Hi Everyone, does anyone have a donutty bulge just above kidney removal site!??
Hello all I have recently had a robotic partial nephrectomy operation which was thankfully successful and have been given the all clear and I am eternally grateful to the amazing surgeons that saved my life. The operation has left me with something...
Hi Everyone, me again. I'm still very swollen 8 days after my operation! Is this normal? Also the slice he made to remove kidney to side of my belly button , I feel like I'm going to remain with a shelf/over hang! I don't have a big belly but (some ladies...
Hi Everyone I have kidney cancer which is currently under surveillance. We were hoping to book a holiday and the quote we received from a Company supported by Lloyds Underwriters was over £5,000 for myself, my husband and my Son. Has anyone used an...
Just wanted to share a picture of my new tattoo acknowledging it's 3 years since I had my kidney removed and still here fighting the disease every day Hope everyone is enjoying the weather keep smiling Ry
Being newly diagnosed, I am hyper-focused on those and they get pretty scary beyond stage 1
Hey everyone, my dad has stage 4 kidney cancer,- spread to lymph nodes and Mets on lungs, he's been told it isn't curable and we are now having appointments with palliative care team for pain relief etc he is on anxinitib, he had immunotherapy which didn...
Good Evening Everyone I have not been on here for some time. I had a nephrectomy in June last year, today I felt a hard swelling above my wound. I have just been to my urgent care centre as I was little concerned & after examination was told I had...
Hi All I had my Op on the 16th of May, so 11 days out. Spent a few days in hospital due to a catheter mishap of sorts. Had 5 keyholes, radical right side neph. 2 of the keyholes are for holding the liver up and out of the way. apparently you need...
I attended an appointment today to meet the consultant who will perform the surgery using the Da Vinci robot. I found this meeting really helpful and the consultant was very 'human'. It was described that the procedure would be a challenging one due...
