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Renal Cell Cancer Discussions

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Pneumonia
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Has anyone out there had pneumonia after their chemo treatments? My husband has RCC with mets to the right lung. The biggest tumor is 3.9cm which is a inch and ...
006/30/09 Message Rating
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Advice/Information needed
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I don't know where else to turn for advice, so I am hoping someone here can help me.   My husband was diagnosed with renal cancer two years ago.&n...
206/29/09 Message Rating
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Partial nephrectomy Advice
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I'm 37 female about to get a partial nephrectomy. After reading the other entries, now I'm a little freaked about recovery. Do y'all have any pre-op...
206/29/09 Message Rating
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HOW WILL DEATH OCCUR?
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I have been diagnosed with metastasized renal cell carcinoma manifesting itself in my lungs.  My oncologist estimates I will die in about 6 months.How does...
3506/25/09 Message Rating
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in desparate need of advice
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My 63 yr old mother-in-law has renal cancer. She has not been truthful with her 3 children or other family members as to how advance her cancer has become. I be...
706/24/09 Message Rating
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Sutent and Glucose Levels
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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has had thier blood glucose levels go out of control (400+) while taking Sutent?
006/22/09 Message Rating
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Afinitor
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Has anyone had any experience or do you know of someone who is taking this new drug. I have read on the web, but would like to talk with someone who is taking t...
306/18/09 Message Rating
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Radiation treatment for bone m...
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Hello,I am a 44 year young male with stage IV RCC with mets in lungs, liver, pancreas and just discovered in the bone in my upper spine/neck. I have a very...
306/18/09 Message Rating
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Mouth Sores with Sutent
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Hi, Need help with side effects of sutent.  Mouth sores are keeping her from eating and she has no weight to loose.  If anyone can help with any ...
306/17/09 Message Rating
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30 yr old with RCC
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Hi everyone,I have been reading through everyone's story and decided to tell mine.  I am 30 years old, married and we have 3 children.  I was diag...
306/17/09 Message Rating
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positive margin/tumor spillage...
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Should I be concerned?  My doctor preformed a robotic assisted lap. partial nephrectomy on my left kidney 4/1/09 removing a 2 cm tumor.  I was in surg...
506/17/09 Message Rating
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positive margin/tumor spillage...
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Should I be concerned?  My doctor preformed a robotic assisted lap. partial nephrectomy on my left kidney 4/1/09 removing a 2 cm tumor.  I was in surg...
006/17/09 Message Rating
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Mets Kidney Cancer
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I am very new to the messsage boards and cancer. My father had been having headaches for about a month and was finally taken to the ER last Wed. They found a br...
206/14/09 Message Rating
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Asking for prayers!
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Hello everyone! Just got out of Sweddish Hospital in Seattle a few days ago after a very rough stay that I almost didnot make it back from. The cancer I have le...
406/07/09 Message Rating
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odd pain
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Hello,I am a new poster, so this will probably run a bit long, in order to give some background. At the beginning of April, I started noticing blood and some cl...
306/06/09 Message Rating
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Renal Medullary Cancer
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 Hello everyone!!! I've read all of your stories and I just want to say that it is just a joy to know that you guys haven't given up hope! I am a 2...
105/29/09 Message Rating
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sutent
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Hello I'm new to this I've been surfing the internet and came across this sight my 33 year old brother has renal cell carcinoma with residual pappillary...
405/27/09 Message Rating
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Sutent to Nexavar......
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Greetings all!  My father, who is 71, was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma in January of this year with suspected metastases to the lung.He had his kidn...
405/26/09 Message Rating
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Puffiness from Sutent?
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Hi All,My husband has been on Sutent for a year now.  His side affects have been; exhaustion, blood pressure spikes, diarrhea, food tastes different and wh...
305/25/09 Message Rating
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Abnormal Bone Scan - What Next...
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My husband had one kidney removed 2 years ago - Papillary RCC - Grade2.  Remaining kidney functioning at 50%, but he has been relatively OK.  He has b...
505/20/09 Message Rating
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Need Advice
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My husband has Stage IV RCC with mets to one lung. He has been on Torisel 25mg weekly for about 8 weeks now. He had to quit work as he is out of breath and his ...
705/19/09 Message Rating
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Using Sutent when no Cancer is...
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I recently had a reocurance of Renal Cell in my lung. I had the .8cm nodule removed and I have no more cancer. I have been now to 2 doctors and one says go to S...
305/14/09 Message Rating
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RE going from torisel to suten...
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Dear Railwayman,  Thank you so much for the information my husband is starting his second week on sutent and so far so good. is it normal to stay on sutent...
005/12/09 Message Rating
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Sutent rash
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Hi,I'm in a clinical trial for Non-Small Cell Lung cancer and am on Sutent.  At first the side effects were not too bad - fatigue, taste changes and he...
405/12/09 Message Rating
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How many "cycles" of Sutent be...
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I was wonder what is the norm when it comes to how many cycles (of 4 weeks) are normally done before re-scanning to see if it's working or not? Or does it v...
305/12/09 Message Rating
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