My boyfriend had his left kidney removed due to discovery of RCC. The tumor was in the center of his kidney and near an artery and so a partial wasnt an option. He had his kidney removed in Sept of this year, 2006. He was not prescribed anything, at all. Im wondering if this is normal. I read these forums and find names for medications prescribed and am shocked that no mention of continued treatment was given by his doctor. He was told to come back in within 5 months and have bloodwork and another CT scan performed. Thats it. Is that normal? He is 36, non smoker, or rather he quit when he met me over 12 years ago. We discovered the RCC when he wasnt able to have a bowel movement for 3 days in a row, and he is someone who has a bowel movement on a daily basis, so we new that wasnt normal for him. Since the nephrectomy, he has had an odd sensation that he describes ALMOST like the tingling before orgasm when he is about to urinate, instead of the normal feeling of the need to urinate that he had pre surgery. He likens it to having to retrain himself to the sensation of 'knowing' when he has to urinate now. He also, is more tired than usual. Even after getting say, 9 hours of sleep he still feels the need to get 2 or 3 more hours in the early evening sometimes. I dont know if any of that seems normal to anyone else. We also have his pre surgery CT and MRI scans to possibly post if anyone thinks that they as a Doctor or Surgeon would be able to give an opinion of what they see that perhaps his own doctor didnt notice or more to the point, his remaining kidney seems to also have a mass in it, could that be a tumor also? His doctor seems to think not, but as I said, he didnt prescribe any medications for him and I know the look on some nurses faces when I mentioned that didnt seem normal to them. Is it possible for an experienced professional to view his CT and MRIs online for their opinions?