I saw my consultant today for my 'after CT scan chat' He was lovely and very pleased with me. As things were going well I thought I would ask a few pertinent questions pertaining to my cancer.
Q. How likely is it that my cancer with recur?
A. Well, as you are predisposed to this type of cancer and we do not know why it occurred then it could, that is why we scan you every 12 months and bladder scan every 12 months.
Q. So, if you find it has reoccurred then you will remove it, but I only have
on kidney left. What will you do then?
A. It should be quite small so we could zap it by going up the ureter and into the kidney and zap it from the inside.
Q. Does my fat around my middle mean that I am more likely to get this type of cancer again?
A. No but it does mean that your life expectancy is less than if you didn't
have it. Most of my patients in their 80s have nice flat tummies. I
see ladies of 80 or 90 with fat tummies.
Q. How big was my kidney because the scar on my lower side is enormous?
A. We did robotic surgery on the kidney but because yours was the size
of a rugby ball (hmmm?) and we had to make a large incision to get
it all out. The fat around the kidney was immense.
That is why I thought I had had open surgery but this would have been around my waist area. The conversation about the robotic surgery arose because he mentioned that the government were pulling funds out of this surgery after 7 successful years. No thought to the patients who can go back to work after a couple of days compared to a few months with open surgery. I had robotic but a very large incision (around 9") and it took me about 4 months or more until I was strong and without pain.
for FlowerGood Morning Saturday 6th June 2026
