Cryoablation for kidney cancer

Popnot said:

Kidney cryo

I'm still have the swelling after 3 mos.Does anyone have any ideas about what is causing this swelling?all all my Dr.says is he thinks it is alose of musel and to use  some kind of wrap until the musel begin to work again.well that tells me that he has no idea what is causing this terrible swelling.Does anyone have any idea whars causing this.I think I might see my attorney in hope that the hospital we take this matter a little more serious.

I also have swelling on my right abdomen after cryoablation on my right kidney.  Has the swelling gone down at all?  

Blondee said:

I am experiencing the very

I am experiencing the very same thing after 10 days post op. Did you ever get a resolution? What was it? Any info greatly appreciated... Hope you are doing better by now. Thank you.

I am having the same problem.  Any explainations from your doctor and any relief from the swelling and the nerve pain?

It's a bit scary seeing all of these posts.

My cryoablation was a bit different in that it wasn't directly to my kidney. I had bone Mets in my femur and pelvis that presented a risk of fracture. Although I never felt any pain in that hip, the scans did show a pretty nasty picture.

My docs sold me on an operation in which they'd freeze and remove the mets,  install supportive rods all over and rebuild the bone with some sort of medical grade concrete. It was meant to improve my "quality of life".

I'm nearly six weeks post-op and I still have excruciating nerve pain in my foot, below the hip that was operated on.

I'm on the maximum dose of gabapentin that they'll give me, but that only takes the edge off the pain for a couple of hours. I been waking up from the pain at five in the morning and sweating through it until eight when I can take my next dose.

Not quite a quality of life enhancement.

Obviously, there was some sort of nerve damage done. I've been complaining about it since I woke up from the surgery but the docs don't seem to be concerned.

I'm scheduled to get a couple more mets in the same area cryoablated this Friday. Not sure what I'm going to do.

doekostelac said:

swelling after Cryoablation

I had my procedure on April 14th, 2017.  As soon as I got home from my procedure, I noticed my right abdomen was very swollen.  To date (June 11, 2017) it has not gone down at all.  I also have nerve damage pain right above my pelvic bone that goes up over my right hip and then down my right butt check.  My hope is to find someone's response that says it does eventually go away.  Can you tell me if you still have swelling and nerve damage pain?  My Doctor seems to be clueless on any of these side effects.

 

How long before you felt better?

My cryoablation scheduled in 6 days. Was having mild flank pain and stinky urine so thought was another small kidney stone so My tumor 2.1 cm on 1st  CT scan was an incidental finding as they were hunting for a stone. tumor was confirmed 2.7 on ultrasound and 2nd contrasted CT scan was around 3 cm.  I am the third person in my immediate family to get cancer. Brother died at age 36 from stomach and esophageal cancer and mother at age 64 with pancreatic after having survived breast CA twice. I am taking the least invasive route and God willing this will take care of it. What I would like to know from anyone who posted is what is the recovery time. I have requested leave of absince from my work for 7 days not including weekends so about 12 days total. What kinda of pain might I experience. I have had a total knee in the past (ouch ouch out 5 weeks) with this little tumor I am expecting minimal pain from the procedure. Did everyone get adequate pain control? What was the back to work time for most of you? 

icemantoo said:

As stated above

Iceball,

 

Even though this procedure was named after me I don't have the answer. Let us know as Google did not give any real answers.

 

Icemantoo

Leaving work for pre-procedure appointment. Thanks icemantoo this thing has me a little nervous.

doekostelac said:

abdomenal swelling after cryablation

Had my procedure April 14, 2017.  As of today Sept 20, 2017, the nerve pain has slowly gotten better although I still have some on my right hip.  The abdomenal swelling is still there but it may be getting a little better.  My primary care physician thinks that it is nerve damage and scheduled a test called an EMG with a neuroligist to verify.  Nothing can be done if it is nerve damage except hope that it eventually goes away. 

Did your swelling ever go away?

Iceball 007 said:

procedure done and clear cell

Hey Iceman. Update procedure done biopsy said clear cell FN grade 2. follow up CT in March. Have not seen Oncologist but might go. Just learned my father may have lung CA, So that would mean My mother had cancer (Breast and pancreatic) my brother had CA (stomach n esophageal) and me with my kidney now ? my father. Unsure why my family is so cancer ridden but refuse to throw in any towel or give up. Supposedly this cryoablation took care of it but because of my family history I will do my best to stay on those follow ups CT scans and will probably request a referral to oncology. Hope you all are well.

Icebal 007, have you had, or are you planning to have, genetic testing? Not that it always means something. My dad had kidney cancer, my mom and a paternal aunt had breast cancer, my paternal grandmother and my dad had a lot of fairly low-grade skin cancers, my maternal grandmother had uterine cancer. I've had breast, kidney, uterine, and low-grade skin cancers. My genetic testing showed no connection on any of them. Some of us are just crap magnets. But they're all cancers I HAD, not have. I get my scans and other check-ups and get on with living. For me, dwelling on it is as life-consuming as any disease.

Had procedure done 12/2/2022 on right kidney..next morning large swelling and pain around hip into lower abdomen..Dr says probably hit a nerve..and it's going to be that way for a while. Scan says they got it all 2.2 malignant tumor...second chance at this bad boy. Didn't like some of the reports in this thread on the outcome..