angiomyolipoma kidney tumour?

A few months ago I started getting uti symptoms which are still ongoing. I had an ultrasound last week and it picked up a 4mm shadow on my left kidney. The doctors report said they believe it’s a angiomyolipoma. I stopped googling this shortly after I started as it terrified me with things like haemorrhaging etc. I’m an otherwise healthy 35yo woman. Has anyone had experience with one of these? I’m going to be having further tests in the coming weeks so they can rule out other things. I can’t help feeling that 4mm is really small to give that diagnosis based on an ultrasound, it’s apparently quite a rare benign tumour. I’m just really scared and wanted to see if anyone out there’s had one of these and knows anything about these/kidney ultrasounds? Thank you x

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  • I had a large AML in 2015in my right kidney  had three embolizations over tweleve months it has shrunk but my scan today showed it had grown a bit a small one lower down hasnt changed but I have one now ih the left kidney please take it seriously mine started to heamorage take care 

  • Hi annie456

    So sorry to hear you are having issues with this.  My urologist said that bleeds are rare and the last one he saw was some 2 years ago (in people who don't have TS  or any other condition).  I am waiting for an ultrasound (next week) as the blood around the kidney needed to disperse first for a clear picture, but I have been feeling much better and have started doing a bit more than just reading!! I have started to experience a little discomfort again these last 3 days and obviously I am worried of another bleed and the whole embolization thing (not good with needles/hospitals etc) and I have tried to find out as much as possible.  My findings are that tumours over 4cm start to give us grief - did they say how big yours was?  I don't quite understand why they haven't taken yours out with the issues you're having...? Every heamorrhage is a rush to hospital isn't it? Do you have to take it easy? How is it affecting your life?

    Best wishes

  • Hi mine when diagnosed was 9.7 by 7.5 by 6.4  because it was so big on the outside them did three embelizations  over twelve months you don't see any needles as they do it with a catheter in your groin I had the same surgeon and became friendly as you are awake and his mother rang from India he had to answer told her to ring later he said she drove him mad all the time so we had a bit of a laugh and the second time he had a collegue who he trained from Canada so I had three working on me but everyone chats to make you feel at ease and you should have a morphine driver in so you don't feel anything you can watch on a screen it's very intriget work I found it so  interesting .i felt poorly for a couple of weeks after aches and pains but not enough to put me to bed then back to work after 6weeks you have a BP monetor on all the time doing your BP often it's not very pleasant but my kidney function is good so I am very grateful I have checks every 6 months and my recent one showed it was a liltle bigger and I have a small one in my left kidney I've been fine since so I am waiting to see what's next please don't stress it's got to be done better for your health xx

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  • Hi mine when diagnosed was 9.7 by 7.5 by 6.4  because it was so big on the outside them did three embelizations  over twelve months you don't see any needles as they do it with a catheter in your groin I had the same surgeon and became friendly as you are awake and his mother rang from India he had to answer told her to ring later he said she drove him mad all the time so we had a bit of a laugh and the second time he had a collegue who he trained from Canada so I had three working on me but everyone chats to make you feel at ease and you should have a morphine driver in so you don't feel anything you can watch on a screen it's very intriget work I found it so  interesting .i felt poorly for a couple of weeks after aches and pains but not enough to put me to bed then back to work after 6weeks you have a BP monetor on all the time doing your BP often it's not very pleasant but my kidney function is good so I am very grateful I have checks every 6 months and my recent one showed it was a liltle bigger and I have a small one in my left kidney I've been fine since so I am waiting to see what's next please don't stress it's got to be done better for your health xx

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