Hi, new to all this. Like others here, I received a kidney cancer diagnosis after it being picked up in a CT scan for something else. It's a small one and I have discussed the treatments and now just playing the waiting game. I have a holiday booked...
Hello all ️ I was told 3rd September that I had kidney cancer I have a 5cm mass and looking like a stage 3. This was picked up on an unrelated CT scan which wasn’t picked up in and earlier ultrasound scan. I’m now waiting for another CT to see if this...
Hi there, found out October last year had a mass on kidney, no symptoms. Went to hospital thinking I had an ovarian cyst. Dec kidney was removed and March found out was t3a chromophobe. They say its all gone so no treatment but this wait for my ct scan...
Hiya everyone, I'm AuntieTJ82 and I'm new here. I found out a couple of weeks ago that my eldest cousin on my mum's side of my family has been diagnosed with kidney cancer which has spread to his spine. He's only 45 (he's just over 2 years older than...
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Hi I went on holiday the end of July and during this holiday I had pain in a stomach hernia I had so I went to the local hospital. They scanned me to make sure there was no blockages and then shocked us with the news I a large mass on my left kidney....
My husband was diagnosed with ureter cancer in May 2024. We were told it was terminal. He was fitted with a nephrectomy in the left kidney, They couldn't do surgery because he wouldn't survive it and chemo wasn't an option either. Since his diagnosis...
Hi New user. Got diagnosed with RCC last June and had left nephrectomy in July 24. I was diagnosed thanks to an ultrasound in my groin area looking for issues down below. The nurse who did the U/S decided to check my kidney region and thankfully she...
I (56 years old) was diagnosed with a kidney tumour measuring approx. 7 cm last August. In September, the entire kidney was removed with robotic support. At the time, we hoped that the tumour was only localised and could be surgically removed. In September...
Hello Everybody! I'm a rather scared kidney cancer patient as what's planned for me has rather left me feeling excluded from the decision. I also have cardiac issues and the Hospital Anaesthetic dept have been very unsure whether I am fit enough for General...
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