KILL IT! KILL IT DEAD!
Damn. KILL IT MORE DEAD!
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”.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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!
Good luck and I hope this surgery keeps the tumor from growing back!
Best wishes!
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 ;).
I certainly hope for the best!
Good luck to you! I hope this kills it!
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!