Kidney Cancer

[iShootguns]

01/13/2014 - Father admitted to hospital with bad cough, phlegm and abdominal pain.

01/14/2014 - CT Scan shows a large mass on the left kidney and several nodules in the left lobe of the lung. Oncologist attached to case. Testing over the next several days planned. Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma highly likely.

01/17/2014 - Prepped for surgery and his left kidney is removed to stop flow of possible cancer cells to the lymph system.

02/08/2014 - Emergency surgery to remove gallbladder due to infection. During this week pathology from the biopsy they performed on his kidney confirmed suspicions of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Prescribed Nexavar, a oral small cell inhibitor.

02/19/2014 - Emergency surgery for impacted bowels.

04/02/2014 - Progress CT Scan to see how my father was responding to the treatment, no signs of improvement but tumors were not getting worse.

05/16/2014 - Emergency procedure for impacted bowels

06/02/2014 - Admitted to hospital due to not eating for a week, trouble breathing, bad cough.

06/03/2014 - CT Scan of Chest, Abdomen/Pelvis and head. Nexavar failed. Multiple tumors on the liver >1.3cm/ea. Large lung tumor in lower left lobe 5.2cm, many smaller tumors present in both lobes. Percarnial and subcarnial lymph nodes are very enlarged with central necrosis. 1.4cm mass on his brain.

06/04/2014 - Nexavar stopped, replaced with Torisel, an intravenous chemotherapy.

06/05/2014 - Oncologist tells me my father will probably live 6 months, possibly a year at absolute best. He takes the news incredibly well, in fact, better than I did. Somehow, I think he knew all along... He tells me he wants to go fishing.

I apologize for the long post but I am completely devastated. In less than six months my father went from a guy who worked out with 315lbs on the flat bench for 3 sets at 6-8 reps at a body weight of 205lbs to a bed ridden 144lbs. He taught me how to shoot, how to fish, how to camp, how to drive, how to grill a steak and how to be a good, honest man, among many other things. He is only 58 years old, this disease has come and robbed my father of so many wonderful years of his life. When he is gone there will be a void in my heart that will never be filled. I really hope the hospital lets him out so we can go fishing this upcoming Father's Day weekend.

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Edited June 6, 2014 by iShootguns

[bountyhunter]

Sorry to hear about the tragedy. Cancer really is the scourge of the earth. Mesothelioma ended my dad's life back in 1990. It is horrible how fast the disease progresses, but sometimes that is how it runs.

good luck

[Leadpilot]

Sorry to hear about your dad. Cherish every moment you have together and make sure you have no regrets. My dad was killed in 2005 and I never got say goodbye. He was 55! It destroyed me for years but I also learned a lot about forgiveness and making sure I don't regret anything.