I am very sorry to hear your diagnosis. My husband was also diagnosed with kidney cancer a few years ago. The tumour was removed and his kidney was preserved. The operation was conducted using a Da Vinci machine. He is scanned regularly and there has been no recurrence. I wish you all the best.

Thanks, the diagnosis is very promising. It's reasonably small 18mm so the kidney should serve me well after surgery.

That sounds very promising. My husband had a much larger tumour and it was a grade 3 on the Fuhrman scale. Yours is very much smaller, which is obviously a very good predictor. In my husband's case, the tumour was removed and life carried on just as before. In my opinion, a bit more care for his health might be sensible, but we must all live our lives as we see fit. It sounds as though your cancer has been found at a very early stage and I wish you all the best for your forthcoming operation.