Renal function loss scan ? Cancer

My GP went over my latest blood results yesterday with me and he has referred he to a renal specialist and arranged a scan - he said to check for masses / cysts narrowing etc as my kidney function has gone down a fair bit quite quickly but my other results look ok (they didn’t for a while) he’s also wanting a sample of urine sent off for testing.

he said he wants to rule things out because if it can’t be “fixed” then that’s not good for me. So to me that sounded like he was hoping he would find something in or around my kidney that could be treated to give me more function back or I could end up on dialysis sooner than later. 

im just wondering if he’s ruling out cancer but just didn’t say as much…. Is anyone in the same boat? I hadn’t really processed it so I didn’t ask him any questions I just thanked him and went on my way

  • Hi Hetty90,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I can understand you having questions and possible concerns about this - it seems like the doctor is being thorough though, which is good to hear. Hopefully this will mean you get the answers you need soon.

    I hope that it's not long to wait for your referral appointment. Try to take things a day at a time in the meantime and where possible keep busy to keep your mind off any worries.

    Hopefully you'll get some more replies to your post here soon.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator