Let me preface by stating I am consulting with a surgeon on Thursday.
That said...back in June I went to the hospital one day in severe pain, extreme nausea, vomiting and all other kinds of fun stuff. No idea what was wrong with me, but the ER doc suspected a kidney stone.
CT confirms it's indeed a stone and it's trying to pass (1" in diameter, after a failed lithotripsy it actually had to be surgically removed a couple of weeks ago.)
When the ER doc confirms his initial diagnosis I get the..."oh by the way did you know you have tumors on your adrenal glands?" Uhhh hmmm why no, I didn't. No idea how long I've had them...but there they are.
So I've had the tests, boy collecting urine for 24 hours is such a blast!
Good news is the tumors are "inactive" (non-cancerous) but one is 4.0 cm, the other is 1.3 cm. Consensus amongst doctor/urologist is the 4.0 cm mass should be removed, probably by scope, sooner than later and thus the consult with the surgeon on Thursday. It seems once they get close to a 6.0 size they can become "active" (cancerous)
My question...has anyone gone through this type of surgery? While I realize everyone is different, just kind of curious on experiences and what could be an approximate recovery time...
Thanks in advance.
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