Posts by Lisa Rodriguez36

driftingmarlin44 said:well you're the one who told that guy to live life to the fullest... so what's the big deal now?.. besides, now that we've met, babe, maybe I should show you where the shark bites me.. twice hahaha

And why wouldn't someone live? You really think it's impossible with a diagnosis like that? Personally, I think it's totally doable, and I actually know two people living completely normal lives with that exact same condition for over 15 years already.
"Babe"? You have no idea what's coming, trust me...
Honestly, I feel bad for that shark, it probably dropped dead the second it got near someone as toxic as you.
Best,

driftingmarlin44 said:It’s summer... start things off with a line like—come here, babe, let me show you this scar, hahaha... that’ll knock her right off her feet...

Are you actually laughing at this?
There are plenty of other threads where a comment like that might pass as a joke, but definitely not in this one.
Back home, they say you only look smart when your mouth is shut, and in your case, that applies until you start typing on your keyboard...

Jack Ramirez4 said:I was just trying to figure out if my prognosis or life expectancy depends more on pure luck or just how I live my life—you know, stress levels, smoking, all that stuff... but from what I can see, it’s just a constant cycle of uncertainty every six months during these checkups

Look, I am so sorry, I really didn't mean to knock you into a total spiral here. This is basically how things are going to be from here on out, but you honestly have to try and find some value in it because at least it caught it early, and most importantly, you were given a second chance. Just think about how many people don't even get that luxury, so if you look at it from a different perspective, you actually got lucky. You just have to accept the reality of the situation and—this is the big one—never, and I mean never, lose hope. Be stubborn, eat clean, stick to your meds, show up to every single appointment, and above all, make sure you live every single day to the absolute fullest.
Good luck with everything moving forward, and please, just try to stay positive.

mellowskipper said:That doesn't change the fact that they’re still going to run a PET scan. An oncologist is going to stick strictly to the established protocol because everything—exactly what gets done and when—is laid out in the books.
I have no idea if his doctor actually cares or how much this is messing with his head, but nobody is going to give him a straight answer on whether the cancer is coming back or not. That five-year mark is basically the "make it or break it" threshold... if you make it through that, your chances of a recurrence drop significantly. But at the end of the day, once you're an oncology patient, you're always going to be one...

I just want to jump in here and add to your whole point.
The guy is terrified, which is completely normal, but he should take some comfort in the fact that he already went through surgery. If they had jumped straight to one of those experimental clinical trials, that would have been a sign of advanced cancer, but that isn't the case here.
So we're talking about early-stage cancer treated with standard intervention—basically surgical removal. They perform a radical nephrectomy where they take out the kidney, the adrenal gland, and the surrounding fatty tissue just to give the person a fighting chance at survival.
As for his questions, nobody can look him in the eye and say with 100% certainty what things will look like in one year, two years, or five years from now. He’s going to be an oncology patient forever, constantly heading back for those follow-up appointments that are probably already sitting on his calendar...

Jack Ramirez4 said:The thing is, my doctor isn't giving me any clear answers, they just said once that kidney with the cancer was out and everything’s fine, and then the whole story ends right there—no more follow-ups, just wait six months for an X-ray or an ultrasound... it all feels way too simple and way too easy for me to just swallow...

Look, nobody can tell you anything else right now because honestly, nobody knows for sure. Since that tumor was under 7 cm, there's a really good chance it hadn't even spread beyond the kidney itself and they managed to get it all out. But hey, we all know nothing in medicine is ever 100% guaranteed...
Just make sure you show up for those check-ups like you're supposed to. Good luck.

Jack Ramirez4 said:I had my left kidney removed less than a month ago after they found this 6.5cm cystic tumor... once they took it out, the biopsy came back as a G1 PhD Adenocarcinoma, pT1b, Canadian 4 at Mayo Clinic. My doctor keeps telling me the cancer is gone and everything looks fine, but I can't help wondering if this thing can ever come back... I've been reading online that the five-year survival rate is around 80%, so am I actually in the clear now, or is there a catch...

Look, honestly, nobody on the internet can give you a definitive answer to that...
The reality is that if the tumor stays under 7cm, your odds are roughly 70%, but if it’s larger than that or if it’s already started spreading, those chances drop way down to less than 5%...
Your best bet is to sit down with your specialist and talk about starting some kind of immunotherapy to be safe. Good luck...