Kidney removal last February. Everything going so well until December when the news from my renal surgeon was that the cancer had migrated to my lungs. Christmas took place keeping the worry until January. It hit me hard, taking me inside myself, so tired...
Hi all, very new to the forum. Im a 52 year old male. About a week ago I had blood in my urine. Initially my GP thought it was a UTI, but on Monday night I had huge pain on my left hand side and my urine was deep red. I went to A&E on the advice from...
Well, my little rufus and Lydia were removed last February but not before they send their baby off spring to my lungs. Nodules are largest 5 mm. I saw the oncologist many many months ago about immunotherapy but it was decided at the time not to go down...
All us cancer sufferers, whether on treatment or not suffer some level of fatigue. For years I suffered from chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and sorted my life into one day at work 2 in bed. But this cancer fatigue is so very different. I am 12 months...
I am dealing with RCC on bones and lungs. I am very fortunate that I live in the USA where I have access to the best treatment in the world (next to Israel maybe). I would suggest people ask about palliative care early. The Fentanyl patch has been a game...
Hello I'm new here :) I had a biopsy on Thursday, I have a 2.4cm mass on left kidney that several CT scans couldn't tell if was cancerous or not. I had the biopsy on Thursday but the Dr who did it said the lump was rock hard so he wasn't sure the samples...
Hi everyone. I am having pembrolizumab treatment for stage 3a RCC. Right kidney was removed last July 2024 The doctor phoned this morning and said my gfr has fallen from 45 to 37 in the last 6 weeks. He said that it wasnt a problem and that I should...
Hi In September 24 my GP found hidden blood in my urine during a routine test, I had some gynae investigations which were all clear. On 22nd October I was refereed to urology on the fast track, I had a cystocopy which was clear. The doc who did the...
My right kidney was removed in January 2020 and everything ok until 2022 when I was told I had Metastatic RCC and lesions had been found in several locations. Since then I have been on “active surveillance “ with CT scans every three months then phone...
Hi all, I joined this group after a large mass was found on my mum's right kidney in November last year following pain and blood in urine and have found comfort from reading your experiences and advice in this forum. The CT scans show nodules at the...
