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Hi all. I've had a roller coaster few weeks. I was admitted to hospital on the 4th Sept with hypercalcemia. I had had low level nausea for a couple of weeks that had progressed to lower back pain and chest pain. I was kept in hospital for 4 days while...
Cancer has no friends it wakes you up nightly around 3am with stomach cramps, pain and more Anxiety is then off the scale and meds needed and demanded by the cancer Getting back to rest is near impossible and you dread another day of fatigue Day...
Hi I am new to this group I've had quite a journey recently Long story but now waiting for a kidney biopsy has anyone tell me what it's like. How sore how long took to recover etc
Hi All. Someone close to me has just been diagnosed, they have a two inch tumor. They have been advised that the kidney should be removed. I have a friend who is a surgeon (not the right type unfortunately), their advice is to stay with the NHS, they...
Hi I had surgery at the end of June partial nephrectomy, Papillary renal cell carcinoma grade 3 and second area found during surgery also removed differential between Papillary renal cell a demo a versus low grade papillary RCC. I have been told I am...
Had a laparoscopic nephrectomy Friday so still early days. Tumour incidental find like most are but been having persistent abdominal pain and bloating and since surgery it’s significantly worse. I know they use gas in procedure and also not opened bowels...
Hi my brother has been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He starts immunotherapy on Thursday. I'm filled with apprehension for him. I went with him for his diagnosis and we were told its incurable. However my brother hasn't taken this in and talks...
Those of you on or have been on immunotherapy for your RCC would you mind sharing your experience? I am awaiting pathology results but the consultant did mention this treatment option but didn’t give any detail, that will come when I meet in a few weeks...
Hello everyone, what a roller coaster the last 3 weeks have been! My beautiful 71 year old Mum was diagnosed with kidney cancer 3 weeks ago after fracturing her arm just turning over in bed! I wouldn't have thought that was even possible. Isn't having...
Never in a million years did I think I’d be joining this forum but hey here we are. I’m 29 yo, female and have absolutely no symptoms, so here goes my story. I had a US less than 2 weeks ago on Sunday 20Aug where they found a mass on my right kidney....
