Hello, so far 2026 has not been my year! 4.2 cm kidney tumour found incidentally on a routine ultrasound scan in early January. Further scans showed 16mm adrenal nodule. My consultant said it was probably unrelated, but the surgical team decided to remove my adrenal gland to be on the safe side, while doing a partial robotic nephrectomy. Well, that was the right call because the adrenal module turned out to be a metastasis. I am 5 weeks post op and still feel poorly and with pain/discomfort especially in the evenings, and general fatigue. It all seems like a bad dream - I had no idea anything was wrong and was merrily going about my pleasant retired life until it suddenly stopped! I’m 72 and was otherwise fit and healthy with no health concerns.
I’m waiting for first consultation with oncologist, but immunotherapy may be complicated by my adrenal issue (my remaining adrenal gland is not working at full strength and I’m on a low dose of steroids). So much to take in…
