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sorry you are here but I promise you you will gets lots of Information and support

the first thing to do is breathe and focus.. the next steps in renal cancer need  careful planning

Are you in the UK.  Most boards meet on a weekly basis.. I sure would not be happy with that wait.. Kidney cancer is not the crowded place that breast and prostate is..  speed is of the essence... not to panic you but but the quicker the surgery is done the better

Unfortunately sometimes kidney masses do grow a lot faster than the 0.5 cm per year average

what size does the tests show the mass is now

sorry I can’t help on the diabetic side but I am sure someone else will

what other information do you have

Annie

AMMJ said:

Thank you for your reply - I

Thank you for your reply - I am not sure on the size i will give her a call shortly and find out.  No we are located in Australia.  Apparently within the "public system" they need to discuss complicated senarios with the board before proceeding.  The specialst that told my mum the horrible news did have her sign the required surgery paperwork to get the ball moving in the meanime.  Information is very sparse as my mum went to the app alone as she had no idea this would be the diagnosis, she said she walked out of there with so many questions that she wanted answered but just didn't think to ask.  I have put a pen and notebook in her handbag and told her to write down all questions so when we go next Thursday we can get them all answered.

oh dear your poor mummy.. the shock is terrible.. especially on your own and you then get sent on your way

well wiith all respect the board should still sit every week like in the UK

Hopefully on thur you will get more information 

keep us posted.. we are always here to help

Annie

did she have these scans and what scans did she have?

did They not indicate after first scan that this could be  a potential cancer

iceman brillantly summed up the size advantage

i was given three different sizes on my tumour

ultrasound was 3.7

CT scan said 4.2 a day later

Actual size was 4.4cm a month after the Ultrasound

it depends on what methods were used

at 5 cm you can relax a little but get the surgery done asap

i know you are not and won’t relax but there is no need to go to meltdown  yet

Keep us posted and I am praying things go well

Annie

I had my nephrectomy last year at Ipswich General Hospital in Queensland.

My ct scan was in October 2016, my first meeting with a Urologist in early December. I had a bone scan and a pyeloscopy in December/January and finally the nephrectomy in early February 2017. The tumour was about 4cm.

At the time it all seemed to be dragging along too slowly but now it seems fast enough.

I have type 2 diabetes but well controlled by diet only. If your mother's kidneys aren't already damaged then one should be enough. It is obviously important to keep blood sugar under control to avoid kidney damage in future.

Steve.

I don't know how different things are for someone with diabetes, but I have lived my entire life with one kidney and now for almost 2 years with part of it lopped off.  I am careful about nutrition.  You said you had to build up courage to ask your mother about tumor size - try to keep that courage up and talk as much and as often as you are both able.  Keep writing down and asking the questions for medical personnel and each other.  I also went to appointment alone (I was visiting in a different state) and was not able to talk with anyone for a while.  It would have helped.  Take care -