Hello,
My 27 yr old daughter has been diagnosed with a mass in one of her kidneys. She was sent by her primary care nurse to a Neprologist, however that Dr. was too busy to see her for a month, so we were then referred to a Urologist who is a surgeon. He has advised her to have a biopsy. We then went to get a second opinion to another Urologists who also turned out to be a surgeon. He wants to take the kidney out. I feel that we have made a mistake going to a surgeon. I feel that a diagnosis from a cancer specialist should first give their opinion then we find a surgeon if necessary.
It seems that if you do not advocate for yourself you could end up making the wrong decisions concerning your life. Wouldn't an oncologist or a neprologist be the first step instead of these surgury happy Dr'.s ? I am not in denial, or avoiding what 'may' be the inevitable but shouldn't this be approached differently? I would so much appreciate some advice. I also have asked about nutrition, excercise and these two Dr's do not believe that they help at all. Please give me your opinion's. Thank you, allie 1