Hello, My sweet 2-year-old boy just got diagnosed with Wilms tumor. I’m absolutely shattered, devastated, and terrified. He’s had 2 doses of chemo so far but is running a fever again (he had fevers before the diagnosis too, I wonder if it could be...
Hiya, new to the group … just saying ‘hi’ I have stage 4 RCC… I had my L kidney removed in June … I was referred to Guys as the cancer was creeping to the renal vein…. I thought I had arthritis in my left knee, but following my kidney surgery I was...
Had a partial nephrectomy last year, told the op went well. Clear margins, analyzed cancer as aggressive (so glad I didnt opt for "keep an eye on it". No one talked about immunotherapy at the time. Went for 1st checkup CT scan last month. No news...
I am happy to find this forum so that I can get more information and hopefully feel a bit more positive about upcoming surgery. Last year I turned 60, was made redundant and decided to take early redundancy. In October I had a heart attack and had...
Hi All, for some reason even though I could see all posts before, somehow I don't see much. some of you might remember me from last year. Had my procedure in June 2024, full nephrectomy, left kidney after 8cm tumour was incidentally found in April 2024...
Hi All I found this forum a week ago and only now plucking up the courage to post. I had an issue with may back in early 2025, the MRI scan found an alien attached to my right kidney. I was sent for a CT scan in May 2025 and the consultant said it was...
Hi. Not really sure what to say. Was told Wednesday I have clear RCC T1a. Growth was found in January by accident after CT scan to see why I was having constant UTI and 5 different types of antibiotics including IV. They found the growth and 2 biopsies...
I am new to forums and posted on a different page, I hope this is the correct one. Apologies to those that read it a couple of days ago. I always wondered how I would react if I was given a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately my time had come, after a visit...
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with RCC Carcinoma this week, it’s all a bit of a shock and out of the blue although grateful that it was accidentally found. Im waiting on another CT scan prior to having a robotic partial nephron’s and really hoping...
Evening everyone, my husband had a total nephrectomy 12 days ago. We were told surgery was successful but that there was some slight damage to vein connecting spleen, he had to stay in hospital longer than planned (5 days) and was given 4 units of blood...
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