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Jodi.91 5 days ago

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Hi.

I am new here but am struggling at the moment.

I am 35 years old and in April after suffering horrendous pain down my right hand side I was told I have a "large mass" skip to June and I was told I have a 14cm Tumor that is likely cancer. I underwent a radical nephrectomy in July removing the whole right kidney and lymphnodes.

I feel like the whole thing was a whirl wind and I am only now processing it all and im finding it really hard to come to terms with.

Any words of advise would be great

Thank you

Mmum 5 days ago

Have a read of this, and see if this helps After the treatment finishes, then what?
I've not read it for ages, but what you describe, I think is covered within.

TillyV 5 days ago

Hi Jodie! Just to be a little encouraging I hope.. I am 75. At 73 I had my kidney out because of a large cancerous mass. 2 years on and my other kidney still functions fine and in fact has grown to compensate. No ill-effects. The scars and abdominal discomfort took quite a while to settle down. But you are young and will probably recover far faster. A friend of my son who is in her late 30s also had a kidney removed about 12 years ago and is now a very fit and well musician and yoga teacher, travelling tbe world. She is flourishing. It is a horrible shock of course.. but our kidneys are amazing. Lucky we have 2. Good luck with your revovery and the future. X

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