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    • December 9, 2011 at 4:38 pm
    BonnieLea
    Participant

    Finally……….  I have  renal cell carcinoma.   NO METS from either Melanoma or Breast Cancer.  Just plain old RCC.  I will have a open partial nephrectomy on Jan 16th. 

     

    Finally……….  I have  renal cell carcinoma.   NO METS from either Melanoma or Breast Cancer.  Just plain old RCC.  I will have a open partial nephrectomy on Jan 16th. 

     

    What a relief to stop all this worry.  so more Bonnie parts will adorn the shelves only this time it be at a different hospital.  So it (kidley) won't be sitting side by side with boobs, and eyelid.  and various dysplastic goodies.  they will start living life elsewhere.   How weird that this is the 3rd totally unrelated cancer in me.  (cannot say little old me)  but old yep. 

    well that be my news for now.

    Love Bonnie Lea

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      • December 9, 2011 at 9:39 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Bonnie,

      I hate to hear that you are now dealing with another cancer!   I do know that renal cell is very close to melanoma. Some of the drugs end up being used.   

      I hope that since it took so long for them to get a biopsy I hope it means that it's very small.  

      You have a great attitude.  What is an open partial nephrectomy? 

      Linda

      • December 9, 2011 at 9:39 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Bonnie,

      I hate to hear that you are now dealing with another cancer!   I do know that renal cell is very close to melanoma. Some of the drugs end up being used.   

      I hope that since it took so long for them to get a biopsy I hope it means that it's very small.  

      You have a great attitude.  What is an open partial nephrectomy? 

      Linda

        • December 9, 2011 at 10:03 pm
        BonnieLea
        Participant

        instead of doing it laprascopically they have to do the big cut and remove a portion of the 11th rib.  Fill my space with sterile ice  (martini anyone?)  to make the kidney stop working (sluggish thing)  and remove not sure if it is the bottom half or the top half.

        any "open surgery'  compared to lap surgery involves more time in hospital more DRUGS and what not.  Nephrectomy is the term for kidley removal.

        Ya I think (my dotter says so)  Oh Mom you are  SOOOOO special…..wink wink.  but I thinnk it is weird as well but these cancers I have had are not connected.  cept for the eyelid which is a sub of melanoma (called LMM)  ah well.  Then I must in the future have a bone scan to make sure all is ok bone wise.  But not now…. mayhap in June.  I did not ask how big or small it was (cos we knew it was small)  nor stage or grade.   Apparently it is very unlikely for me to have to have chemo or radiation as surgery usually deals with it.  but I was glad to know it is NOT melanoma.

         

        Love Bonnie

        • December 9, 2011 at 10:03 pm
        BonnieLea
        Participant

        instead of doing it laprascopically they have to do the big cut and remove a portion of the 11th rib.  Fill my space with sterile ice  (martini anyone?)  to make the kidney stop working (sluggish thing)  and remove not sure if it is the bottom half or the top half.

        any "open surgery'  compared to lap surgery involves more time in hospital more DRUGS and what not.  Nephrectomy is the term for kidley removal.

        Ya I think (my dotter says so)  Oh Mom you are  SOOOOO special…..wink wink.  but I thinnk it is weird as well but these cancers I have had are not connected.  cept for the eyelid which is a sub of melanoma (called LMM)  ah well.  Then I must in the future have a bone scan to make sure all is ok bone wise.  But not now…. mayhap in June.  I did not ask how big or small it was (cos we knew it was small)  nor stage or grade.   Apparently it is very unlikely for me to have to have chemo or radiation as surgery usually deals with it.  but I was glad to know it is NOT melanoma.

         

        Love Bonnie

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:37 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:37 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:37 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:38 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:38 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 10, 2011 at 1:38 am
        jag
        Participant

        Wow, Bonnie, 

        Something Sympathetic.

        There, I said it. 

        The only way I could explain all of these different cancers is that you have all of the cancer cells so confused they don't know which ones to be.  Half the time you have me wondering who/what the hell I am.  

        Get well soon.

        John 

        • December 9, 2011 at 10:03 pm
        BonnieLea
        Participant

        instead of doing it laprascopically they have to do the big cut and remove a portion of the 11th rib.  Fill my space with sterile ice  (martini anyone?)  to make the kidney stop working (sluggish thing)  and remove not sure if it is the bottom half or the top half.

        any "open surgery'  compared to lap surgery involves more time in hospital more DRUGS and what not.  Nephrectomy is the term for kidley removal.

        Ya I think (my dotter says so)  Oh Mom you are  SOOOOO special…..wink wink.  but I thinnk it is weird as well but these cancers I have had are not connected.  cept for the eyelid which is a sub of melanoma (called LMM)  ah well.  Then I must in the future have a bone scan to make sure all is ok bone wise.  But not now…. mayhap in June.  I did not ask how big or small it was (cos we knew it was small)  nor stage or grade.   Apparently it is very unlikely for me to have to have chemo or radiation as surgery usually deals with it.  but I was glad to know it is NOT melanoma.

         

        Love Bonnie

      • December 9, 2011 at 9:39 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Bonnie,

      I hate to hear that you are now dealing with another cancer!   I do know that renal cell is very close to melanoma. Some of the drugs end up being used.   

      I hope that since it took so long for them to get a biopsy I hope it means that it's very small.  

      You have a great attitude.  What is an open partial nephrectomy? 

      Linda

      • December 10, 2011 at 7:46 pm
      BonnieLea
      Participant

      John we and you will NEVER forget who you are!!  Am waiting to hear tales of the travellin' Gallagers DVM.

      thankyou to all my buddies here, I know I could never keep up my chin without you all.

      • December 10, 2011 at 7:46 pm
      BonnieLea
      Participant

      John we and you will NEVER forget who you are!!  Am waiting to hear tales of the travellin' Gallagers DVM.

      thankyou to all my buddies here, I know I could never keep up my chin without you all.

      • December 10, 2011 at 7:46 pm
      BonnieLea
      Participant

      John we and you will NEVER forget who you are!!  Am waiting to hear tales of the travellin' Gallagers DVM.

      thankyou to all my buddies here, I know I could never keep up my chin without you all.

      • December 21, 2011 at 3:14 am
      KyCyn
      Participant

      Bonnie Lea, I'm glad to see you won't have to do chemo or anything other than the surgery… sure wish you didn't even have to do that!!

      Keep on knocking those dang cancer cells in the head and wallup on 'em good 🙂

       

      Cyn

      • December 21, 2011 at 3:14 am
      KyCyn
      Participant

      Bonnie Lea, I'm glad to see you won't have to do chemo or anything other than the surgery… sure wish you didn't even have to do that!!

      Keep on knocking those dang cancer cells in the head and wallup on 'em good 🙂

       

      Cyn

      • December 21, 2011 at 3:14 am
      KyCyn
      Participant

      Bonnie Lea, I'm glad to see you won't have to do chemo or anything other than the surgery… sure wish you didn't even have to do that!!

      Keep on knocking those dang cancer cells in the head and wallup on 'em good 🙂

       

      Cyn

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