Hi. I am very new to posting anything online but after reading a lot of booklets from the hospital I decided to give it a go. Am hoping that a problem shared is a problem halved. I was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2005 and had my left kidney completely removed. To give everyone out there a positive note I have been absolutely fine until April 2021 functioning perfectly well on one kidney.
At the end of March the most awful thing imaginable happened. My 39 year old daughter who had no underlying health conditions collapsed with an aneurysm. She battled for 2 months but tragically passed away in May 2021. We are beyond devastated and am typing this in floods of tears. The pain in my shoulder was very painful and I was referred to a chiropractor. After 6 sessions it became obvious that it was something more serious.
I was referred for various scans which have shown a secondary large mass in my shoulder which the consultant has said is from my 2005 kidney cancer. What a shock that was. I have a pre op on Friday and hopefully an operation very soon after. It is too near vital organs to get it all but they are aiming to get as much as possible then high dose radiotherapy afterwards. It’s been good to write this down. I’m not sleeping well so this is a distraction. Thanks for reading and good luck to you all in your own battle. As I said earlier I went years and years living a great life and you can too.
