hi all ,, does anyone remember the name of the book that many people said was a big help in coping ,,,I can't find the thread again .... just know it was a female author .. any help much appreciated
Hi end of last year had left kidney removed large tumor ,big operation but everything went well recovered after about 12 weeks ,though on short hours at work as I do get tired which is frustrating but it came back a grade 2 even though consultant thought...
Hi everyone, my husband has been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer which has spread to his lymph nodes. He has had one session of chemo and taking immunosuppressants at home. Doesnt seem to get a break, has been in and out of hospital due to bladder...
Hi posting here after having kidney cancer diagnosed following kidney removed. Told chemotherapy won’t have any affect after and have to have regular blood tests and scans. Waiting to get results is so stressful.
Has any one had a kidney removed what was the recovery like etc please
Hi everyone. Hi. Just found out I have kidney cancer that has moved to my chest nodes and lung. The tumor is 10cm in my kidney and 2cm in my lung. What are the most common treatments and prognosis please.
Hi everyone, About four weeks ago I got a phone call out of the blue by a Dr telling me that an MRI scan I'd had done on my lower back (I have a bulging disc) had shown up something unusual with my kidneys and could I go for a CT scan so they could...
Hello all, I may be jumping the gun here but I am a 42 year old woman and I had abdominal pain and Dr sent me to get ultrasound and regular CT scan as I have unseen blood in urine and kidney stone history. They called back saying all sorts of big words...
Hello. Diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma a couple of weeks ago. Had appointment with maxillofacial surgeon Monday to review CT and MRI scans with expectation of surgery later this month. But, Seems there is a tumour on my my left native kidney (my...
Hi, I have no clue about all of this and have been reading different posts about waiting for surgery? this has came as a bit of a shock to me as I thought of it was cancer they would remove it. The smaller the better I thought ? I have a 3.2cm tumour...
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