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Close Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in January of this year. I had my kidney removed where the baseball sized tumor was located. I am currently involved taking study drugs. I have not been sick since I had my appendix removed when I was 12 and I am now almost 46. I don't like hospitals and doctors so this has been very scary. I am married with three kids and live in St. louis,mo. The doctors have told me that I have about a 60% chance of my cancer returning somewhere in my body.

Treatments

Nephrectomy Working / Worked

It removed the tumor

Sutent Working / Worked

One of the possible study drugs I am on. It is a blind study so I do not know for sure. I have side effects such as metal taste in mouth, nausea and fatigue