Kidney Not

  • Opthalmology Part 2 - 14 Oct 2026

    I returned to the local NHS Opthalmology dept at QMH in Jan 2026 for a review of my left eye problem.  I had a lengthy discussion with an ophthalmologist who diagnosed: Inflammation deposits on the inner surface of the cornea Posteria synechiae...
  • Telling the Young People - Jan 2022

    After I was diagnosed with treatable metastatic kidney cancer on 24th November 2021, my husband and I discussed who to tell and when.    The first decision was easy.  Regarding telling our immediate families, we had no plan forwards.&n...
  • Ophthalmology - 16 Dec 2025

    After multiple reminders for my overdue eye test, I went to the optician on 01/10/2025.  It was just for a standard eye test.  I went in with no issues but I came out realising I didn’t have good vision in my left eye and a referral t...
  • Four Years On

    Today is 24th November 2025.  Four years since my urology appointment informing me I had incurable metastatic kidney cancer. I don’t feel like I have incurable cancer any more and it’s not a worry.  It does inconvenience me.&nbs...
  • Uh oh . . . . . . .

    I had my regular monitoring scan on 7th July and catch-up with my onco on 29th July.  There is no problem and we agreed to catch-up again in March 2026.  But wait! Two weeks later my onco phones out of the blue!  There is a problem.&nb...