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Mmum Val has spoken with her ocon since having her CT Scan on 10th, but this time he didn't venture any opinion as to the results, only saying that he would wait for the Radiologist's report before letting her know. That said, she is currently suffering...
My wife Val has been on a course of Ipi/Nivo and has just completed her first complete round of treatments. Spread over 12 weeks or so, and she has just received a call from her Oncologist. Unfortunately, there's been no shrinkage in her tumour and cancer...
Hi, A kidney lesion was picked up on a Ct scan for discomfort I had been having on the right side of my abdomen under my ribs, the lesion is on the left side where I have no symptoms at all, telephone consultation then an mri last Wednesday, just got...
Hi all I am new to the group and not sure what help I want but thought I would try and reach out here to see if it can do anything for me. I have tried a couple of counselling sessions, antidepressants are not for me but I feel I am running out of options...
Hello, I was diagnosed with Renal cell carcinoma in 2016 total surprise with no symptoms whatsoever actually found out after pulling a muscle in my back, I saw my GP but it was "take painkillers" advice with no examination, fortunately one of the benefits...
Dear All, I keep tabs on all the postings and share them with my wife Val, who has been diagnosed with Metatstatic Stage 3 RCC. She was on Ipi/Nivo but dropped the Ipi constituant three months ago and will have had 8 fortnightly infusions of Nivo ONLY...
Good morning. My husband got diagnosed recently after a lung scan incidentally showed a kidney mass. He had a biopsy and it is 7cm stage 2. After several months and lots of tests the mdt team have decided to do active monitoring. The anaesthetic...
My partner is in hospital. His problems are chemo related. As the senior practitioner said. His still there. Spoke to him tonight and he sounded so ill. He can’t eat. Hasn’t been eating well for last couple of weeks. Lost 8 kilos in last month. He said...
Hi everyone, I'm 27 years old, this has been my first major (and only) surgery. I'm 6 weeks post op and have since been told the cancer has been removed, albeit being T3 (Invasion of perirenal fat). I found out about the tumour in September this year...
Good morning all, I know I haven’t been on here for a while but I thought I’d let you know that I’ve finally got a date for the surgery which is December 12th, all consent forms signed and I’ve agreed to donate the tissue to the Welsh Tissue Bank for...
