In September of last year, I was diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma, thrombosis of the inferiour vena cava and pulmonary embolisms. Surgery to remove the kidney had to wait until the embolisms had stabilized. So in mid December I went under the knife. Unfortunately in that time span between September and December , the cancer had metastasized to the lungs and liver. They ended up removing the right kidney along with the adrenal gland. The thrombosis had grown up to behind the heart. That meant cracking open my chest to get to the thrombosis . After healing for a month, I met with my oncologist who put me on immunotherapy treatments. 4 treatments and 12 weeks, I got scanned this Wednesday. The results were given to me today. The tumors on the lungs and liver are greatly reduced. The remaining thrombosis in the IVC has shrunk. The pulmonary embolisms are gone. I have 24 immunotherapy treatments to look forward to. My next scan is in 3 months. I will continue to be on blood thinners but can take them orally and not by injection.
Best news is my right hand is probably 80% functional. During surgery they pinched the radial nerve. I had next to no use of my hand. It has now recovered sufficiently to let me operate the controls on the camera
Best news is my right hand is probably 80% functional. During surgery they pinched the radial nerve. I had next to no use of my hand. It has now recovered sufficiently to let me operate the controls on the camera