Nephrectomy - Articles
This Too Shall Pass
by
Deb
... s and lows in their household, but after reading several of his posts, I can tell that he has a great faith and strength that will get him through. He is soon going to have a nephrectomy, so I trust you will check out his blog and send along your good wishes....he most definitely does need all of our encouragement and support right now, and his wif ...
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One HDIL2 experience
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akontarinis
I first signed on to the Kidney Cancer Email list in 2007 when I underwent my nephrectomy for my single tumor. The list is a priceless encyclopedia of information and personal experience created by patients and caregivers alike. I have posted a few ques ...
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I'M BACK
by
Deb
... h someone in Ontario, Canada who assured me that my blog has been read by several other cancer patients. Not only have they read my posts, but one man in particular who had a nephrectomy, also insisted that his doctor put him on some kind of chemo to prevent cancer recurrence. His onc initially ignored his request, but after perseverance on his par ...
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Top 10 Most Asked Questions about Kidney Cancer PART 3
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kenny
Q5. Can I live a normal life if I have only one kidney?Most patients with stage I and stage II kidney cancer are likely to receive a nephrectomy, in other cases, one kidney may be donated to a loved one with other kidney disease, such as kidney failure. “Can I live a normal life if I have only one kid ...
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Twittering During Sugery
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Aimee Prasek
... away on his robotic machinery, the chief resident, Dr. Raj Laungani, Twittered: “Dr. Rogers is saying because the tumor is so large he may have to do a radical (total) nephrectomy.”This is no joke, check outthe full CNN story.I’m not sure how I feel about this… Would you let your surgeon twitter during your surgery? Posted ...
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Why I love the National Health Service (NHS)
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Dr. David C.
... ned and was on anticoagulant therapy within 4 hours of walking into UCLH’s Accident and Emergency). And now it looks as though I’ll be getting a partial or total nephrectomy too.And not a penny has changed hands.The NHS is a beautiful thing. OK it has has the usual excessive number of managers and HR-bollocks, like most big companies. ...
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So, how are you? How is the fami ...
by
RCC-Fighter
... . I recall her walking home from work to sit and rest while we fought over which of us got to massage her feet. Finally she made a list so we all got to take a turn.After the nephrectomy, she held me as I cried on her shoulder. I stand a foot taller than her and I wanted to crawl up on her lap like I did as a child so she could wipe away the fear a ...
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Sarcomatoid variant of renal cell carcinoma and chemotherapy
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Mark Levin
... non-chemo agents have been FDA approved. However, the Sarcomatoid RCC has a worse prognosis than clear cell even when apparently localized, and many patients relapse after a nephrectomy. This entity is characterized by a high incidence of bone metastasis at presentation (48%) and by a tendency toward pathologic bone fractures.There is an impressio ...
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