Hi, I’m completely new here and feel completely lost. After a fall my Dad was taken into hospital.. a long story short with only unexplained weight loss symptoms my Dad has been diagnosed with Kidney cancer which has spread to his liver and spine. I...
Hi, I have just joined the group, but I am not new to cancer. I was diagnosed seven years ago with bladder cancer and have been clear. However, due to surgical complications I lost my right kidney. I have a spot on my remaining kidney, which has been...
Hi, my husband had full nephrectomy in January, large tumour was also removed. He has been suffering chronic pain. Had ct scan and cancer was seen in spinal muscle lungs and adrenal gland of remaining kidney. Immunotherapy starts on 22nd ipilmumab and...
I first had a left nephrectomy in 2016. Metastatic cancer came back in 2023 to my right upper arm bone and lungs. I had a rod placed in my arm to avoid fracture. I have been taking cabometyx and opdivo for eight months. Some days are side effect free...
Hi I had my rh kidney removed by surgery & not by keyhole as my tumour was 15.5 cm & then had a few infections & had to have it reopened again whilst I was in hospital . I have to go to my gp to have dressings changed every day by my Gp practice who are...
Hello there, I'm 33 year old female, married with 2 children. I was diagnosed with cancer on my kidney 2 weeks ago. Bit of background. I have suffered with back pain for 2 years been given physio. 4 weeks ago I started with foot drop in my right GP arranged...
Hi , not new but been a while , Was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2021 had my right kidney removed in may 2021 ,after my first CT scan in August found several small tumours in both lungs and started 6 months of immunotherapy which slowed the progression...
I’m a 39 year old female, went to the doctors with a feeling of a mass in my right side. Had an ultrasound showing a tumour of 10cm, I’ve seen the urologist who strait away is saying it’s cancer and that I will need my kidney removed and that I need a...
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Hello, I’m new to this group and only 9 months in to my cancer journey. I was diagnosed last April with stage 4 cancer but after removal of a kidney and six months of combination therapy I’m doing very well, staying very active and all signs of cancer...
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