Have been given an op date of 22 March. Need another CT scan and blood tests before but have just had all my pre-op assessments. I had to do the exercise bike test and failed miserably. Just received the anaesthetologists report and it reads to me as...
Hi, just a quick one. After discussing my diagnosis with the consultant they sent me for a MRI scan the next day as they saw someting on the gall bladder . Thay have told me that they think it is inflammation and would not be linked to the kidney but...
Hello again guys . when I got up today I have this extreme feeling of dread as I approach my oncologist appointment on Monday. I know I have a large lesion on my left kidney and I have since had a chest scan which I will no doubt find out about on Monday...
Another silly question from me! . Letter to GP from hospital informing them that a lesion was found on the CT urology scan , it then said I would be sent for an another CT scan for staging. Is this normal or could they have seen the spread on the first...
Just wondering like my gross haematuria seems to be a common symptom for this disease but always an advanced one . Is there anyone on here that had gross haematuria but didn’t go right into a stage 4 diagnosis ? Thanks
Hi, I am trying to find as much as I can regarding symptons etc . I only had two episodes of gross haematuria as my symptom and have not had it since but I do have microscopic blood in my urine as I have dip tested it . I have noticed though that my urine...
Had the phone call today that the histology was back. There was chats that my 5cm mass in right kidney that was taking up most of the bottom and starting to be greedy with the renal pelvis space was possibly oncocytoma but also that it may not have...
Went for my biopsy results yesterday, it confirmed I have kidney cancer, the good news it's a slow growing cancer. The treatment im going to have is the freezing under general anesthetic. This should happen in the next couple of weeks. Feeling relieved...
Hi everyone, First post, due to that thing where you think of all the questions you have AFTER the doctor has called.. I’ve had various symptoms for over a year- urine frequency, retention, sweating, flushing, testicle ache. More recently I’ve had...
Hello. My dad started having problems last Sept and we keep hitting delay after delay. When it first came back that he had kidney cancer, we were told we would wait two weeks to hear back. It took over 6 and then they needed another biopsy which took...
