CancerCompass message board discussion started by Fernco7 on 11/21/2006 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,7916,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Well now i am on this kidney cancer site i was on the Brain cancer site, my girlfriend is in the final stages of a GBM grade 4, and i haven't heard from her in 4 weeks so i don't think things are to good well today my dad who is 78 and in great health has been told he has Bone metasases in 4 areas of his body and tumors in both lungs they think but are not sure that it may have started in the kidneys and are doing a test for that early next week we are meeting for the first time with the ongologist on dec 4 th, my dad has never smoked but the doctor said they need to find the source of the primary cancer where it may have started he thinks maybe the kidney as the prostrate was ok to can someone please let me know what we maybe up against in the coming weeks ahead as surgery is not an option from what i heard , well i guess when it rains it poors first my girlfiend of 8 months has the worst type of brain cancer and now my dad but maybe we can fight this thing more then a GBM grade 4. please help if anyone can Dave Fernco7 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT Unfortunately this is probably one of the hardest times you will go through on this journey. Waiting to find out exactly what you're dealing with is the most long drawn out time right now. The most important thing is to find out where the cancer originated, because that will determine what type of treatment will work best. I do highly recommend finding a specialist in what ever type of cancer it is! There is so much new in the treatment options that you need a specialist to make sure they are up to date. If it did start in the kidney, I know of many places you can get info...and i'm sure there are millions of places you can get info for what ever kind of cancer it may be. The most important thing right now is be strong for them, let them speak their mind, and research research research... If i can be of any help, please let me know. And if you dont mind, keep me updated on here... I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.... Casie Cpurd Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT Hi Casie, just to update you we found out yesterday that my dads cancer started in the Kidney he has a 7cm mass on his kidney and it metastasized to both lungs and bones the doc wants to start him on sutent right away for 2 cycles then see where we are at , my mom is afraid of the side effects so i am trying to find out what else maybe available, and also am trying to find out what his prognosis maybe the doc said surgery was not am option at this time i didn't ask him why so i am just researching all kinds of web sites and looking at our options i am considering a kidney specialist the doc is a cancer ongologist but i wonder if we should have a urologist please help any ideas would be great  Dave from PA Fernco7 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT