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Hi I’m a 51 year old lady with terminal renal cell carcinoma and have metastic tumours in my duodenum , my stomach and lymph nodes and possibly my liver. I had renal call 20 years ago and a radical nephrectomy. I’m on immunotherapy lenvatinib then start...
I had a nephrectomy 8 weeks ago and I’m still having to get up two or three times in the night to go to the loo. Before the op I never needed to get up. I can’t really understand why having one kidney should make a difference. I stop drinking at 6.00pm...
An MRI just showed my Urologist what he says is cancer in my left kidney. He says there's no option but removal or else it will spread. Although he's going to do a biopsy to be sure, I'm starting to think of declining the surgery. Age 81, good health...
I have posed a number of questions on this site, though have changed my loggin name as I was worried my wife's oncologist could trace my observations back to my wife. A couple of comments by him may have been unique to her treatment, so I felt it necessary...
Hello Everyone I know that those on Immunotherapy complain frequently about oral dryness and general discomfort. My wife is being treated with nivo only, and has been receiving treatment for RCC for nearly a year. Her condition is described as Stable...
Good Morning I had a nephrectomy on 12tth June for suspected kidney cancer all went well. I was told I would receive a consultation in 3 weeks. I chased this up and was told it would be a telephone consultation, if I wanted a face to face it would...
Hi all my tumour was totally out of the blue in may my partner had noticed blood in the loo during the night from myself so I went to the docs..after scans,tests more scans they found something on my right kidney turned out to be a 16 cm tumour weighing...
Heard from my CNS today to confirm first scan post neoadjuvant chemo and radical nephroureterectomy is 20th August, followed by flexible cystoscopy in September, if all clear next check up will be six months after this. I also asked for my diagnosis as...
I am looking to make contact with fellow Transitional Cell / Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma patients to find out the success or otherwise of chemotherapy and other treatments like Sutent and immunotherapy etc. This is because I am undecided as to whether...
Hi I am new to this forum ....never actually used any forums until now. I have Transitional Cell Cancer {TCC cancer ] in the wall of my right kidney and it has metastasized into my lymph nodes . Stage four I believe. I understand this is a comparatively...
