BOB JK My diary of kidney cancer (to be continued)

FormerMember over 17 years ago

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Hi, My name is Bob and I live in Cambridgeshire. I am married with an 8 yr old daughter and three older step sons. Up untill the end of last year everything was tickety boo having recently moved to a new house which we love. Work was busy but enjoyable. I am Manager of an electrical companys maintenance department and my Wife, Linda was enjoying her job as a Nurse. The three boys are buying there own house nearby and all work locally.
In November I went to my Doctors with a small "cyst" on my chest. After a couple of referals and many Xrays, pet scans, bone scans and CT scans I was told the news everybody dreads. My lump on the chest was a secondary cancer of which the primary was in my left Kidney. I was fast tracked to the Royal Brompton, under the expert care of Mr Laddas who informed a long and complicated operation would need to be carried out to remove the bone tumor and surrounding bone which involved two ribs,my collar bone and chest bone. I did not have time to panic, the operation was carried out the next day over 10 hrs. After nearly two weeks in the Brompton I am recovering well from this op but I have since been told that the Cancer is in both kidneys as well as small mets in both lungs. It seems at the moment further ops are out the question and i have been put on the drug Sutent. I am one week into this and so far so good. I do not know what the future holds but I have to remain positive.

moomy over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Linda, know exactly how you feel! I had to grin at that.......have been there too!

Glad you had a good day, did you make it to Stoke Bruerne? Love and hugs to you all

Moomy

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to moomy

Sending you all the warmest of ((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))) hope Bob feels better soon Linda.

Love Maryxxxxxx

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Yes we did Helen,

Thanks for the Hugs Mary, gratefully received.

Bob's had a good day, wacked now though, will post with his news tomorrow.

Love Linda x x

moomy over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Wish I'd have been there now, as even among the crowds I guess I'd have seen you all.......hoping today is better for you all, my love and hugs to all of you

Moomy

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to moomy

Hello Bob, and family!!!

Hope you are having a good day today, and enjoying the nice weather! - I am doing the 'walk for life'!!!! this sunday - keeping myself busy, waiting for scan results......but going to raise the profile of kidney cancer if I can, in large letters on my back, in the race!!!!!! - Good luck to your daughter on her run, and anyone else whose doing it!!!!!

Take it easy - no gardening!!!!! and I hope you get the right response from Macmillan nurses.......

Kaz xxxxxxx

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

Good luck for the walk Kaz!

Helen, i will be posting some pictures on facebook, and we will let you know next time we go!

Bob enjoying the sun and will post later

Love Linda x x

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

If anyone can give me step by step guide to how to post a picture on Bob's Diary i will share our day out pictures

Linda x x

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

dear Inda,

The photos need to be on the internet to start with - i upload mine to truprint, where you can store unlimited numbers of pictures for free. then you can either copy and paste them here, or, even easier, paste a link to the album , and people can just click on it and see your pictures.

good luck!

sue xx

FormerMember over 14 years ago in reply to FormerMember

it cut me off ha ha !!!!!!!!!!! what a liberty, well that's one half of us at our day out!!!!!!!!!

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