Freaking out. Internal mammary node

I was diagnosed with a cancer in the 4 o'clock position right breast not far from intramammary nodes. My concern was about these nodes. When surgery was done they injected dye etc into nipple which travelled to sentinel nodes under arm. But if injected into cancer would it have gone to intramammary or underarm. I asked surgeon and oncologist re the intramammary nodes and was told not to worry.  Once I start Arimidex after radiotherapy that any cancer cells remaining should reduce/disappear.

Thank you Jacqui_p for your reassurance. xxx

Hi Annabelle, my second sentinel node was an internal mammary node. The surgeon tried to get to it in my mastectomy surgery but couldn't as it was behind my rib. I've always worried about that especially as my underarm sentinel node had a micro-met. About a year later I got a second opinion from an oncologist and he said my surgeon did the right thing. He said most surgeons wouldn't even attempt to remove an internal mammary node as it is too risky. So try and not worry about it. Your chemo should have mopped anything up if it was there. 

I had no complications.    I actually found the Masectomy to be a fairly painless procedure, apart from  the drains. I did not have a reconstruction.

I would seek a second opinion if it was playing on my mind.             

glad to hear you are on your way to recovery.    I also had axillary clearance with 20 nodes removed and 2 being involved.    

No I have done 6 months of chemo and had a masectomy, it was left because apparently its difficult to get too. Im a bit worried about that. I also had a axillary clearance with one node involved.

Annabelle.   It was removed with the Masectomy.      Are you just staring your treatment?
  

Thanks Peggy sue thats awesome to hear you are 5 years out and all good. I think it is more rare but its good they have picked it up and can target it with radiation. Did you have yours removed??

Hi Annabelle.   I did have a mammary lymph node that was cancerous.   As I had 2 tumors in the same breast I had a masectomy.   I also had 2 cancerous lymph nodes underarm..   I had FEC D chemo and radiation.  Now on Arimidex., and I am well with 5 years since diagnosis.   Wishing you all the best with your treatment.