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Just thought id let you all know had my surgery on th 4th aprill removed my right kidney keyhole surgery went ok they said surgery was fine and i was on hdu overnight then to the surgical for 9 nights..a long time but they needed to set care package up...
I’m a 39 year old female, I had my follow up with my doctor yesterday and it’s been confirmed I have papillary renal cell carcinoma. I told my doctor that I have been having a feeling that there is something where my tumor was. It was 12cm and I could...
Hello Ive at last got my date for surgery....4th april now its here seem to be very anxious.. removing my whole kidney right one by keyhole all being well.. they have told me that after surgery they will move me to high dependency unit just wondered...
Hi, my husband had full nephrectomy in January, large tumour was also removed. He has been suffering chronic pain. Had ct scan and cancer was seen in spinal muscle lungs and adrenal gland of remaining kidney. Immunotherapy starts on 22nd ipilmumab and...
My partner had to go to a&e on the 13th march with suspected gallstones, 14th march did a ultrasound scan and no stones so admitted him onto a ward etc so sent him for a CT scan on the 16th, had the results within an hour and his appendix had burst so...
Hi, well after a 15 minute wait on our own in the consultation room a nice kidney surgeon came in and told my wife and I that I have kidney cancer. He showed us the kidney and I would suggest the tumour took up two thirds of the kidney . He has classed...
I first had a left nephrectomy in 2016. Metastatic cancer came back in 2023 to my right upper arm bone and lungs. I had a rod placed in my arm to avoid fracture. I have been taking cabometyx and opdivo for eight months. Some days are side effect free...
Hi I had my rh kidney removed by surgery & not by keyhole as my tumour was 15.5 cm & then had a few infections & had to have it reopened again whilst I was in hospital . I have to go to my gp to have dressings changed every day by my Gp practice who are...
Hi A month today I had my neprectomy Thought I may have felt better by now but all I want to do is sleep all the time. Anyone else the same?
Hello there, I'm 33 year old female, married with 2 children. I was diagnosed with cancer on my kidney 2 weeks ago. Bit of background. I have suffered with back pain for 2 years been given physio. 4 weeks ago I started with foot drop in my right GP arranged...
