Lymph nodes

Hi there,
I’m a newbie here, great to meet you all. Can anyone shed some light, had a mastectomy 12 days ago and 4 SN lymph nodes taken out. Results came back 3 clear 1 has a 3mm deposit...should I be writing my will? I’m 46 Yrs old.
I’m a newbie here, great to meet you all. Can anyone shed some light, had a mastectomy 12 days ago and 4 SN lymph nodes taken out. Results came back 3 clear 1 has a 3mm deposit...should I be writing my will? I’m 46 Yrs old.
Thanks folks and Merry Christmas 🎄
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Try not to overthink it all (difficult tho it is ...) as your onc will be the one to guide you thru the maze.
Take care, enjoy the Xmas break - keeping yourself busy with family & friends ..... and no need to rush into doing that will, I reckon! xxx
My mother was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 51, and it was in in lymphatic system. That was 1986. She still here driving me potty at 85!
I think it's impossible to truly relax with a cancer diagnosis, but don't panic if you can help it. Take care, and I hope you have a happy Christmas. K xox 🎅 🎄 🎁 😙
Welcome lovely. I was 45 at diagnosis with a smallish 19mm breast tumour, a 25mm one in one node. There ended up being 5 positive out of the 24 removed. Surgery, chemo, rads, hormone therapy and still here 3 years later.
You get a huge mortality shock that comes standard with this thing. Your brain starts planning the worst case scenario it can think of for goodness knows what reason but it happens to most of us.
All the best and Merry xmas lovely.
xoxoxoxo
Hi there . Wishing you all the very best. Perfectly understandable that you are worried . While I will never be complacent I am now 22 years post breast cancer with no recurrence . My initial diagnosis at age 39 was of multi focal lobular carcinoma with 14 lymph nodes positive . Every time the Drs said I was high risk of recurrence it fired me up to beat the cancer and prove them wrong.
My treatment back in 1997 was mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, oophorectomy, tamoxifen then Femara.
Try and stay positive, don't be afraid to ask questions and best wishes.
xoxoxo
Planning my surgery now..sorry if I’ve asked you this but I’ve got seriously bad chemo brain!
Cazxx
I was told at the time that there can be as little as 10 or up to 50 in the axillary area. Everyone is different that's why they can't be too specific until they are out and sent to pathology. They took a fair size chunk of flesh out and there ended up being 24 nodes in there 5 with cancer that were breaking out into the surrounding area.
Personally I have had no problems with it at all. Still a bit numb right along the scar line but other than that, fully functional and strong as it ever was.
xoxoxo
Wow @Cazamcm - well done with your own recovery from your BC diagnosis and treatments .... that is AWESOME! Your story will be a positive beacon for us all to follow! Feel free to give us a more in depth version, in your own time xx
Take care, ladies xxx
I feel very strongly about treatment decisions being made, in full knowledge, by the person with the cancer, being fully respected. It may not be what I'd decide, but your right to make that choice is the same as mine.
So, with all the facts, the decision you make is the right one for you. It's your life. K xox
I have now been studying the C monster for nearly 4 years, what annoys me is, it’s not my only option, spoke to a surgeon recently about immunotherapy this is a lot more agreeable for me. I understand it is still in trial stages here in Australia but there are trials on the go. Of course not all surgeons are aware of all the trials going on, one surgeon in Peter Macallum didn’t even know about a machine they had just received in their hospital.
It’s frustrating that’s all..minefield.