BOB JK My diary of kidney cancer (to be continued)
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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.
Stay strong Bob, i fully understand how you are feeling with me being in the same boat in December but whatever you decide im sure it will be the right decision. If its any help i aked the consultant if he was in my shoes what would he do and i followed his advice, somtimes i feel as though they know more than they let on but theres somthing to be said for staying possitive as im sure you wiil try. There isent a day goes by with out me having a good cry but then i count my blessings for Sutant and the extra 2 yrs up till now its given me. Take care Bob im thinking of you all Love Fay.X
Forgot to tell you we went away to Blackpool for a couple of days and the alternator went on the motorhome the first day so we spent 3days on a garage forecourt while it got repaired and then came home LOL but it was a nightmare at the time. Love Fay X
