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Hi there, looking to find out if others have been told they have a haematoma post nephrectomy. My surgery was in April 2023 and it was a large tumour - 17cm by 16cm by 11cm. I had my 6 months ct scan in November and was told there is a haematoma where...
Hi everyone - new here Have a 5cm mass in right kidney. Just got a date through for the follow up after my 1st CT that was done end of last week, a chest CT is now also wanted and that’s in for next week so they have this imaging aswell for the follow...
I’ve recently been diagnosed with rcc, found by having an xray for a hernia i had a my kidney and adrenal gland removed on 16th October stayed had 3 keyholes and a larger wound to remove tumour ended up getting chest infection and had low oxygen so...
Hi, What does a mass “measuring 15x8x15cm which appears multicolulated, multi-signal abnormality” mean? I am being referred to a Urologist but I have been told there is a waiting list. Looking on Google, it would suggest that I’m lucky and the tumour...
Trying to prepare myself for the removal of my 15x8x15cm tumour which gynae-oncology MDT believe to be a renal tumour now! no idea if benign or not but is this considered a large tumour? Is it therefore going to be difficult to remove and have a long...
Hi I had my first immunotherapy infusion 2 weeks ago and it took 3 attempts to insert the canulla . The nurse said that next time they might have to use a port. Bit shocked by whole experience and didn't ask questions is there anything I could do to improve...
Hello - I’m new to this group. On 27/11/23, I was diagnosed with Kidney/Renal Cancer, as a CT Scan carried out to check for Bowel Cancer, had shown a lesion on my left kidney. Further CT Scans of the Renal area, showed that the lesion was in fact a small...
I've just had two cyscopathy's and now I have to go under anesthetic for another. I've lots of red patches and I can't wee, low flow and blood regularly. I've got 2 kidneys but one functioning both full of kidney stones and 1 not working as a calculi...
Hi just joined so wanted to say hello. Like many I guess I have found out by chance and waiting for an operation to remove a tumour. I feel grateful in many ways that they have found this in my kidney but so scared of the operation and process...
Hi everyone I had a ct scan last week as I had a little back ache and my doctor suspected kidney stones. I received a call after the scan and was asked to attend a ct scan with contrast a few day later and literally thought absolute nothing of it. I went...
