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Hello I'm new here. I'm seeing my consultant next week and wondered what questions I should ask. They have found a 12 cm mass on my right kidney with ultrasound and I've had a CT scan but no results yet. I've been told it's probably renal cell carcinoma...
Hi,I had a ct scan for suspected womb cancer,saw my gynaecologist last week and he said there was nothing obvious in the womb but I had a mass in my kidney which is suspected kidney cancer. I’ve had pain in my back for the last few months after my dog...
Hi, I have a robotic assisted partial nephrectomy scheduled for next week . The hospital is a 2.5 hour car journey from my home . Once I’m discharged I was wondering about how soon I could return home . We can stop at regular intervals to reduce chances...
Hi everyone. I got diagnosed 4 weeks ago and having my operation on monday. Its been a whirlwind. Initially went for a ct scan on chest and lungs as my breathing had got bad. I just thought a change in weather had triggered my asthma. 2 days later...
I am at my wits end it is now 8 months since I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and I am still waiting for my operation to have my kidney removed and start dialysis I have rung everywhere and can’t get any answers I can’t get to speak to anyone...
Hopefully this thread might help anyone who experiences the same prolonged swollen stomach as me post op. Fear not;it is apparently (and fortunately!) rare for the problem to have presented itself in the way it did for me. I have highlighted my experience...
Hi everyone. I have at last after 6.5 very long months I have been offered surgery at Belfast City hospital. Absolutely terrified, going for another Cat scan today, as I have a lot of pain and pressure on my left side, my tumour was completed enclosed...
Phoned hospital to ask about results of CT scan, done over a week ago. Haematologist told me over the phone Ihave a tumour on my left kidney. Said he’s passing results over to Urology. Feeling shell-shocked!
So recently diagnosed with Renal Cancer and an absolute coward. I have a morbid fear of hospitals, and treatments. But my nightmare scenario is either requiring a catheter or nasal tube. The thought of these gives me sleepless nights. Not much anyone...
Hello i was diagnosed with a 6cm mass on my right kidney about 7 weeks ago. To say this was a shock is a massive understatement. I struggled so much and couldn’t eat, sleep or even function properly. Thankfully I have been told that it hasn’t spread...
