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Kidney cancer twice. No kidneys mow

margaretr
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I never know if we are a cancer family now, or a dialysis family. My husband now has no kidneys after 2 lots of kidney cancer , two nephrectomies and now dialysis. 3 very hard years in, with some spread to the bladder , dealt with by mytomycin we don't know what to expect . Dialysis is grim, but it's a life ... 

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    Hi margaretr

    Welcome to Cancer Chat.

    Sorry to hear of your husband's cancer. It sounds as though you have both been through a lot.

    Please come and share your feelings whenever you would like to talk to others affected by cancer.

    This is a friendly and supportive forum and I hope you will find it helpful,

    Best wishes to you and your husband.

    Jane

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    Hello I am a fellow kidney cancer surviour , I have had one removed and and Adrenal gland, now it's back after 2 1/2 years in the other Adrenal gland but I worry so much a out my other kidney !! I am 46 now with 4 teenagers  and I worry if they will get cancer to or that it will spread to my other kidney ... I so wish your husband a  new kidney ASAP .

    I would like to ask if your husband felt a lot different when it came back than the first diagnosed as I feel very anxious and scared this time and I really didn't the first time , sorry if this af fends you or your husband to ask .. Good luck to you and your husband .

    Thank you mel

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