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Hi all I have a low grade tumour and will have a partial nephrectomy in November time hopefully waiting for confirmation as on specialist waiting list now and he suggested possibly November time. I have pain in both sides although tumour in one kidney...
Not one to talk about this, I had a cancerous kidney removed one week ago the cancer was according to the surgeon 'the size of a small melon'. Fortunately it looks like it has not spread. Anyway, the operation went well and the staff at Royal Free were...
Hi, My partner was originally diagnosed in July 2019 and had radical nep aug 2019 (told all contained in the kidney) when unfortunately they ruptured the tumour. 9 weeks following his op he had a lung met and numerous spread in his abdomen with ascites...
Hi Just got back from Hospital appointment this morning and the plan going forward is to preform a partial nephrectomy and the Doctor said I'm now on his waiting list and should expect it to be done around November time.
im sure I had a friends tequest and I accepted but cant see it now. Maybe they changed their mind how does the friends thing work?
Hi im Mark 40 years old. I phoned the secretary for the urologist I'm under and she confirmed my results had come back this morning but she could not give me any information and I had to wait until the doctor and his team discuss my results and apparently...
Hi everyone im posting again for my friend who has been diagnosed with Kidney Cancer she was initially told it was stage 1 grade 1 and she had her surgery and after a tough few weeks coming to terma with everything she got conselling and was doing really...
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