Hi Rumblebob,

Welcome to Cancer Chat. I wanted to send a reply to your post to give it a little boost, so a few more people should see it and hopefully you'll get more replies.

It's good that you have an appointment coming up soon, this will of course be another opportunity to ask any questions you have and talk things through.

A second opinion is something that could be considered if you feel you would like to.

I hope that you're able to find out more in the appointment and I also hope that this forum can be of some support to you.

Wishing you all the best,

Ben
Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi 
I had my left kidney removed a year ago due to a 10 cm tumour. Like you it had spread to my left Para Aortic Lymph Node, my local hospital would not remove this either due to the complications and risk, so it was an initial diagnosis of  non curative treatment. Within a month, it had spread  and from 6mm  it was 20mm, also aggressive, However I was later referred to a different hospital, where they were able to remove it by the De Vinci Robotic system. As far as I know it was successful,  however it’s not a cure on my part. I was in surgery for 5 hours and the stay was 2 days, I  only needed an initial diagnosis dose of Oralmorph, then no pain. So although it is very scary, it’s worth it.. or for me I would of had less than a year.

Maria

Hi Maria. That is really interesting to read and certainly something to bear in mind. As things stand, my node has shrunk, although no one seems to know why, so I am in a different position to where I was back in March. I am so glad your surgery went well, and I hope it turns out to have been successful. I wish you all the very best with your treatment and thank you again to you for sharing your experiences. Best wishes to you

Mark