I am so grateful for this support thread and to the people sharing. It isn't easy to sort through the endless worry and over-thinking but reading all these great shares has helped me. Here's my situation and questions.

A small tumor was found during a kidney stone scan in Nov 2022. I opted for active surveillance and after two years it has grown only slightly. This report is from Nov 2024:

Kidneys: Redemonstration of exophytic enhancing lesion at the inferior left renal pole which measures 2.6 x 2.8 x 2.0 cm AP X TRX cc (4:32, 3:20) Which appears slightly increased in size when compared to MRI abdomen 12/12/2022 where it measured 2.3 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm (4:30, 3:20). Simple right-sided renal cysts noted.

The first surgeon recommended partial nephrectomy, robotic (his specialty). I went for a second opinion at a different hospital and the department head shared all the data about atypical tumor recurrence, highlighting the increase in recurrence with robotic surgery for rcc; he strongly recommends a partial nephrectomy (his specialty).

Clearly, I want to be evaluated for cryotherapy. Does anyone have experience with an interventional radiologist group in the NY-NJ-PA area? Since I have two years of scans, including recent scans, can the first consult for cry-ablation be through telemed?

Lastly, do we want to address small tumors without knowing if they are actually cancer?

I'm 73 and just want to stay active and live my life. Three months without lifting or driving is a lot to accept (recovery for open surgery, I was told).