for my follow up on my surgery last week. They staged it as T1bNxMx. Fuhrman grade 3. Negative margins of resection and no edvidence of lymphovascular invasion. I go back in 3 months for my Scan. I asked the Dr if I needed to see an oncologist and he said he was going to wait until the scan in February.
Morning 2nd day
slept good, lot less pain this morning. Big cup of black coffee starting my day. Ken
Surgery in the morning
I sit wondering about the surgery tomorrow, excited to get the monster out , nervous to have the procedure done. We have to travel to Charlotte from our home town it's about a 2 hour drive give or take with traffic..We were told we would hopefully get a "hospitatilty room" we were packed and ready to go down but got the…
Any T2 diabetics here?
Wondering how you did with sugars while on the IV and not really eating much for the first few days. Also wondering how healing went. Fast? Slower than normal? Worried about infection? TIA.
New here too
I had relatively minor muscle pains in my bladder area for a few months so my doctor ordered an ultrasound for the bladder and kidneys. which discovered "Renal sonography demonstrates a 4.1 x 3.7 x 3.4 cm in diameter solid-appearing slightly hypoechoic mass at the medial aspect of the upper pole of the left kidney. This…
Surgery on Monday
Hi, am new to this, At the end of Sept.at my routine annual physical my Dr. added an ultra sound. That showed somethng in the area of my right kidney so he called me back for a CT scan. That sent me to a uroligist who informed me that I have a cancerous tumor on or in my kidney. We discussed my options, chemo doesn't do…

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