Re: Just an update from Pat - still alive & kickin

[Guest guest]

Glad that you are at home now and the mass was caught early. Cassy

--- In , " bureau97504 " <bureau97504@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone: Just wanted to give you all an update. I had surgery

> last Week 9-6-06 to remove a tumor from my left kidney and they

ended

> up removing the left kidney because in the dr's opinion it was

cancer

> and he wanted toget it all. I will not find out till sometime this

> week the results of the pathology test. I was only in the hospital

2

> days....they gave me an epidural for pain control and it was so

> helpful...........It hurt alot at first but each time i moved it got

> better. I am so glad to be home recuperating and I am determined to

> be back at work in 2 weeks...............They were luckly to find

the

> tumor as all symptoms were on the other

> side...............anyway...............I will keep you all updated

> and thanks for everyone's good thoughts and

> prayers...................All I am doing these days is resting and

> getting better

>

> Love and hugs to all

>

> Pat In So Ore.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pat for updating us.

So sorry about you having to lose one of the kidneys. I have heard of

patients doing fine with just the remainaing kidney.

Good news the pain subsiding quickly and hospital stay only 2 days.

Sounds like a successful procedure.

wishing you continued success with recovery.

peace and healing,

Ebony

[Guest guest]

Pat, did you get the pathology results yet? I'm sorry you had your kidney

removed, but I'm happy to hear that you are alive and kickin', LOL.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Just an update from Pat - still alive & kickin

> Hi everyone: Just wanted to give you all an update. I had surgery

> last Week 9-6-06 to remove a tumor from my left kidney and they ended

> up removing the left kidney because in the dr's opinion it was cancer

> and he wanted toget it all. I will not find out till sometime this

> week the results of the pathology test. I was only in the hospital 2

> days....they gave me an epidural for pain control and it was so

> helpful...........It hurt alot at first but each time i moved it got

> better. I am so glad to be home recuperating and I am determined to

> be back at work in 2 weeks...............They were luckly to find the

> tumor as all symptoms were on the other

> side...............anyway...............I will keep you all updated

> and thanks for everyone's good thoughts and

> prayers...................All I am doing these days is resting and

> getting better

>

> Love and hugs to all

>

> Pat In So Ore.

[Guest guest]

yes, the dr called me today with the results...It was renal cell carcinoma but

was contained in the kidney so since he removed my kidney all should be

ok..........He was very positive sounding and I am doing wonderful......I am

anxious to get copies of all the medical records and read them......thanks for

all the prayers and good thoughts........

Pat

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

Pat, did you get the pathology results yet? I'm sorry you had your kidney

removed, but I'm happy to hear that you are alive and kickin', LOL.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Just an update from Pat - still alive & kickin

> Hi everyone: Just wanted to give you all an update. I had surgery

> last Week 9-6-06 to remove a tumor from my left kidney and they ended

> up removing the left kidney because in the dr's opinion it was cancer

> and he wanted toget it all. I will not find out till sometime this

> week the results of the pathology test. I was only in the hospital 2

> days....they gave me an epidural for pain control and it was so

> helpful...........It hurt alot at first but each time i moved it got

> better. I am so glad to be home recuperating and I am determined to

> be back at work in 2 weeks...............They were luckly to find the

> tumor as all symptoms were on the other

> side...............anyway...............I will keep you all updated

> and thanks for everyone's good thoughts and

> prayers...................All I am doing these days is resting and

> getting better

>

> Love and hugs to all

>

> Pat In So Ore.

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[Guest guest]

That's great news Pat, keep feeling better!

>

> yes, the dr called me today with the results...It was renal cell

carcinoma but was contained in the kidney so since he removed my

kidney all should be ok..........He was very positive sounding and I

am doing wonderful......I am anxious to get copies of all the

medical records and read them......thanks for all the prayers and

good thoughts........

>

> Pat

>

> <Matsumura_Clan@...>

wrote: Pat, did you get the

pathology results yet? I'm sorry you had your kidney

> removed, but I'm happy to hear that you are alive and kickin',

LOL.

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

> [ ] Just an update from Pat - still alive &

kickin

>

> > Hi everyone: Just wanted to give you all an update. I had

surgery

> > last Week 9-6-06 to remove a tumor from my left kidney and they

ended

> > up removing the left kidney because in the dr's opinion it was

cancer

> > and he wanted toget it all. I will not find out till sometime

this

> > week the results of the pathology test. I was only in the

hospital 2

> > days....they gave me an epidural for pain control and it was so

> > helpful...........It hurt alot at first but each time i moved

it got

> > better. I am so glad to be home recuperating and I am

determined to

> > be back at work in 2 weeks...............They were luckly to

find the

> > tumor as all symptoms were on the other

> > side...............anyway...............I will keep you all

updated

> > and thanks for everyone's good thoughts and

> > prayers...................All I am doing these days is resting

and

> > getting better

> >

> > Love and hugs to all

> >

> > Pat In So Ore.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Small Business.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't recognize you but I'm sure glad you're on your way to recovery. Not

