Hi all, new to all this. Diagnosed with TCC last week. Having my left kidney and the tube to the bladder out soon. The CT scan also picked up a cyst on my ovaries, so I'm having them and tubes out at the same time. Luckily that department is cancer free...
Hi My husband age 51 was diagnosed with kidney cancer last March. It was found by pure chance after having an ultrasound on his gall bladder. A CT scan confirmed a 7cm tumour contained in his right kidney. He underwent a nephrectomy in April and all...
I'm a 30 year old male. My situation started about 3 weeks ago, and in that time a lot has happened. I have since been referred for an urgent CT scan. Here is my story: 3 weeks ago I started experiencing some urinary tract issues, which was initially...
I have just been diagnosed with kidney cancer Waiting for a radical nephrectomy right kidney had a ct scan sized at 7.4cm when i received that info thought it wss a huge size Does anybody know if the sizing done is accurate Trying to keep...
Hi, I joined as I'm hoping to communicate with other people in the same boat. I lost my left kidney 4 years ago with a radical nephrectomy, with the tumour also inside my vena cava, making the surgery very long (I actulally held the record at Addenbrookes...
Hello again guys. Just wondering how many of you out there are still working
49M. Had abdominal issues (likely unrelated) in October 2023. Abdominal/Pelvic CT w&w/o contrast showed 11mm (1.1cm) indeterminate renal lesion on right kidney. Follow up with Renal Ultrasound in December 2023 revealed no renal lesion (though US report...
Hi I was hoping to find someone with the same diagnosis of transitional renal cell carcinoma, to then go on to a have radical nephrectomy surgery followed by 1 round of chemotherapy which caused sepsis and pneumonia so no more chemotherapy. Then to...
Hi all I am new to this site. My position is had lots of test following symptoms of passing lots on blood. Had camera in bladder and CT scan which triggered a look up inside my left kidney. The mass is about 5 cm long and just had biopsy to check out...
I just feel I’m writing myself . I have a scan tomorrow and because of my gross haematuria symptons I believe it can be nothing but high grade inoperable kidney cancer .
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