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Since this is a cancer site, there might not be too many people who have had cysts. I hope someone with knowledge of them will jump in.

Hi Averygirl. You'll need to start a new thread since this one is about cysts rather than cancer, and a lot of people who might be able to help you won't see it here.

Like most other people in this group, I had kidney cancer; my kidney was removed almost 6 years ago. If he had a CT, that should have the size on it. Most kidney cancers are staged by size: stage 1 is up to 7 cm, stage 2 is larger than that. If there is local invasiveness to the renal fat or some other things like the main vein in the kidney, or spread to the adrenal gland, it's usually stage 3, and stage 4 is for distant spread to other organs or the bones. The swollen lymph nodes would be harder to assess without further testing since glands can just get irritated by something going on in their vicinity, or if there's something like a cold or an infection somewhere in the body. I have some chubby glands that have no real cause, but they've stayed the same size so there's no reason to investigate further. The good news is that most kidney cancers are cured by surgery, with no other treatment necessary, just monitoring with periodic scans. Immunotherapy is fairly routine for stage 4, and for some stage 3 patients. Even at the higher stages, many patients live for years after diagnosis. The final word on stages and grades will happen after surgery, when the pathologists examine the tumor and the removed kidney or segment for patients who had partial nephrectomies. The scariest part for most people is when they first find out but don't have all the information about what will happen next. You and your husband are there now, but it will get easier.

You mentioned you're the caregiver for your husband; does he have other chronic conditions that will have an impact on surgery and recovery? That would definitely need to be discussed with his primary care doctor and the surgeon.

Good luck to both of you!

i had a partial nephrectomy on May 1st. Still healing and no idea what is next for me. Follow-up with Dr on Monday. I was told by my Dr that once the mass and part of kidney was removed, the cancer will be gone. No chemo, no radiation etc. just need follow-ups to be sure it don’t return. I wish you and your husband a lot of luck. I will be praying

thanks so much for your prayers. Sounds like you’re heading in the right direction. Best of luck to you.