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In 2006 when I was 33 I had pains in the left side of my abdomen and got some blood tests done and all was clear. I then had a colonoscopy done and all was clear. So just by chance I asked my doctor if there was a scan I could have and he wrote me a letter for an ultrasound scan.

6 months later I went for the scan and by pure accident a tumour was spotted in my right kidney which had nothing got to do with my left hand side pains. Fortunately the tumour was in its early stages and was all contained in the right kidney. So I had my right kidney removed and all has been well ever since.

I think we all should have thorough health checks including scans every 5 years as early detection, as was in my case (by pure luck) is vital.

I wish you all good luck and want you to know that is is fine to live with just one kidney if you ever have to get one removed.

All the best,
Ray