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49M. Had abdominal issues (likely unrelated) in October 2023. Abdominal/Pelvic CT w&w/o contrast showed 11mm (1.1cm) indeterminate renal lesion on right kidney. Follow up with Renal Ultrasound in December 2023 revealed no renal lesion (though US report...
This is been a great source of comfort on this forum whilst I have been feeling down and out. I have felt that I will be a lost cause after I have been diagnosed and think that I will have the worst prognosis ever. People on here have assured me that...
My operation went very well. I was back in work after 3 weeks. My follow up scans show no cause for concern........ However, I exeprence sharp pains and dull aches from the area operated in. I complained of these and had additional scans 3 months after...
After finding a large growth in my kidney I was sent for a chest scan today which is apparently to grade my cancer . I cant help thinking that I will have the worst prog isis possible. I was calm at the scan and coped well whilst in there but just have...
My last post was incorrect as obviously the chest X-ray is to stage the cancer, not grade it
Hi I was hoping to find someone with the same diagnosis of transitional renal cell carcinoma, to then go on to a have radical nephrectomy surgery followed by 1 round of chemotherapy which caused sepsis and pneumonia so no more chemotherapy. Then to...
Hi, sorry to be morbid but is there anyone on here that was first diagnosed with stage 4 high grade kidney cancer . I need to know if there is some hope and treatments if this is the outcome. I have a large tumour on my kidney and gross haematuriu was...
Hi all I am new to this site. My position is had lots of test following symptoms of passing lots on blood. Had camera in bladder and CT scan which triggered a look up inside my left kidney. The mass is about 5 cm long and just had biopsy to check out...
Went for my biopsy results yesterday, it confirmed I have kidney cancer, the good news it's a slow growing cancer. The treatment im going to have is the freezing under general anesthetic. This should happen in the next couple of weeks. Feeling relieved...
Well after an anxious wait I got a call from my lovely kidney nurse. Good news and other news she said. Good news no reoccurrence of any kidney cancer. This was my second scan after my partial nephrectomy Feb last year. Then the dreaded ‘but’ word. I...
