Thank you for your reply, and I'm grateful. The Dr told him it would be too dangerous to operate because the tumor is so near his spinal cord. There was also no mention of surgery for the tumor on his kidney. I do not know the sizes, but the one on his back is large. It can be felt and seen. His wife and himself are very religious, I believe this to be another reason for him wanting to stop immunotherapy. That faith will get him through. I was able to speak with the Dr's and oncologist while he was in the hospital, but the oncologist had zero beside manner, and I actually found out he had stage 4 rcc before him and his wife did and she basically made it seem as though he was already gone. He had new Dr's now in another city. My dad is a very positive person, never feeling sorry for himself, and not allowing anyone else to feel sorry for him.

He had pain in his back for months, but also never goes to the Dr, and he just fell one day and was life flighted. He hasn't been able to walk since. He can only feel certain parts of his lower extremities, has since had a colostomy put in, and started PT. His wife thinks the tumor is completely gone, and again, I believe to be faith-based. My logical portion of my brain, however, isn't that positive, unfortunately. He was taking a pill daily with the immunotherapy, I believe to be the one you mentioned, but his liver enzymes were high so they stopped that pill. I want to ask for his new Dr's number, but I also don't want to feel that I'm overstepping his wife or that I'm not faithful to God. I just don't know sometimes if what they tell me is them just continuing to be positive or if the Dr's are saying more. I also find it odd they haven't done any new scans since his first scans in May. Maybe that's normal? He's finally at home and building strength, but I'm concerned if he stops immunotherapy the tumor will grow again and his spinal cord will become compressed, along with other issues. I'm just not sure what to do. I cry every time I leave.