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Hi I was diagnosed with a Chromophoric tumour in my left kidney in June and now had that it is malignant confirmed. Partial removal is not an option so we are going for full and planning dates now as fortunately we have private cover However we had...
Hello friends I’ve been part of this forum for about 3 months now and in that time I’ve noted many of my fellow sufferers have metastatic RCC and have also undergone immunotherapy. What I’ve never considered until now is how many of you have Clear...
So I'm having a sigmoidoscopy and hopefully endoscopic Resection Wednesday. I'm so impressed with my treatment so far and how fast everything is moving. Got a call at work this morning and my letter and bowel prep was hear when I got home. Thankfully...
So I had my meeting with the collorectal consultant yesterday and the report today. T1 N0 polyp with high grade dysplasia. The plan is to try and remove it with an endoscopic mucosal Resection if this fails it's going to be a surgical resection. I'm only...
Hi Everyone, I’m 53 years old and sadly I have stage 1 suspected RCC presenting as a 5cm mass in the upper pole of my left kidney. Due to the uncertainty around the waiting list times in the C19 era I’m looking at having a laparoscopic Nephrectomy...
I’ve had renal cancer for 2 years and been on immunotherapy for the past 18 months, but sadly it has stopped working for me. The cancer has spread out of my kidney to the surrounding lymph nodes. I have now been given 2 choices going forward and I’m after...
Hi everyone and thankyou for your honesty. I have been tentatively reading your posts whilst navigating, what's been an eventful few weeks. I had a colonoscopy 03/06/23 and was told at the time they found a 1cm polyp. They took 3xbiopsies and booked...
Hi my husband has stage 3-4 kidney cancer it's in both kidneys and his lungs, he's been on immunotherapy since December which was working but when he went down to the one drug instead of 2 the treatment has stopped working and the tumors on his kidneys...
Thank you to all the people who post on this forum, i've been lurking for a few weeks and thought it was time for me to say hello. I'm 63 and live in Scotland. In spring 2022 I had a great time walking a 1,000km walk in Spain, finishing in early June...
Hi everyone I'm having a kidney biopsy on Tuesday and am really scared. I've read all the Macmillan and nhs information on it, but it's all so matter of fact. I would really like to hear your personal experiences eg did you have sedation, any discomfort...
