Hi My husband had a MRI for his hip then this followed. 18th Feb......We can see a 10cm kidney tumour that they confirmed by only the MRI. They also told him he had lung nodules that were also cancerous. 27 Feb ....CT scan showed also Adrenal...
Afternoon, my dad was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer and he is really struggling with nausea and how “disgusting” most food now tastes. Does anyone have experience of this and any advice on how he can deal with it? He is eating less and less and...
Sorry been quiet on here as after my opp and a immune therapy trial drug for a year it was all ok. Before I waved goodbye to my kidney I was told I have lung nodules but they were only 5mm. I think you know where this is going. Since the summer they...
Next Tuesday (20/2/24) is surgery day, radical nephrectomy of my right kidney and it’s 5cm passenger. The ridiculous overthinking and head going through things at 100mph has started. It’s very odd to feel totally fine but be going for surgery. Until...
Hi I have been very fortunate as I have passed five years since my partial nephrectomy remaining cancer free. However, recently I have been experiencing an aching, sometimes sharp pain in the side where the op was. I spoke to my CNS nurse and she arranged...
A year today since I was told I’d got a Bosniak 4 cyst on my kidney measuring 18 centimetres- a year on and my left kidney and the cyst, which were both cancerous, have been removed and I’m more or less back to full strength. I thought I’d just post something...
Hi, My name is Deb and I am 50 years old. I was diagnosed in May with a large tumor in my left kidney. On Thursday 8th July I had the kidney removed laparoscopically. It all went well and I was home by Sunday. At the point of diagnosis, I was told that...
Hi all , well nearly two weeks ago I had my right kidney fully removed. Biopsy week or so early confirmed was clear renal cell carcinoma Due to previous keyhole surgery (gastric bypass, gallbladder and inguinal hernia) along with appendectomy nearly...
Hi everyone. Looking for some experience and advice from other immunotherapy patients. 6.3 cm Renal tumour on Lower Pole three Mets on left lung largest being 1.8 cm. Four months on combination immunotherapy ipilimumab and nivolumab renal tumour down...
Scared Anxiety Fear The unknown all of the above milling round my head as I try to prepare for this scan and then wait… and wait… for the outcome How do you start to even cope? It’s tough
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