# Lovely! They found I have a tumor in my kidney! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436 "2016-02-18T10:37:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/41 "2017-02-28T14:43:57Z")
KILL IT! KILL IT DEAD! Damn. KILL IT MORE DEAD! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/42 "2017-02-28T15:32:24Z")
Just curious… why are you seeing a urologist, rather than a nephrologist? I have to see both, since I have urinary problems as well as kidney problems. Or is there no distinction where you are? ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/43 "2017-02-28T17:58:47Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Just curious… why are you seeing a urologist, rather than a nephrologist? I have to see both, since I have urinary problems as well as kidney problems. Or is there no distinction where you are? As far as I know, the place where I go is called the “department of Urology” (translated from Dutch), and the doctors are called “Urologists”. As far as I know they deal with everything that involves the urinary tract, from the kidneys to the physical plumbing (as it were), as well as the bladder and the prostate gland in men. Might be some kind of Dutch quirk in medical terminology or something? From the beginning I have been going to the Urology department of the Medical Center of the University of Leiden (LUMC). So far I am satisfied with the level of care they have been providing. The LUMC is one of the best hospitals in the country, and is where other medical specialists send their “hard cases”. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/44 "2017-02-28T18:28:41Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > Might be some kind of Dutch quirk in medical terminology or something? From the beginning I have been going to the Urology department of the Medical Center of the University of Leiden (LUMC). Might be that while nephrology exists as a specialty, urology includes the kidneys and it’s a lot more common. My SiL’s cousin is a specialist in surgery of bone cancers: she’s part of her hospital’s oncology department and her job title is “oncologist” (well, _oncóloga_). ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/45 "2017-02-28T19:38:48Z")
I just had a kidney transplant, so if the surgery to remove a kidney is anything like the surgery to install one, expect to be in extreme pain for about 48 hours after surgery, and then for a little longer, to have some gas pains until your digestive system properly awakens from the anesthesia. It’s been two weeks now for me, and the incision area is still tender, but not to the point where I need so much as a Tylenol. Best of luck to you. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/46 "2017-03-01T00:36:37Z")
My daughter lost a kidney to a giant cyst a dozen or so years ago. The cyst occupied a large part of the kidney and the surgeon decided that excising the cyst would leave the kidney unusable anyway, so he excised the kidney. She has had a baby since then and has had no problems. She is a bit careful not to do anything that might damage the other kidney. For example, she follows a low salt diet, but aside from that it has not impinged on her life in any way. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/47 "2017-03-01T01:23:40Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > As far as I know, the place where I go is called the “department of Urology” (translated from Dutch), and the doctors are called “Urologists”. As far as I know they deal with everything that involves the urinary tract, from the kidneys to the physical plumbing (as it were), as well as the bladder and the prostate gland in men. Might be some kind of Dutch quirk in medical terminology or something? From the beginning I have been going to the Urology department of the Medical Center of the University of Leiden (LUMC). That’s actually how it would be in the USA too. Urologists are the surgical specialists who deal with diseases of the urinary tract so it is appropriate that you are seeing one for this issue rather than a nephrologist (since nephrologists don’t do surgery). I wish you all the best on getting rid of the tumor once and for all. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/48 "2017-03-01T17:31:06Z")
Ok, more news – I got a phone call today from the hospital. I am going under the knife on March 15, two weeks from today. Let’s hope for the best! ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/49 "2017-03-01T17:49:51Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > Ok, more news – I got a phone call today from the hospital. I am going under the knife on March 15, two weeks from today. > > Let’s hope for the best! Fingers crossed! ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/50 "2017-03-01T19:57:05Z")
Good luck and I hope this surgery keeps the tumor from growing back! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/51 "2017-03-01T20:22:07Z")
Best wishes! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/52 "2017-03-01T20:43:24Z")
If I were my mother, I’d light a candle for you on the 15th, but as a honest doper I simply wish you all the best and for the docs to scrap that fucker badly ;). ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/53 "2017-03-01T22:32:00Z")
> [@JoseB](#): > > Ok, more news – I got a phone call today from the hospital. I am going under the knife on March 15, two weeks from today. > > Let’s hope for the best! I certainly hope for the best! Good luck to you! I hope this kills it! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436/54 "2017-03-01T23:00:10Z")
Was the surgery you had an embolization? If so, it’s not all that unusual to need a second round on a large tumour. I’ve had two friends go through them for fibrous tumours of the uterus. Both had at least one tumour which required a second treatment. Their recovery from the surgeries was not fun. You have my utmost sympathy! Here’s hoping for a full success this time! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lovely-they-found-i-have-a-tumor-in-my-kidney/746436.md?page=2)