Dad

I am new to this web site. After reading some messages on the board, made me realize their are alot of people out there going thru this aweful disease.

 I have heard stories of people who know people and others who have going thru this brutal time, but when you wake up and it hits home.I feel for everyone out there.

God bless everyone and give us all the strenght to be strong.

My Dad has been running to the hospital with chronic leg pains for the past 5 months. Since july 2007 we went to the ER more than 12 times. After 3 xrays, a CT Scan and 2 MRI all came back with the same results.Everything looks normal. Maybe its sciatic nerve or something is what they told us.

3 weeks ago we went back to the hospital because the pain was unbearable and they decided to admit my dad for a few days so a neurologist would see him (If not he would not be seen by a neurologist until after the New year).

The Neurologist said he did not see anything. So I lost it with the doctors.

They ran somemore xrys and we find out he has kidney cancer and that the kidney cancer has spread to the hip bone. two days later after more scans we are told he has cancer in the lungs as well.

He has hip surgery this week. we are waiting on the biopsy reports early next week.

On 10/26/2007 Antonette1969 wrote:

I am new to this web site. After reading some messages on the board, made me realize their are alot of people out there going thru this aweful disease.

 I have heard stories of people who know people and others who have going thru this brutal time, but when you wake up and it hits home.I feel for everyone out there.

God bless everyone and give us all the strenght to be strong.

My Dad has been running to the hospital with chronic leg pains for the past 5 months. Since july 2007 we went to the ER more than 12 times. After 3 xrays, a CT Scan and 2 MRI all came back with the same results.Everything looks normal. Maybe its sciatic nerve or something is what they told us.

3 weeks ago we went back to the hospital because the pain was unbearable and they decided to admit my dad for a few days so a neurologist would see him (If not he would not be seen by a neurologist until after the New year).

The Neurologist said he did not see anything. So I lost it with the doctors.

They ran somemore xrys and we find out he has kidney cancer and that the kidney cancer has spread to the hip bone. two days later after more scans we are told he has cancer in the lungs as well.

He has hip surgery this week. we are waiting on the biopsy reports early next week.

 

I'm so sorry to hear your news. my husband was having night sweats and losing weight in 2001, and they couldn't find anything wrong.  Finally a ct scan found a kidney tumor the size of a grapefruit.  They operated and removed the kidney and tumor, said they got it all.  6 months later they found it had spread, did another surgery. A few months later thry found more in the bones, lung and liver.  Doctors prognosis wasn't good.  They gave him less than 2 years.

However, they didn't know what a fighter my husband was.  although hedied this year, he lived 3 times longer than predicted, and made every moment count.  He applied for and got tenure at the college where he taught chemistry.  There, he started an award winning science club, established scholarship programs, participated in administration, introduced innovative teaching methods, liasoned with city programs and other colleges, and was a very beloved professor.  All this while fighting cancer, but he fought with many resources, doing lots of research.  He participated in stage 3 trials, used herbs, reiki, acupuncture and meditation.

he frequently said, "life is about joy' and did all he could that filled him with joy.  I wish he were here now, but I'm so glad he used the illness as a wake-up call to go out and pursue his dreams.  He lived to see our girls finish their first year of college.

One great resource for him was the American kidney cancer Association meetings, where he got the latest info and met many great people.  One of them was Gerald White, a survivor who beat all the odds.  You can get his story and tape from the akca, and they're very inspiring.

My best wishes to your dad-may he be a survivor to inspire others!

starshine

Thank You for your response. can i ask What treatment are you doing??

We will find out next week what or next step will be.

Be strong yourself and think positive....