My wife had appendiceal cancer.  She had CRS and Hipec surgery followed by traditional chemo.  She has done very well except for some pain in her abdomen that seems to get a bit worse.  Pet scan show some shadows around the kidneys and we are have a CT scan tomorrow.  They told her that her kidneys werent functioning perfectly before and appears that they arent functioning quite right now either.  Was wondering what your thoughts were. Thank you
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. As a Urologist, I can understand your anxiety. If PET scan is showing some shadows around kidneys, spread is possible. If kidneys are not functioning well, CT scan is contra-indicated. MRU is done. Her creatinine will show exactly, the function of kidneys. With kidney failure, chemotherapy also is problematic. Surgery, if considered, is high risk. You may send the MRU scan reports, as a direct question to me, for opinion. Chat Doctor. Manga.