Hi all. Well I had my left kidney surgically removed 5 days ago. Luckily the cancer was completely confined to the kidney and hadn't travelled to lymph nodes etc. so should be all fine. Will know for sure in 6 weeks time. I'm now back at home feeling very, very sore, and barely able to walk. Worse than the pain from the wounds, which kind of settles once you stay still, is the pain at the back of my shoulders…
Hi all - time for an 'emotions' update. Weeks ago, before my diagnosis, a colleague of my partner invited us to a Mexican themed get-together at her house. I had even bought a 'chilli pepper' outfit for the event (everyone else went as a Mexican Bandit). Come Saturday, the day of the event, I was completely torn about whether or not to turn up. I half wanted to go because it was a chance to forget everything…
Strange day. Feeling very low and bleak. Quiet and withdrawn too, which is unlike me. I had a real wobble last night re: making decisions about treatment. Today, my partner has contacted my consultant by e-mail on my behalf with all the questions that are going through my head. My consultant has taken the time to reply which is really nice of him, and has helped slightly. Pressure of having to make a quick decision. I…
Hello again. Back so soon? Well I actually wrote the other blog a few days ago, and posted it today. But since I wrote that other stuff has happened which I thought was worth sharing with people - and even if nobody is interested, it helps me to write it down. :-)
My first thought on waking every morning is... "I have cancer", and then I touch the left side of my torso and think about this alien presence inside me.…
Diagnosis - I'm a 43 year old female. I was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney cancer 5 days ago.
My story actually begins in November 2010 when I had my gallbladder removed. At my follow up appointment 4 weeks later, I complained that one of the wounds was painful and was booked in for an ultrasound scan for January 2011. The ultrasound showed that nothing was wrong with the wound, probably just scar tissue. About to…
