I had a nephrectomy 3 weeks ago via laparoscopic surgery due to a 11cm mass which was presumed cancerous. I couldn’t fault the care I received in hospital but now that I’m home I feel a bit isolated with regard to not knowing if I’m recovering as I should...
Hi Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with a 6cm tumour on my left kidney. I'm having it removed in 24th March My consultant thinks it will ask go well but I'm worried about what they will find when it's taken out. It was discovered when I was having...
Hi im new to this group, I had full left kidney removal 8 weeks ago, had my follow up appointment yesterday. The consultant confirmed the tumor was cancer, he said there was a 10% chance it would come back which i know is a very small chance, im still...
Hi everyone, I'm new here, i have just been told my kidney will be removed. They never tell you any details. All i asked was if I'm fixable and he said yes.. While he's removing the kidney he's having a look around at some other stuff, it showed up...
Hi everyone, new to this forum..quick story… My lovely Husband was admitted via A&E on 13th Jan with suspected chest infection which was Pneumonia, & fluid filled collapsed lungs x2 ultrasound showed suspect nodules on Lungs. CT found lesion on R kidney...
Thanks in advance for any information or help on this subject , so I'm 46 m and have a 7.5 , 6.4 mm cyst on my right kidney , it's suspected ita grown into the renal hilum, I've no idea what that even is but it sounds bad , there was 1 suspicious looking...
In 2018, while on a motorhome holiday I suffered severe stomach pains, putting it down to dodgy food, wondering now IF this was an ' ALARM BELL ' . In 2022, I was taken ill and discovered I was suffering from Pneumonia, during the stay in hospital for...
I am new here. I am 84 and had a nephrectomy seven weeks ago followed by urinary sepsis two weeks later. I have been slowly regaining strength but I dare not walk or do anything without holding on to a walker because of severe dizzyness. I had a small...
Hi, never had to do this before but I’m really struggling my dad got diagnosed with this 2 years ago and it had already spread everywhere bar his brain and heart. He’s been on Cabozantinib and lenvatinib and unfortunately it has all failed, everything...
I have just joined the forum, and thought I would give a brief synopsis of my story so far. My health had been deteriorating through the last few months of 2024, which I had linked to a persistent cough that I'd had almost all year, but instead of improving...
