I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer on January 11, 2022 at the age of 36. I went in for what I thought was kidney stone pain and was diagnosed in the ER on the spot pretty much. It was shocking and scary. I had my right kidney removed in a radical nephrectomy almost 3 months later. All signs showed that the surgery was a success and there was no evidence of disease. Almost a year later in March of 2023 tests showed that the cancer had returned to multiple lymph nodes in my chest and abdomen.
From there I started both a biweekly infusion and a daily chemo pill. This treatment was extremely rough and draining and ultimately did not work. In November of 2023 tests showed that the cancer was growing and we switched to a different treatment plan. Then this fall tests revealed that the cancer had spread to my spine and hips. I am finishing radiation and we are looking at clinical trials but the cancer is incurable.
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