I am glad to hear of some sucess. My mother was doing radiation last spring for utrein cancer when she started have kidney problems. She had her left kidney removed, the uroligist said he had removed everything, it was contained on the left kidney. She had a good summer, in September she started to have trouble breathing. In October she was told her cancer had come back and had spread to her lungs. It was so bad she couldn't walk across her apartment to the bathroom, my father had to push her in a wheelchair. The Dr. wanted to put her on Nexavar, which was not covered under OHIP (we live in Canada) and my fathers insurance company said they would not pay because it was an experimental drug. After six weeks of fighting with the insurance company she started Nexavar. In Feb. she had a CT scan which showed her lung tumors had shrunk by 50% but her kidney had grown slightly. She is going in May for another CT scan, which I am hoping will show more progress. I feel that the last year and half has been emotional, now I find it hard to just sit and wait to see if the chemo is working! I have three small children, my mother is a very big part of their lives, we try to visit her everyday. I am trying to stay positive but sometimes its hard! Everyday we get to spend with her is a blessing, we now apprisate the small things.
Thanks for listening!
Hope