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Just want to celebrate a bit. It is 12 weeks today since my radical. Carried out by the fantasic Mr Alanbuki and his amazing team at Princess Royal in Haywards Heath. The professionalism and compassion of all the staff in the urology department and the...
Hello, I had my kidney and cancer removed two years ago and have had regular scans since. Following an unrelated ulcer and hernia operation the hospital did another scan. I have had small nodules in my lungs before and these were not considered...
i was due to have surgery 7 oct,it got postponed as my blood sugar levels were too high. I’ve now started on insulin to bring them down and had a phone call Friday saying I’m booked in for surgery 21 oct (Friday) I’m now overthinking everything and feel...
Does anyone use PatientView (Patient View dot org)? It allows us to log in and view our test results online. It started as a renal service but now appears to be rolled out to all units and regions if they choose to offer it. I requested access last...
So, I have been struggling to pee for the last few weeks. I don't normally pee much as I'm on dialysis. Peeing can be difficult as it feels there is a blockage at times. I have been passing blood and some clots. My GP now thinks this is more due to my...
Hi folks Suffolkflyer here, back in hospital after my usual CT scan and prior blood test on 2/8 22. Been feeling absolute rubbish and legs losing all strength. Got an out of hours telephone call on 3/8/22 telling me l had an unusual liver function reading...
Well the big day is almost here for me,tomorrow I am having a robotic partial neph. Its been a whirlwind from start to finish as first finding a lesion on my kidney in August, due to a ct scan as my asthma had got worse, more ct scans, then the news...
Hi all , I’m two weeks into a recovery after a robotic assisted partial nephrectomy on my right kidney . First off let me say I’m so grateful for the quality of NHS care and treatment I’ve received at my local Trust and subsequently at a National centre...
Hi all my husband 73 was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2016. And had a Nephrectomy Since then it’s is in his adrenal gland lungs. But two year ago it went into his spine and he had to have spinal reconstruction. now he was told in December it was in...
Hi Everyone I received my diagnosis on 22 February 2022. I have stage 4, type 3 Kidney cancer. Surgery is not an option as cancer has spread to other parts of my body. I was wondering if there is anyone else that is on the specific immunotherapy...
