Just asking a question why do I have a lot of infection after my cancer kidney 4 and half years ago but iv had so many infections and felt very poorly it have been so unwell that iv had to give my job up which i have been doing for 26 years my body has...
Hi I’m just wondering if anyone else struggles to eat? My mum is waiting on biopsy results from her lung for metastatic kidney cancer. In the last couple of weeks she has lost over a stone and is struggling to eat and when she does she gets a thick acid...
Hi, My dad has been on cabozantinib since Friday 3rd April and is now really struggling with extreme sores on hands and feet, he has been prescribed diprobase to help but it isnt doing much. Does anyone have any recommendations of anything that could...
I had a partial nephrectomy in October and histology confirmed that it was a clear cell, renal cell carcinoma. My consultant tried to reassure me that as it was only 2.5 cm and that I had clear margins, the chance of a recurrence was very low - around...
Hi Everyone This is my first post, My husband is having his Kidney removed in two weeks by keyhole after a tumour was found incidentally having a scan for something else. We've had a shocking last couple of years with other things and this on top...
Hi, My dad has just started Carbozantinib for stage 4 clear renal cell carcinoma, does anyone have any tips to try to help the side effects of this? He isnt currently experiencing any but i am aware they may come after a few weeks. He is also on steroids...
Hi all. I had been diagnosed with renal cancer back in Oct 24. Had surgery in Nov '24 and spent 3 days in hospital, then was discharged, I got the all clear in January this year and went back to work in February, Now I'm really struggling with my...
Hi, my husband started a 60mg dose of Cabozantinib two weeks ago. No side effects so far but was wondering when others started to get them and if any ‘eased off’ after a while? My husband was on Pazopanib for two years and the side effects weren’t good...
My wife had her nephrectomy performed in July last year and there are times now when her heart rate is quite a bit lower than it was before the op - going down to low 60s bpm. She'll be 70 this summer and although she can be reasonably active, she doesn...
Hello everyone, My husband has prcc (an aggressive type of renal cancer that spreads) which spread to his lungs. He had kidney removed 3 years ago. He’s been on various meds (Cabo at the moment, sutinib and a spell with nivolumab). the disease is progressing...
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