After searching yesterday for help with travel insurance, I tried various chats on here to see if anyone could help, and you did. However being new on forums etc I don’t know how to get back onto the original thread to say thank you. I found that Insurewith...
Hi all .just want to know if anybody knows what the real info is on driving after a partial nephrectomy. .
Hello everyone, l have just finished 8 cycles of chemo for non-operable kidney cancer which had spread to psoas muscle and also touching spine. Basically my condition with chemo has benn stabilised as of August 2021. My Oncoligist does not seem inclined...
Morning everyone, I have been trying to prepare myself for my op in all sorts of ways….and during my research I came across this Australian video showing how to get in and out of bed following abdominal surgery. https://youtu.be/19ZRU5IRrCg I don...
Hi Does anyone know the rough all inc price to have a kidney removed to remove the tumour via keyhole surgery in UK if done privately. Also, NHS have told us its an 8 week wait on NHS waiting lists in Bristol for this surgery? What level/type of...
Returned home yesterday after my operation. Obviously sore and bruised anybody got any tips for recovery.
Hi all I've got my date for partial nephrectomy I've just been reading few posts. Can anyone tell me what these injections people have had to do. What are they for thanks. Plus my consultant told me its 12 wks recovery off work. Now is this right OK...
So I recently joined the forum having being diagnosed with a Kidney Mass in October 2021. In December 2021 I was told I was on the urgent waiting list for a Robotic Partial Nephrectomy and that it would be a 2-3 month wait. I am now almost at the 3 month...
hi everyone not sure where to start but here goes.i was diagnosed a month ago with kidney cancer waiting now to see if my heart is ok to go ahead with the op.this is the loneliest road I have ever travelled even with family and friends who have all been...
Hi guys I had my first operation on Thursday went OK slightly sore yesterday. More sore today and low in mood. Spoke to consultant before op asked if I'd had my operation date for tumor removal wants me in ASAP. Now I'm worried sick I shouldn't Google...
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