Update possible kidney cancer - Cancer: Kidney Message Board

lisaa · 11-12-2004, 10:52 AM

I posted awhile back. I have been battling HBP and all sorts of symptoms for almost 2 years. I see the light at the end of the tunnel finally. They think I may have kidney cancer. 50/50 chance as they had found a complex kidney cyst. I am schedule for surgery Dec. 7th to have it removed. Scared yes, but relief to say the least. I'm only 31 F and meds do not always work to control my HBP. I have spikes off and on. It's been a tough road. My regular dr didn't feel this was anything so I opted for a sec opinion outside my medical group. He (sec opinion dr)showed my CT and US films to 3 different radiologists so I did have 3 opinions. They agree this needs to come out. Due to insurance reasons I can not have surgery til dec. I switched drs again so I am able to see the sec opinion dr which I was very comfortable with. I did not want those other drs touching me lol. Anyways just wanted to update all of you. I hope that you too will find the answers and see the light at the end of the tunnel = ) take care

Random2 · 11-12-2004, 12:13 PM

How did you find this out & why did you get tested for it??? Because the meds. weren't working?

DMGW · 11-12-2004, 02:28 PM

We will be hoping for the best for you. Sometimes knowing is not as scary as not knowing what the problem is. If it makes you feel better, there is a 40ish year old man that I know in our town that was diagnosed with that four years ago and he has done very well.

mgraylorn · 11-12-2004, 03:12 PM

Good luck lisaa! I think my bp spikes were caused by Toprol - once I got off it I have just about stopped having them. I was set to be tested for adrenal tumors though, if the Toprol hadn't been the problem. I was looking for anything that might explain what was happening to me, and at that point finding a tumor as an explanation was better than not having any answer. Cancer is scary, but you now know why you are having the problems you are having. I hope the surgery relieves your problems and I hope you have a very favorable outcome.

lisaa · 11-12-2004, 05:01 PM

Thanks everyone for the replys = ) I knew something was not right, with all the symptoms etc. I was having. My GP thought it was all in my head. Anyways I pushed to have imaging done of the adrenals and kidney as I know this can be a cause of HBP in younger people. I do not have a family history etc. So when they did do a CT scan thats when it was found but I was told it was just a cyst. I opted for a sec opinion and this new dr showed it to 3 different radiologists and they said it is very worrisome and needs to come out. But through persistence thats how it was found = )