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Would u look into this further??

Whoopi
Whoopi CSN Member Posts: 6
edited September 2017 in Kidney Cancer #1

No symptoms known to me, found during a lung c t scan, 3 cm kidney "lesion". Just notified by Rn at clinic.  Thanks in advance for feedback!

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  • icemantoo
    icemantoo CSN Member Posts: 3,362
    #2
    Get yourself to a Urologist

    Whoopi,

    Lucky find. If it is something it was caught early. Get yourself to a Urologist with a copy of your scan, not just the report.

     

    Icemantoo

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  • stub1969
    stub1969 CSN Member Posts: 995 Member
    #3
    Absolutely!

    As Iceman said--get yourself to a urologist.  Don't put this off--you are lucky to catch it when it is small.

    Stub

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  • Angie1496
    Angie1496 CSN Member Posts: 154
    #4
    YES!!

    My 4.5 inch mass was found while looking for something else!  I am 8 day post partial nephrectomy.  It was Clear cell RCC all contained and not spread.  Please check it out!

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  • BoondockSaint
    BoondockSaint CSN Member Posts: 242 Member
    #5
    Yes.......a scary as it may

    Yes.......a scary as it may be, definitely get it checked out further. Sometimes you have to push until you get a reaction. Then push some more until you get answers.

    hang in there.

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  • AnnissaP
    AnnissaP CSN Member Posts: 632 Member
    #6
    I absolutely would!! I would

    I absolutely would!! I would never play around with something like that (let's hope it is fine). It is great they caught it.

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  • Manufred
    Manufred CSN Member Posts: 241 Member
    edited September 2017 #7
    This happens.

    These days a lot of kidney cancers are initially diagnosed serendipitously as the result of scans for other conditions.  Mine was found as part of an ultra-sound on my bladder.

    3 cm is not big (yet) and kidney cancer is rather slow growing compared to some others, so don't panic, but by all means get this seen to and sorted out.  Partial nephrectomy is not so bad, especially if you are still relatively young and in reasonable health.

    Best of luck with this.

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  • Whoopi
    Whoopi CSN Member Posts: 6
    #8
    Had my MRI with contrast today

    just wanted someone to know I followed up.

     

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  • Angie1496
    Angie1496 CSN Member Posts: 154
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    Awesome!  Hoping for the best

    Awesome!  Hoping for the best possible results!

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  • APny
    APny CSN Member Posts: 1,995 Member
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    Hoping it's nothing to worry

    Hoping it's nothing to worry about but even if it's RCC, it's small and most likely surgery will be the end of it. All the best to you!

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