New here...and qite scared..

lanie11

It will be ok JSR
I know how scary this diagnosis can be. I am a 32 yr old female who had stage 2 RCC. I am also a Kaiser patient (northern CA) and it sounds like the course of treatment was appropriate for the size of the tumor.

My mass was discovered Oct 2009 and since it was small (less than 1 cm), and since statistics show that there was a 70% chance the mass was not cancer, I chose the wait and see method. My follow up scan Oct 2010 showed a dramatic increase in size to 3.6cm. The I went through a biopsy to confirm, and once I had a diagnosis (Nov 12) a surgery date was set. The surgeon removed a 8.1mm mass 14 days ago. The pathology results came back yesterday and all margins were cancer free.

Kaiser does things a little different - they have urologists who specialize in RCC and they only refer you to oncologists if you need chemo and/or radiation. Trust your doctor and ask lots of questions. I am sure next week you'll be recovering nicely and you too will be cancer free!

Lanie