I think I'm in shock. I found out on Tuesday that my dad has kidney cancer. I kinda never thought my family would be one of the families hit by this even though it's unfortunately so common. I'm scared for him, worried we'll loose him to early and overall shocked. I'm trying to remain positive -- he has two kidneys, it hasn't metastsized (spelling?), so hopefully they just go in and remove his kidney and that's the end of it but there's always those what-ifs. Anyone know someone with kidney cancer and it all came out ok? I could use some positive thoughts. Thanks for letting me share.
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Just want to share big hugs to you.
I lost my mom to colon cancer 4 years ago. It was already Stage 4 when they found it, had already spread.
I'm so sorry to hear that. :-( I know there is so much they can do these days as far as treatment, and like you said--hopefully it was caught early enough that removing the affected kidney will do the trick.
I know that must be difficult news to digest. I'll be thinking of you and your family. Please keep us posted!
I'm so sorry to hear this. It is so hard to receive this kind of news. Hugs to you.
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I'm sorry to hear this. My dad was diagnosed with multiple myloma last spring, and after a rough 6 months or so of chemo and procedures to harvest healthy cells, he is cancer-free. His was not kidney related, but some forms of cancer are treatable with positive results as it sounds like your father's is.
I'm sending positive vibes and prayers your way.
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I just want to send all the positive vibes and prayers your way for your dad. I'm hopeful too for a good result. Hugs to you and your fam.
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Hugs! My dad had Stage 4 oral/throat cancer and after a very difficult treatment, he's cancer-free for almost 4 years now!
MIL was diagnosed with kidney cancer about 8 years ago and they did a removal. Its so important to have the regular monitoring which I'm sure they will stress to him.
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers! I really appreciate it.
Callie -- the surgery isn't schedule yet. He goes in on Tuesday to find out the next stage -- I wish it was sooner.
My friend and coworker (only 33) just found out last week that she has a tumor on her kidney. She's having her kidney removed in 2 weeks. She had no symptoms at all-found on a scan she was having for her gallbladder. Weird how things happen like that. From what she (and the drs we work with) this is one of the "better" cancers to have as they don't treat with chemo/radiation, just surgery. Her urologist did tell her that it doesn't respond well to chemo/radiation if it has mets to elsewhere (which is not totally encouraging). Best of luck to your father! Let me know how things go-I'll let you know how my friend does (or any info she gets re: kidney cancer).
I am so sorry to hear this.
Sending positive thoughts your way. It sounds like they caught it pretty early, and that is a good thing. I have no experience with kidney cancer, but my father had prostate cancer 12 years ago and my mother had breast cancer 10 years ago. Both cancers were caught very early and treated, and my parents have been cancer free ever since. It important to stay positive! ::hugs::
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