Has your daily life changed

His opinion about not doing a biopsy is well accepted between RCC specialists. No need to put yourself in more danger and do the biopsy as you know there is a slight possibility of spreading in case of malignancy.

I'm not sure if I understood your question correctly. If you mean what changes few weeks or months post surgery then this is my answer. It varies from one to another. You might spent one to give nights at the hospital. One you're back home, don't push yourself and let your body heals. It take some weeks for inside organs to heal after such a big surgery. Don't push, pull or carry things for at least six weeks post surgery do don't tough exercises. Walk and drink water as much as you can. And don't over think about what ifs. ( Easier said than done)

If you want to know what happens in your life after the surgery is done. Then if it comes back with benign report then bingo otherwise you're lucky because there is no cancerous tumor inside you anymore. I my case I got depressed for months post surgery then I made my decision to come back to life so I had some therapy sessions and my therapist really helped me out of that hell. Other good decisions I make which helped me: I opened up with my hubby about all my fears and asked for help and stop pretending I was strong enough to refuse help. I began doing things I always wanted to do but never had time for it.  I read Irvin Yalum's books, and I did my best to stay positive and seaze the moment ( not easy but I'm doing my best)

I was 36 and had a 10 cm tumor, stage two, grade two. And it was three years ago

Forough

Mine was an open partial. Under 4 cms, stage 1 grade 2-3. Surgery wasn't nearly as bad as I had feared. Not fun and don't want to do it again but my imagination was worse than the reality. I was out of the hospital on the third day. Hardest for me was the second day. The first you're in a fog from anesthesia and pain killers so that was ok. That night they kicked me out of bed and made me walk. I thought they were kidding. But I did it and it helped, so I walked as much as possible while still in hospital. Drank a lot of water and used the breathing apparatus they give you to keep your lungs clear. Hardest is getting out of bed at first but they taught me how to roll on my side (not the incision side) and that helped. If they don't show it to you ask them to! After you're home do try to walk as often as possible. Use a pillow when coughing, sneezing or laughing. I had no appetite for close to a week so don't be alarmed if you don't either. How did life change philosophically? It really didn't but in all honesty I don't take my body and my health so much for granted any more. It kind of humbled me from thinking I'm immortal and invincible. All the best to you!