Birthday in the Operating Room

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Back in September 2014 when Stephanie was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, her doctors also found a small mass on her right kidney.  Obviously they decided to deal with the Ovarian Cancer first and recommended that the mass on her kidney be revisited in late 2015.  Fast forward to now and her Urologist Oncologist recommends that this mass is removed.  

Today Stephanie is having what they call a partial nephrectomy which is basically a partial removal of her kidney.  So today on her 31st birthday, Steph is having surgery and will be spending the next few days in the hospital recovering.  

Here are a few questions we had about the mass that will probably answer some of the questions you have....

What could this mass be?

We learned on Friday that a mass on the kidney of this nature has an 80% chance of being cancerous... Yes cancerous.

Could this be ovarian cancer that spread to her kidney?

There is very little chance that this mass is related to her ovarian cancer.  

So you mean that she could have two different totally unrelated forms of cancer?  

Yes.

IF this mass is malignant, how do you treat it?

IF this mass is malignant the treatment is removal.  98% of cases are cured with removal.  

Stephanie just went back for surgery 15 minutes ago and everything has happened without a hitch so far.  Please keep her in mind this afternoon as she goes through surgery and begins another recovery. 



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  1. UnknownDecember 16, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    Prayers for that girl. She must be a superwoman. Best wishes.

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  2. UnknownDecember 16, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Prayers for that girl. She must be a superwoman. Best wishes.

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  3. UnknownDecember 17, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Keep moving forward cutie!

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