Well, I guess my first post can be a farewell. I’m sitting in a hospital bed waiting to be discharged.

A few months ago I learned that they had spotted a small mass on my kidney during a CT scan. This was remarkable in that I was in the ER for idiopathic abdominal pain and the CT wasn’t even for my kidney. Later, I learned it was even more incredible that they saw it because it only showed up after the contrast began to drain. It was a small 2 cm mass, highly suspicious for renal cell carcinoma.

Two days ago, I underwent a partial nephrectomy. They removed the tumor and part of my kidney. The cancer went with it. No radiation or chemo needed. I am very fortunate indeed to have caught it so early.

Farewell cancer. Don’t come back.