Hello Mrstotalcrisis and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

I hope everything goes well for your open partial nephrectomy. There is information on our website on removing part of a kidney which I hope will be useful to you. Turkey sounds like an incredible destination to go on a holiday - I bet it will be nice and warm. I hope that you will hear from other members of the forum who have travelled after an open partial nephrectomy and that they will be along shortly to share their experience with you. 

I think it is really important though that you check with your medical team how soon after the surgery you are able to go on holiday. They will be best placed to tell you more about this as they will have access to all your medical history too. Try and get in touch with them as soon as you can in case you need to change the holiday dates so you can find the best possible deals. 

Our nurses are also available on this free number 0808 800 4040 if you would like to talk things through with them. You can talk to them Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope that even if you have to slightly change your holiday dates, you will get to go away very soon and that you will have a fantastic time in Turkey in the sunshine. 

Wishing you the best of luck ahead of your surgery and a speedy recovery.

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator