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after a CT scan with dye a tumor of 2cm has been found. i have just had a all saying i need a byopsy on it in the next few weeks. but that is all they told me. has anyone else been through this? im really scared and cant find any real information on this. if anyone can help id love to hear from youÂ
steve
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maja68564 turvell
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I know how you feel, the waiting and uncertainty is such a killer. Which hospital were you treated in? I have had delayed histology reports due to holidays etc and it is so disappointing. I guess you had a kind of laparoscopy procedure for the biopsy and you only have a small scar - is it on the side of your body, as you had to lie on your back for 6 hours after the procedure, so it wasn't done from your back? I guess you are spending a lot of time recovering in bed? Thinking of you and all the best. Maja
turvell maja68564
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it was hartlands hospital. it was a fine needle one. so they just numb the area and i lie on my front and they insert the needle in using a ultrasound to see where to stick it. then it click and takes bit of the tumor out. there is only a pin hole on my left side towards the back. i was ok the next day just a bit sore etc. and im ok now. just worried really. its not great that they suggest you have cancer and then thats it. no one to talk to about it no information. just left for weeks on end to stress over it and google stuff which is mainly negative. im struggling with work as finding it hard to concentrate etc. my boss is a massive dick and said i need to just get over it. but i cant.
JoyKF53 turvell
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Your boss is a moron. Cancer is not the killer it once was. I know several people who have had different cancers and are fully recovered. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with lymphoma and I'm still here to talk about it! And believe me, the treatment is really not as bad as you think it will be. Take heart and stay positive.
turvell JoyKF53
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JoyKF53 turvell
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Waiting and not knowing is the worst part. Be grateful that you've got it now and not 10 years ago, the advances that have been made in cancer treatment over the past few years are amazing. I have been treated by the NHS and couldn't have asked for better support. And we're here if you need to let off steam.
maja68564 turvell
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Yeah, I felt also quite alone - you are just sent home... I did get a business card with Macmillan type nurse contact or similar (oncology advance nurse practitioner)? Scary name, so that intimidated me too much to contact her... I wonder if this website might help - I won't put a link in here as then my post needs to be moderated which takes time, but this is the name of the webpage: Coping While You Wait For Medical Test Results may help? A strong point in your favour is that your tumour was found in the early stages, which greatly improves your prognosis, so you can take comfort from that. The reaction from your boss is appalling. I just googled Harlands hospital and looked at reviews - the few there were for the urology department seemed quite satisfied? Hang on in there - may be write your worries down, off loading them on paper, or share your thoughts with our family and friends? X Maja
turvell maja68564
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i think the NHS deals with the fact of it and not the emotional side of it. i dont talk to much as im a bottle it up type. silly really. by boss just keeps adding more and more stuff for me to do. he knows what im going through. its hard to care about petty work stuff when all you can see is CANCER. got a meeting this afternoon with him. if he goes to far ill tell him to shove it up his back side
"i wont but it felt good as i typed it" sometimes im positive about it and sometimes i feel sick lost and lonely. people whom have not been here dont understand. its dark and lonley place x
maja68564 turvell
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I know how important it is to people who have been through it all and understand the anxiety, worry, etc. I also had malignant melanoma operation in 2015 (on top of kidney cancer, lucky me!) and I belong to a Facebook melanoma group who totally 'get' what you go through... You may like to type in Kidney Cancer on Facebook and it will probably come up with a group?
turvell maja68564
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