I discussed the cryoablation procedure with my urologic oncologist when I was diagnosed with a small lesion on my right kidney. It was one of the choices, along with the robotic surgery, that I was...
I have no worries regarding this, but I do have a question regarding a blood test result called the BUN Creatinine Ratio. Just to set the table, in June, 2016, I had a robotic partial nephrectomy to...
Seems unlikely to be the Remeron. I know of it because my mother-in-law was on it briefly (to try to increase her appetite, which didn't work). I would also agree with the doc that it's unlikely to...
Hi Melody. If what the found is suspicious, the next steps taken will depend on the size and location of the suspicious mass, as well as your feelings about what was found. I'll give you my...
I can't really comment much on the particulars of your case. I come to this site because I had a partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer back in 2016, so I see if people are looking for any kind of...
Hi. Sorry for the delay in replying as I just got back from a trip. I was searching for some information about your question and ran across the following thread that's from a couple of years ago. It...
My goodness jarthur. You've been through a lot. I'm not sure what to say other than please accept my best hopes and wishes for your future....
PCP's know a little about a lot of stuff. They're great resources to have. But if you have a concern and need to dig deeper into a subject, PCP's just don't cut it. I'm fortunate that I have a PCP...
I had partial back in June, 2016, right side, robotic assisted and laparoscopic. I did not have the pain you're talking about. However, I have had other surgeries before (abdominal and, as such,...
Hi. I apologize. I don't come to this board as often as I have in the past. Get yourself to another kidney doctor. My mother-in-law, age 91, is in a similar position to you, although her CKD came on...
Yep. Reading comprehension is apparently not my strong suit. The reference numbers I quote were for blood test results and your number is from a urinalysis. Apples and oranges. My apologies. Your...
The reference level for creatinine in a male is below 1.2. For a female, it's below 1....
My mother-in-law (age 90) had to undergo a kidney biopsy about two months ago. She was already in the hospital due to complications from what was later diagnosed as micro-polyangitis, a form of...
GFR stands for glomerular (glow-MAIR-you-lure) filtration rate. A blood test checks your GFR, which tells how well your kidneys are filtering. From the Federal government: It's important to know your...
Very happy to hear all is well!...
That's.....a lot of water. You likely didn't do any long term damage to your kidneys. However, you likely did temporarily wreak havoc on your electrolyte balance, which is why you had the fever and...
That's good to hear. That should give you a lot of peace of mind....
Probably the best thing for you to do is to get your primary care physician to refer you to a good urologist who would be an expert at interpreting the numbers. That will give you much better peace...
It turned out I had a small lesion on my right kidney. I was referred to a urologic oncologist and we monitored it for about 2-1/2 years with scans. In April, 2016, a scan determined the lesion had...
About to stuff my face with dinner, but I'll be sure to reply as best I can after that to any questions you might have....
Hi Concerned. I was in your spouse's situation a few years ago. I went in for a routine physical exam with my primary physician. In the normal course of lab tests, it was found that I had microscopic...
Hi. Sorry for taking so long to reply. I'm not on this site as much as I used to be. I would suggest getting an appointment with a urologist. Blood in the urine can mean a lot of things, most of them...
Hello cgbee. Sorry for the delay in writing. I don't come here as often as I did before. Yes. While blood in the urine can be a sign of kidney cancer, it can also be other things. When I was going to...
Thanks for the support folks. We had a followup visit to our primary care physician yesterday. We've been with him for years, so my wife has a lot of trust in him. He explained in as much detail as...
Hi all. I've been on both the Ostomies board and the Kidney board for issues related to my health before. This is my first time on the Anxiety board, and it's for my wife. About two weeks ago, we...
You might also want to join and post in the Cancer Survivors Network. They have a forum specifically for kidney cancer. They, unfortunately for the people that have it, have a lot more activity on...
First of all, I'm sorry to hear of your issues. I had a partial done in June of this year after having had a small lesion examined every six months since December, 2013. When I had my last...
I had no symptoms with my kidney issue, which turned out to be a low grade kidney cancer that I had removed a little over five weeks ago. If you're concerned that there is some issue with your...
I had active monitoring done for 2-1/2 years before the doctors decided the lesion on my kidney had grown enough to warrant taking some action. On June 22nd, I had a robotic assisted laparoscopic...
How did the biopsy turn out?...
Thanks. The difference between us is that I had the lesion completely removed surgically, so even if the pathology comes back as malignant, there is still very little chance that any cancer has...
I had a lesion removed two days ago and I was told the pathology would be completed in a week. Six weeks sounds like a long time....
Well, I got my lesion removed yesterday. It was performed at Stanford and, as noted in a previous post, it was a robotic assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. The surgeon removed a marble-sized...
My particular condition isn't related to kidney stones, though that was my primary care doctor's initial thought. I had microscopic blood in my urine. Your Monday CT scan will pretty much tell all....
So, after 2-1/2 years of monitoring a lesion on my right kidney, the latest ultrasound indicates that it has increased in size from the original 1.5cm to 2.0cm in that time period. My urologist is...
Hi puckhead. I had a temporary ileostomy for about 2-1/2 months back in 2010, the result of a volvulous. Fortunately, I was able to get reconnected and things today (at least dealing with my...
I had a temporary ileo after a sigmoid volvulous, all occurring in 2010. The middle part of my abdomen has returned to its pre-operation days and that took about a year or so for that to happen....
Might be a little far to come to Stanford. But if you do, Dr. Harcharan Gill is part of the urologic oncology group. He had been monitoring a lesion on my right kidney for about 2-1/2 years. It was...
Hi Nicole. So sorry to hear about your situation. I have never encountered anything like that. I guess I am "fortunate" to just have a very small lesion on one of my kidneys that I will have removed...
Hey there dh. How are things going with you? Unfortunately for me, I had my latest ultrasound to check my lesion and it increased in size from 17mm to 20mm. As a result, the urologist thought it...
You might want to also post (if you haven't already) on the Ostomies board. I had a temporary ileostomy about 6 years ago, but thankfully got it reversed 2-1/2 months after I got it....
I had a temp for about 2-1/2 months due to a sigmoid volvulus. I stuck with the BRAT diet, but turned it into a BRATY diet by adding in yogurt. I actually started that during the time I had the ileo,...
I guess I have to be different. When I had my temp ileo, I continued to take the regular multi-vitamin tablet (a Centrum look-alike). I would crush it and add it to my cream of wheat hot breakfast....
Hi. I'm hardly an expert on the matter, since I'm a guy. But I did a little research and this is what I found on the National Institute of Health Website: Infants exposed to AZA in early pregnancy...
I had a temporary ileo in 2010. I needed it because of 18 inches of colon being removed following a sigmoid volvulus. The original surgery was in early May. Complications (including a bout of...
Good to hear from you Dhaka, and that's great news. I go back for an ultrasound in May or June. My last CT scan showed no change to my little friend, so my doc wants me to shift to annual scans that...
Hi cupcakes. I had a temporary ileo due to a sigmoid volvulus. My colon decided all on its own to twist 540 degrees. The doctors tried to untwist it by pretty much giving me a couple of...
I had a temporary ileo, mainly because, like you, I had a lot of inflammation around the site where I had a volvulus that resulted in 18 inches of my coon being removed. Like you, I had trouble...
Sorry for the delay in replying. I had a regular urine test almost two years ago that showed microscopic amounts of blood in my urine. My primary care doc referred me for a CT scan, assuming it was a...
Best wishes for your surgery. Unlike others here, I only had a temporary ileo due to a sigmoid volvulus. I went into the hospital and was immediately given some pretty hefty pain killers. Then, the...