I have a radical nephrectomy on the right side last August and I was given the all clear. I had a CT scan in March and the results show a 1cm nodule near the site of my surgery. I need to wait for 6 months for another CT scan as the nodule is too small...
I started a thread months ago which I kept updated, but everyone seemed to disappear so I thought I'd start a new one with all that's happened in a few sentences. I was diagnosed with cancer in the left kidney last July. The whole kidney was removed...
Hi, im back again, for those that remember me. Im doing well and just playing the waiting game for scans post op. I thought it might help others with mortgages and the worries they can bring when your dealing with cancer. When i stopped working...
Hi, Hubby is having his kidney removed in a couple of weeks after 5 years of immuno and chemo treatment, he is stage 4 and they may have to remove his spleen but won't know until they get in there. My question is what can I expect in those first few...
I feel so down, drained emotionally and mentally. Every little thing I do seems to escalate into something huge and becomes a drama. I think the word is niggly. I'm still waiting for a surgery date, which is frustrating. Apparently I lashed out at my...
Hi My husband had his left kidney removed 3 weeks ago. The last few days when he has a wee and pushes to start the wee he gets a pain in his back in the same side that the kidney was removed from. This pain can last for a short period of time after...
Having had a kidney spleen and adrenal gland removed in October 24 I am just beginning to feel a bit better. This may be due to steroids prescribed for diarrhoea after treatment but at least for now I have more energy. I am feeling discomfort in my side...
Hi all, 7 years ago I was diagnosed with a 6cm tumour in my right kidney with no symptoms it was found by chance on an ultrasound scan. The kidney was removed with no further treatment and found to be a stage 3 RCC. I have had annual CT scans since...
Hello Again everyone. We are still in the waiting game of hearing any results from my husband CT scan of kidney end of Jan. He was told after the scan that they needed to do an MIR scan of his spine which has petrified us both as we are now thinking cancer...
My wife had surgery to remove kidney may 24 and we thought that was it all that worry and heartache was behind us. Been on immunotherapy for 6 months but now been told it has spread to her lungs. Given 2 to 3 years life expectancy and going to receive...
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