Hi I had my first immunotherapy infusion 2 weeks ago and it took 3 attempts to insert the canulla . The nurse said that next time they might have to use a port. Bit shocked by whole experience and didn't ask questions is there anything I could do to improve...
I've just had two cyscopathy's and now I have to go under anesthetic for another. I've lots of red patches and I can't wee, low flow and blood regularly. I've got 2 kidneys but one functioning both full of kidney stones and 1 not working as a calculi...
Hi everyone I had a ct scan last week as I had a little back ache and my doctor suspected kidney stones. I received a call after the scan and was asked to attend a ct scan with contrast a few day later and literally thought absolute nothing of it. I went...
I’ve been on Macmillan for a few years now, but apart from initial contact with the nurses, not been in touch. My story? About 2010 I was hit with a triple whammy of skin cancer, prostate cancer and then kidney cancer. Well, the skin thing is a continuing...
I was told I had kidney cancer in Friday and have been revered to a hospital in london, What can I expect to happen next. The not knowing is making me feel anxious
Hi, I'm new here I've had two cyscopathys with a lot of red blotches, find it difficult to pee and I don't bleed anymore due to going through menopause early, I'm 42 and I've 1 functioning kidney but still got both and they have staghorn calculus in them...
I have been lucky or so I'm told I have a small tumour discovered by chance. So I need a partial nephrectomy What I don't know is what I will feel post op what will I have tube wise etc. I'm scared but feel that I shouldn't be because I'm lucky
Doctor has just phoned about result of CT scan, which had just gone to annual after nephrectomy in 2020. He was very cagey and did not give any details except to say that he needed to discuss with senior colleagues and I could expect to be called in for...
Any recommendations for this? Thanks
My mum was diagnosed with kidney cancer 10 years ago. It returned in the lung about 4 years ago, she had surgery to remove it and then it returned again a couple of years ago. It's been v stable until now and in the last 3 months, 4 new tumours have appeared...