knowing what led up to finding the problem with your kidney, I will just say

from recent experience, your lucky it was found in time. I think with RA I am so

use to feeling bad and I've gotten very good about second guessing myself as to

whether I'm really sick or just another flare. I posted over a week ago that I

hurt all over and thought it was the Methotrexte withdrawal, my Rheumy had taken

me off 6 weeks before. I tried to call, but got the run around, so after 5 days

of feeling miserable I took the methotrexate, knowing it would take a while for

it to take effect. Last Thursday evening and night I felt so bad, I actually had

nightmares that I was dying. On Friday I called and got in to see my Internist.

The nurse said she thought it was a medicine withdrawal as I had no fever and

was obviously uncomfortable and in pain. After a very through exam, I have Strep

and sever bronchitis, both lungs, the left much worse with probably some

pneumonia. They gave me a breathing treatment in the office, a shot of steroids,

a shot of antibodies and sent me home with 4 prescriptions. He told me not to

inject the Humira this week, cancel my elective LEEP surgery for next Tues.

drink a lot of fluids, take Tylenol, aspirin or whatever for the pain and he

thought I'd feel better by Monday, otherwise I should call.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SICK!!! That is very scary for me. Hey, I'm 59 years young

and I've raised 4 children. As I am beginning to feel better, I'm finding it

scary to be as sick as I think I was and really not know it because I'm so use

to being sick, fatigued and have pain all over. The Dr thought all the pain was

probably from the strep and everything above my waist was the bronchitis. I

haven't been coughing, a dry cough occasionally, I guess that was part of the

problem. I needed to cough so I am taking a cough syrup to make me cough. I am

glad you were able to find your problem before it spread, as I said, I now think

it's so easy to miss things because of the big pictures.

Colleen

[Guest guest]

hi there Colleen: I do not post often but try to keep up with everyone's posts.

I am 55 and was diagnosed with RA about 3-4 years ago and have Fibro too. I

know what you mean about feeling bad so much that it is hard to tell when you

are sick...........they found my tumor quite by chance as I had this horrible

pain in my right side that I knew was something new..........my boss actually

sent me to Urgent Care from work one day as I was crying with the pain. Dr

thought it was gall bladder and ordered ultrasound and then ct scan and saw the

tumor on left kidney. Guess I passed the kidney stone I had on right side as

pain went away in a couple days.....................so I feel blessed that the

cancer was found. We just have to get to know our bodies and try to know when

the symptoms are somehow different..............I was lucky to get a good dr at

Urgent Care (turned out to be my mom's dr)...............

Hang in there and I hope you will be feeling better soon........

Gentle Hugs

Pat in So. Ore.

cmcpherson <cmcpherson@...> wrote: I

don't recognize you but I'm sure glad you're on your way to recovery. Not

knowing what led up to finding the problem with your kidney, I will just say

from recent experience, your lucky it was found in time. I think with RA I am so

use to feeling bad and I've gotten very good about second guessing myself as to

whether I'm really sick or just another flare. I posted over a week ago that I

hurt all over and thought it was the Methotrexte withdrawal, my Rheumy had taken

me off 6 weeks before. I tried to call, but got the run around, so after 5 days

of feeling miserable I took the methotrexate, knowing it would take a while for

it to take effect. Last Thursday evening and night I felt so bad, I actually had

nightmares that I was dying. On Friday I called and got in to see my Internist.

The nurse said she thought it was a medicine withdrawal as I had no fever and

was obviously uncomfortable and in

pain. After a very through exam, I have Strep and sever bronchitis, both lungs,

the left much worse with probably some pneumonia. They gave me a breathing

treatment in the office, a shot of steroids, a shot of antibodies and sent me

home with 4 prescriptions. He told me not to inject the Humira this week, cancel

my elective LEEP surgery for next Tues. drink a lot of fluids, take Tylenol,

aspirin or whatever for the pain and he thought I'd feel better by Monday,

otherwise I should call.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SICK!!! That is very scary for me. Hey, I'm 59 years young

and I've raised 4 children. As I am beginning to feel better, I'm finding it

scary to be as sick as I think I was and really not know it because I'm so use

to being sick, fatigued and have pain all over. The Dr thought all the pain was

probably from the strep and everything above my waist was the bronchitis. I

haven't been coughing, a dry cough occasionally, I guess that was part of the

problem. I needed to cough so I am taking a cough syrup to make me cough. I am

glad you were able to find your problem before it spread, as I said, I now think

it's so easy to miss things because of the big pictures.

Colleen