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So I was on pembrolizamob for 7 of 10 treatments but a CT scan in June showed effusions on both lungs and my heart. I was on holiday in Turkey when I had an issue below my ribs, I thought it may just be gallstones or something. The second week I found...
Hi All, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer back in November 2024 and had surgery in March this year, while it was successful I developed an infection and was back on the ward a week later. I’m now 6 months post surgery and had my first scan last week...
Hi I did write earlier to see if anyone else get this very bloated or swollen in abdomen and around the 12 inch scar. It’s very uncomfortable and my tummy seems hard when I walk or stand up, This is after 4.5 months since the major operation.
I was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer of the left kidney as well as the lymph nodes around the kidney. I have a biopsy on an enlarged lymph node on the right side near the right kidney to determine if the the RCC has spread or if it is non Hodgkin...
My wife had her left kidney removed in July due to a cancer diagnosis, although this was subsequently found to be a liposarcoma. At a follow-up meeting with one of the hospital's sarcoma nurses she was told to avoid caffeine. We forgot to ask if this...
Hi All, Just been diagnosed this week with cancer on my left kidney 4.5cm in size. Awaiting results of chest and abdominal scan to ensure that there is no other cancer and then being referred to a partial removal, luckily it sits nicely on the bottom...
Hello peeps! I'm 73 and have treatable but not curable, stage 4, kidney cancer that has metastasised in my lungs. Over the last two years I have been on Tivozanib that was stopped after around 9 months as it ceased controlling my cancer. I then went...
I had bloods and a CT scan 2 weeks ago. My MDT was yesterday. How long would it be roughly before I hear and will it be by phone/letter or appointment ? thanks in advance. My hospital is Princess of Wales South Wales.
My diagnosis, treatment and getting to this point feels like a lifetime but in fact I was only diagnosed last October, my full story is in my bio. I've just started on immunotherapy atezolizumab and really struggling, in need of some advice on coping...
Hi, new to all this. Like others here, I received a kidney cancer diagnosis after it being picked up in a CT scan for something else. It's a small one and I have discussed the treatments and now just playing the waiting game. I have a holiday booked...
