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I had a CT scan on 1st April following a car crash, this showed a 30mm diameter exophytic lesion emerging from the parenchyma of right kidney plus simple renal cysts. I was discharged from hospital on 5th April to recover from a fractured sternum. I was...
Good afternoon all! I hope everyone is well. So on April 4th id rushed into hospital wish a suspected PE and/or pneumia due to the severity of the pain I'm having just under my ribs into my back and reduced breath sounds in my left lung, breathlessness...
Hi all, not been on here for awhile but 5 years ago I had bowel cancer, we’ve got through that but now have a kidney tumour first spotted on a CT scan in Jan 21 but not reported on. Finally reported on in Oct 22 scan thank goodness. Radio frequency ablation...
I was diagnosed on Thursday 16th March 2023 with a tumour on my left kidney. It's 90% chance it cancer luckily its not spread. So awaiting an operation
Not sure why I haven’t found this forum before but looking through many of the discussions I see the value of sharing ideas problems and solutions. A little about myself. i was diagnosed with a grade 3 type 2 papillary cell carcinoma on my right kidney...
I was told I had kidney matastatic cancer on 28.3.23. I was by myself in the hospital when a doctor told me. I was admitted to hospital to be put on a drip for two days to reduce my calcium level. I stayed in hospital for a further 2 weeks wait for a...
My first meeting with oncology is 3rd May I have already been told that my treatment will be tablet form can any one advise me regarding whether i will Just be given said tablet or will I have a choice ? also what question should I be asking at this meeting...
I had a rad neph 8 months ago and I still haven't had a review. It is now 7 weeks since my CT scan but no results yet. To be quite frank this state of affairs is really annoying me. Update Radiology now says report went to consultant on 8 march...
Hi all. My dad has stage 4 renal cancer. Spread to adrenal glands, lungs, retreo peritoneal. He had cancer 5 yrs ago in right kidney and had that kidney removed. He also has coronary heart disease. He started treatment in the form of tki targeted therapy...
Hi all. Am new to all this having only been diagnosed 5 days ago, went to the hospital with what I thought was some kind of stomach problem only to be told after a multitude of tests that I have an 11cm mass in my left kidney. I have been told that...
