Hi I'm Matt A male with breast cancer, I came across this site a couple of days ago, I've been reading a lot of blogs and has been very helpful wish I found this before I started my treatment :-), ...
Okay, I'd say they took blood from the affected arm at the time your lymp nodes were out of action or some infection happ we Ned without you noticing it. After surgery, you'll have no lymph nodes and thherefore a lifetime battle with lymphedema, so bestbget on top of it asap.