Hi, I'm a 29 year old male. For the past few months I have been getting pain in my stomach but especially my side and back. I was also struggling to urinate so went to doctors who done a urine test and gave me cocodomol/tramadol for the pain. My urine test came back normal he said so he referred me for an ultrasound for possible kidney stones. I had my ultrasound 4 weeks ago and the day after I got a call from my doctor to say they found a 3.2cm lesion/tumour on the upper pole of my left kidney and I would need a CT scan/biopsy to determine what it was and if it was the dreaded cancer. I had my CT scan a week ago and I am now waiting for results. The past 4 weeks have been the worst time of my life as I have a 6 month old baby boy and only got married recently. I took a few days off work at first but then returned to take my mind off it but find myself making silly mistakes at work now. I find it impossible to not worry as much as everyone tells me do so. My only symptoms are pain in kidney area and also stomach and back. Dizziness and a feeling of jelly legs. And urinating a lot more but sometimes difficult.
I was wondering has anyone else felt the same as myself and also has there bloods been okay but still had cancer?
Also if you have been unfortunate to have cancer, what happened next in terms of treatment and how did you get on?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can share some help or information.
JJ
Hi jamesj123 and a warm welcome to the Online Community but so sorry to hear about your ongoing diagnoses. I have lived with and been treated for a rare blood cancer for over 23 years and my bloods have never shown anything that would point to cancer.
The cancer diagnosis journey can be such a stressful and challenging time but you have done the right thing in reaching out to a place where you can ask questions and getting support from others who are on the ‘exact’ same cancer journey.
The Community is actually divided into dedicated support groups (discussion rooms) so can I recommend you join and post in our supportive Kidney cancer support group. This group is a safe place to talk to others who have been on the same journey, to ask questions and get support.
If you'd like to connect in with a group click on the (Bold) Group Text Link I have created above. Once the group page opens click on the black banner that says [click to join] at the bottom, or the [Join] button under "Group tools."
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘new post’ by clicking in the box near the top right with + New or + (Depending on the device you are using) and you are ready to go. You could copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
The Macmillan Support Line is open from 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00 where you can talk with someone about specific cancer and practical information, get emotional support or just connect with a listening ear.
Do get back to me if you need further help.
