Hi Theresa,

Welcome to the forum. I’m sure that you will find this very useful, as you’ll be able to contact other people with first-hand experience of the same sort of cancer that your husband has. The quickest way to find them is to use the search engine on the blue banner at the top of this page. Insert your key words and click to find previous posts on this subject.

It is not unusual for someone to be in denial after diagnosis. We find that people either react like this or want to know everything that there is to know about it. If you have to look things up on the Internet please try and stick to reputable sites with reliable information. Many sites are poorly researched and sometimes give some quite scary misinformation.

I hope that all goes well with his surgery and, that his surgeon can manage to save at least ¾ of his kidney. Please let us know how he gets on. We are always here for both of you whenever you need to talk.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Teresa and welcome!

I'm sorry to hear that your hubby has been diagnosed with a 5.4cm cancerous tumour on the outside of his left kidney but I hope all goes well with his surgery. Speaking of, there is a bit of information on our website about surgery for kidney cancer you might want to have a look. To read more, please click here.

I hope this helps, Teresa. 

Best wishes to you and your hubby,

Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

Yes, he will be tired. Maybe a compromise would be for him to tell his employer that he will be off for X weeks (medical team will advise here) and then you tell him that he willl be able to start work sooner if he feels up to it. A lot depends on your husband's level of fitness, lack of complications during or after the operation, and what sort of work he does. Good luck! xx Harry

Hi Renata

i will check out some of the reading material on this site it’s good to be able to trust what your reading there is so many groups and sites that’s aren’t possibly 100% genuine. Many Thanks x