pain on wrong side - could it mean other organs affected?

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Hello,
I was diagnosed with cancer 2 weeks before I turned 30. I was very scared, I just wanted to know how I could get better having two small children. On October 19,2009 They removed my whole left kidney.It was not done robotic, the old natural cutting way.I did have an irregular heart beat and I had high blood pressure. I was on medications for my blood pressure. Since they removed the mass 2 weeks ago, my blood pressure has been normal without meds. My doctor told me the tumor was probably the reason I had high blood pressure because it was weighing down my left kidney. I have a 12 inch cut in the upper part of my stomach. I had a tumor that was 20 cm. I thank God that it was encapcitated in one spot. I am greatful. The doctor removed my kidney along with the tumor. After the surgery, he told me that was the biggest tumor he had ever seen. I was indeed the talk of the clinic, he took pictures afterwards to show his staff members. Nothing was involved in this but God. He gave the knowledge to my surgent to help heal me. I had surgery on Monday, Thursday the doctor came in and told my mom that it was cancer, but he was able to get it all. I was in a great deal of pain, I did not need a blood transfusion. They thought I would need one. I had a tube down my nose for two days, and I had two I.V's in me just in case they had to give me a different drug. I am feeling fine. I am still sore but not as sore as I was. I am now on Tylenol and it relieves my pain other than the percocet that was given to me. I stay in the hospital 4 days. The second day they took out my catheter and I was walking trying to get my strength back. Although I was walking very slow, it gave me strength. When they tell you to walk, or try to sit you up outside of your bed, do not get mad do it cause it really helps in the recovering process. After surgery for two days I had to eat ice chips, no food at all. The third day I was able to go back normal. I could eat normal meals. My right kidney kicked in perfectly after the catheter. I cannot tell the difference that I only have one kidney. Today is November 1, I am still sore but the pain is slowly going away. I am taking my time and healing. You can go through this, any one who is going through this you can. I came out of this surgery with the old fashion cut from one side of my stomach to the other side. 12 inch cut, God is Good and the rest is history.

jane99 said:

pain on wrong side
I had the laproscopic surgery and lost my whole kidney. The remaining one seems to be working
fine. I have a scar from my belly button heading south that's about
3 inches or so and then I have two little scars on the side. They don't
bother me at all. It's just the one in the middle that stings from time
to time. My first ct scan was in late April and showed a mass of 4 cm. A few days
after that, I had hemmorhaging in my kidney and was hospitalized for five days and
needed blood transfusions and my heart was beating irratically. My doctor wanted me
to go to a cancer center for surgery asap, but my insurance company nixed that
and I ended up going almost two more months before I could have surgery in a local
hospital. During that time the tumor grew another cm. Fortunately though it was
still small enough to be stage one and hadn't spread anywhere. The path report showed
it was a grade 4, which is the most agressive, fastest growing type of tumor. I have my
first follow up ct scan in January and am getting a little nervous. It sounds like you
will be fine. Ask lots of questions and advocate for youself with your doctors.

pain, where?
Just to let you know that pain refers to the other side sometimes. A co-survivor had a 13 lb. encapsulated tumor and her left kidney remove in 1997. She didn't have any pain on that side. It was all on the right side. Good luck and much success.
Donna-Lee