Hi all,

I've been reading this forum religiously for the past few days trying desperately to find some answers, I'm sure many of you do the same at this pre-diagnosis stage.

Im here due to worries about my dad. He's 63, and is currently awaiting his urology appointment after an ultrasound scan showed an 8cm mass on his kidney. He's a really active, healthy man. Doesnt drink, doesn't smoke, but recently it just seems like he's had one health concern after another and I think it's taking its toll on him. 

He was referred for a scan after complaining of ankle swelling and pain. We've repeatedly put this down to him having had a full hip replacement very recently (Dec 2018). He's had a chest x-ray and this ultrasound on his kidney which has found the mass. 

He was called into see the GP after the ultrasound as they were concerned about the mass, understandably. During this appointment nothing was mentioned about the result of the chest x-ray, but he has been referred to urology to discuss next steps about this mass, we're assuming it's cancer.

I have so many questions that I am desperately seeking answers to! Nothing was mentioned at the GP app about the chest x-ray result so do you think we can rule out that they found anything on his lungs? (he has no lung cancer symptoms such as a cough etc). He also has no symptoms which could indicate it might have spread to any other organ (such as any liver type issues or neurological symptoms)

What can we expect from his initial urology consultation? Any advice or information would be massively appreciated. I've already lost one parent to cancer and it's unbearable to think we could have to go through this again.