Kidney Cancer

Hello Nuala56, 

I am sorry you have been diagnosed with kidney cancer, it sounds as if you are having a nephroureterectomy which is removal of kidney, ureter and bladder cuff? If it is please read my profile and you will see I had this operation end of April via robotic surgery. 
I understand your stress, but please try not to worry too much, the operation is major,  but I have recovered really well and the cancer has been removed.

I hope you can enjoy your granddaughters wedding.

take care xx

Yes that’s what I am having , can I ask did you have pain in your other kidney , I have pain in both so think I am over thinking it , thanks for your reply 

Hi Nuala56, 

I think it’s very easy to convince yourself something is wrong with both kidneys, but they will have done a scan to know you have cancer, so both kidneys would have been checked. My cancer was in my renal pelvis and ureter, the cancer was advanced but localised therefore I had to have 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemo to shrink the tumour to allow surgery to proceed.

UTUC is a rare cancer and there are very few on here with it, so please feel free to ask me anything. 
The only pain I had was a dull ache in my left side, plus the blood in urine which had been happening for a few months 

xx

Thank you  I feel better now the support group is so helpful