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I was diagnosed with a 3cm kidney mass in Feb. 2021. It’s being monitored currently and hasn’t changed in 8 months. Of course I’m worried as I don’t know whether it’s cancerous. I understand there are several different benign types of kidney tumour so...
Hi everyone. My first post in Kidney cancer forum. I was diagnosed with a 9cm tumour on my right kidney And a bosniak 2f cyst on my keft kidney a month ago (Feb 10th). I also had a 4cm tumour in my bladder. Not been a great year so far. I don't...
Hi. I am very new to posting anything online but after reading a lot of booklets from the hospital I decided to give it a go. Am hoping that a problem shared is a problem halved. I was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2005 and had my left kidney completely...
Hello, I’m Jess, I’m 29 and I’m awaiting surgery for a robotic partial nephrectomy. I have a mass, roughly the size of a golf ball, on my right kidney. It’s not been confirmed that my tumour is cancerous, but my consultant told me it has a 70% chance...
Morning everyone, I have been trying to prepare myself for my op in all sorts of ways….and during my research I came across this Australian video showing how to get in and out of bed following abdominal surgery. https://youtu.be/19ZRU5IRrCg I don...
Hi all, A lot of you might not know me as I have been very quiet on the forum for some time. I'm still not sure how much I will be posting but wanted to let my old friends know how I was getting on and to reintroduce myself. I will be updating my profile...
Hi all. My husband has recently been diagnosed with RCC on his right kidney that has metastasised to lungs and windpipe, although these are small. He has a good old 12cm tumour on the kidney, so how we've never spotted it is beyond us! :-) He has no symptoms...
Hi everyone, I got diagnosed with kidney cancer 2 weeks ago and I'm due to go for a removal of the left kidney on the 15th March. This has all happened very quickly as it was due to a annual ultrasound on my kidney stones in the right kidney in November...
Hi Does anyone know the rough all inc price to have a kidney removed to remove the tumour via keyhole surgery in UK if done privately. Also, NHS have told us its an 8 week wait on NHS waiting lists in Bristol for this surgery? What level/type of...
Just starting this journey ..went to GP as stomach uncomfortable bloating and nagging but not massive pain under RH rib cage He examined me took 7 vials of blood & he requested CT scan S NHS have been fab as got scan just over a week later Dr phoned Tuesday...
