Road to transplant......we hope....

[Grey]

This is a good outcome, transplant aside, his problem has been caught much sooner than it might otherwise have been found, so help him see the blessing in that. Help him understand that you like all the rest of us will eventually get a transplant but now because they have caught his problem early all things being equal, he will be around with you to see you have your transplant when it comes and both of you live a long happy life together. Who knows what might have happened if they had not found his problem so soon. Good luck to both of you, it's a hard world and we all need each others support to get through tests like this.

[AmandaClare]

Sorry to hear this Dixie. You must both be reeling at this sudden unexpected turn. X

[sporti]

Life's a bitch sometimes. So sorry to read this news. At the very least it has been found early rather than later. Thinking of you both xx

[Dixie1]

Thanks for your kind comments everyone. Just to bring you up to speed, my husband attended the follow up to his biopsy this week. Apparently the tumour, although malignant, is small and shows no sign of spread. He is going to have a partial nephrectomy in the next few weeks. Apparently they are going to use the Da Vinci robot!!!? If all goes according to plan, hopefully he will only need the surgery and no further treatment eg chemo or radiotherapy etc. They will then see him regularly in clinic and, if there is no re occurrence, he could be signed off as cured after 5 years. So, all in all, a fairly positive prognosis.

[AmandaClare]

Sounds quite reassuring. Someone else I know had a similar chance finding (a scan after an awkward caesarian in her case) and treatment plan. It's too soon to say she's cured but she's had no problems since.