Hi all,
Hope you are well, I'm hope this is okay to post here as it's for my brother rather than me.
To cut a long story short, my brother was told he has a tumour on his kidney. The kidney will be removed by surgery, but not keyhole surgery as it's too big.
My parent's who live close to my brother went with him to see the consultant as he is deaf. They didn't really get much information, apart from he might be in hospital for 5 day's.
They didn't know if he will be having chemo or what really happens next. Is chemo given after the surgery?
200 is huge, does this mean it's probably spread?
Anyhow are there any questions we should be asking? It's difficult for my brother to know what to find out, my parents are in their 80s and I live too far away to just pop over.
How long does it take to recover from the operation etc.
I'm personally going through treatment for bladder cancer and have researched bladder removal, will this be the same sort of recovery.
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm not really sure what to expect and would like to know if possible, so I can forward on any advice etc.
Many thanks.
Trevor
Hi Trevor,
That must be such a shock 
. It's understandable for your mind to go into overdrive. I don't have anything useful to say but hope he feels a bit better soon. As far as I can tell they sometimes decide things at the weekly MDT so perhaps they are waiting until then to get the input of the different specialists in order to all agree on what they think the best approach might be.
Thinking of you and hoping for a positive outcome.
