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Hi, I'm new here I've had two cyscopathys with a lot of red blotches, find it difficult to pee and I don't bleed anymore due to going through menopause early, I'm 42 and I've 1 functioning kidney but still got both and they have staghorn calculus in them...
Hi Just been diagnosed with 6cm tumour on left kidney with 3 small ones on Left Lung (from the kidney Tumour) I have been told i need immunotherapy for several months before i can have the Kidney removed. I would be Grateful for any experiences with this...
I have been lucky or so I'm told I have a small tumour discovered by chance. So I need a partial nephrectomy What I don't know is what I will feel post op what will I have tube wise etc. I'm scared but feel that I shouldn't be because I'm lucky
Doctor has just phoned about result of CT scan, which had just gone to annual after nephrectomy in 2020. He was very cagey and did not give any details except to say that he needed to discuss with senior colleagues and I could expect to be called in for...
Just reaching out and checking in, everything is moving so fast and I don’t know if the things are a good sign or bad, dad was diagnosed kidney cancer after a Ct scan due to passing blood clots and back pain, I have read that this symptom is only once...
A year ago tomorrow I was diagnosed with upper urotract cancer, at the time the prognosis did not look good, but the amazing urology and oncology teams at my local hospital looked after me through chemo and major surgery to come out the other side cancer...
Hello to all friends. Second week today after left kidney removal. Day by day getting better just had bit trouble with my tommy but now back almost to normal .jus some time wen I walking bit extra I got less brief but as soon I led down on short time...
Any recommendations for this? Thanks
My mum was diagnosed with kidney cancer 10 years ago. It returned in the lung about 4 years ago, she had surgery to remove it and then it returned again a couple of years ago. It's been v stable until now and in the last 3 months, 4 new tumours have appeared...
Has anyone had stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases and if so did they lose some mobility on one side of Thier body. Really struggling to get around three weeks after having it done and concerned as to whether this is temporary or a side effect...
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