Sentinel Node Biopsy Positive
Hi everyone. I feel numb this evening. I had a lumpectomy last Wednesday and follow up with my Surgeon today. I was advised that the Sentinel node biopsy had returned positive. I now have to go fur ...
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Dear @JanJune1964
It’s lousy timing but then it’s never, ever good timing. Cut to the chase, it’s not the end. Even if your cancer has spread, there are a range of treatments possible now and given the leaps and bounds in research in recent years, who knows what may be next. Often it’s hard to tell what’s happening until actual surgery - I had several extremely suspicious looking lymph nodes, much enlarged, the biopsied one was positive so the expectation was that several were, but no, just one. Nine years on, I have no evidence of disease. The best and hardest advice I can give is try to take each day as it comes. You can exhaust yourself with all the possibilities, many of which may never happen. One thing at a time. You will know more tomorrow, then more again shortly. Most people find the whole thing easier to handle when you have a clear diagnosis and a plan of treatment. It helps you to focus on doing, rather than imagining. Have you someone to support you, particularly at this time? Someone who can take notes, ask questions that you may want to consider later can be really helpful. You will find you are much stronger than you think, nearly everyone who has been through this looks back with some amazement at how we adapt, adjust and keep pedalling! Best wishes for tomorrow.
It’s lousy timing but then it’s never, ever good timing. Cut to the chase, it’s not the end. Even if your cancer has spread, there are a range of treatments possible now and given the leaps and bounds in research in recent years, who knows what may be next. Often it’s hard to tell what’s happening until actual surgery - I had several extremely suspicious looking lymph nodes, much enlarged, the biopsied one was positive so the expectation was that several were, but no, just one. Nine years on, I have no evidence of disease. The best and hardest advice I can give is try to take each day as it comes. You can exhaust yourself with all the possibilities, many of which may never happen. One thing at a time. You will know more tomorrow, then more again shortly. Most people find the whole thing easier to handle when you have a clear diagnosis and a plan of treatment. It helps you to focus on doing, rather than imagining. Have you someone to support you, particularly at this time? Someone who can take notes, ask questions that you may want to consider later can be really helpful. You will find you are much stronger than you think, nearly everyone who has been through this looks back with some amazement at how we adapt, adjust and keep pedalling! Best wishes for tomorrow.