Hello and sorry to bother you . I am 37 years old and recently found a large mass on right kidney . Now I had a ct scan on Saturday and I have looked on my nhs profile and now know it has spread quite badly . It has spread to liver lungs lymph nodes and I think adrenal glands . My wife is pregnant how likely are they to give me treatment so I can live as long as possible
Hello Kyle8,
Thanks for getting in touch and welcome to our online community.
My name is Carole and I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurse Specialists on the Macmillan Support Line.
Please don’t apologise for contacting us. Waiting to hear about treatment can be such an anxious time. It’s normal to experience a range of emotions.
I’ve had a look at your profile and can see that you’ve been speaking to other members of our kidney cancer forum. I hope you’re finding this a good source of support.
You’ve mentioned having an appointment today, and that you hope to be given information about treatment.
You’ll probably know that treatment is usually discussed by a team of healthcare professionals. This is called a multidisciplinary team (MDT).
They use national guidelines to help them make decisions about treatment.
It sounds as if today’s appointment has been made for you to discuss their recommendations.
Clinic appointments can be overwhelming. You might have been given lots of information and it’s not unusual to have questions afterwards.
We’d encourage you to get in touch with your clinical nurse specialist (CNS) if you have specific questions as they can access your medical notes.
If you’d like to talk things over with one of our nurses, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
You can chat with us online if you prefer.
I hope this is helpful,
Sending best wishes,
Carole
You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email.
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