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Cryoablation for kidney tumor: What's it like? And the recover?
Kidney Cancer | Last Active: Jun 13 11:22am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@donnachaidh While we wait for others to chime in, what has your doctor told you to expect?
@collegeprof is the only person who comes to mind at the moment, who had a similar procedure done.
Ginger
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@gingerw @donnachaidh
Sorry for the delay. What a great memory you have, Ginger. Yes, I have had cryoablation on my right kidney due to cancerous small mass. This was an out-patient procedure at a hospital done by an interventional radiologist. As I recall, the procedure was less than an hour and quite painless. You follow up with an Xray annually for 5 years. and after that, no more worries, at least in my case where it has been over 10 years. Cryoablation for me disapated that mass, and I remain cancer free over more than 10 years.
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Hi Ginger - my doctor left the choice up to me about traditional surgery versus ablation. He didn't say much about either procedure which isn't great for a detailed oriented person. There is something wrong with our system when a patient has to watch procedure YouTube videos and read articles from the web in order to make a decision about their treatment. In days of yore, the surgeon would announce your need for an operation and tell you what day to be at hospital. But our litigous society has changed all that now.