Hello, and blessings to all. It's been quite a few years, my life went through a lot of changes. I had renal cancer in February of 2012, I had a partial nephrectomy and was told the cancer would not come back and that I did not need chemotherapy or radiation. Well as of a month ago, the cancer is back and it is renal cancer in my bones, same side as the partial kidney I had removed. I have a tumor the size of a baseball in my right leg, it is at the side of my knee and above and has eaten 1/3 of my bone. I am bedridden as of one month ago due to the fact the bone can shatter and that would not be good. I will find out on Tuesday when I see my Oncologist if the cancer has spread anywhere else. They did a complete bone scan and a full torso CT scan to check for more. It's due to the kidney cancer the Dr. told me and it has spread over the years. I am posting this so anyone who has had kidney cancer is well aware of the possibility this could happen. I feel bone scans and CT scans should be part of the protocol and should be done yearly!!! If the cancer is no where else, I will be having surgery on Friday and they will be removing 5 inches above and 5 inches below the knee and my knee about a foot section and will be replacing it with metal plates and a knee replacement if that's as far as they need to go to remove it all. This all could have been prevented as I have 8 different doctors and have complained of pain and swelling in my knee for years now and no one did an x-ray or anything till a month ago, they could have caught it sooner if they had done the other tests yearly. They thought the pain was from the osteoarthritis's and EDS and told me to take Motrin, they don't really do a through check once they diagnose you. I am not trying to scare anyone, just preventing another sweet soul to go through the deep waters I have to tread through, I am not alone as my God is always with me and my fiancé who has been my blessing though all this and we will defeat this cancer once and for all!!!
This is a picture of Sandusky bay. I am blessed to have a beautiful home on the water and a boat to relax and enjoy the summer breeze with my fiancé Larry, he takes great care of me. It's been a while now that I cant walk, but I can sit on the porch and watch the train on the other side of the bay, God is good!!!
