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Apologies if this is a daft question - but how many of you with Renal Cancer are on Haemodialysis?
Hello All. I am new to this group. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 RCC 5 years ago. All his treatment has now stopped. He has lost a lot of weight, and spends 90 % of the time in bed. It is so harrowing. How do I keep our spirits up and make...
Hi all just added a post about my dads recent diagnosis of stage 4 RCC I wondered (this may be a completely stupid question so please bare with me) if anyone has had any alternative therapies or cut certain foods out of their diet that have helped...
Hello all, I am new here and was hoping that someone could help me ? My father aged 67 has recently been diagnosed with renal clear cell carcinoma stage 4. It has sadly already metastasised to his abdominal lymph node and his lung. In terms of size...
Hello my lovely friends on here, I feel a bit guilt posting this but I hope it gives some hope a reason to carry on regardless. i had my CT scan last week and the results were on ready for my appointment with my consultant on Frida and my lung is still...
Just joined the group. I have Stage 4 advanced renal cancer. Started immunotherapy and tablets 2021.
Hello all,I'm new to group
So, though not curable, hubs and I met his oncology consultant today in the Churchill hospital in Oxford, and these two drugs have been suggested to try to buy us more time, hopefully more quality time. Hospice referral too so they can manage nausea...
Hi everyone, During meeting with consultant post nephrectomy he expained, very well, that the cancer of my tumour that had been removed but that there were also some cancer cells present around the mouth of the vein that carries the cleaned blood...
Hi everyone, 5 months out of chemo and am starting to suffer periods of extreme exhaustion and general achie discomfort which is debillitating, in my case, for a day or two. I have been taking a couple of paracetamol and just going to bed. "Recovery"...
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