Hi @Nefertari, to answer your lymph node question. I had a few removed during surgery. I was given the option of paying approx $500 (private hospital) to have them tested while I was still under. This meant that they brought two people in to the hospital to do the tests on the spot. If they were positive for cancer in the lymph nodes then they would have continued the surgery and removed all the lymph nodes. However the results (because they are done so quickly) are only 50% accurate. This means if the initial testing is negative, it may still change to a positive over the next week. Mine was negative. Seven days later when I went back to the surgeon for the results from the surgery, they were still negative. So that was lucky for me. All the very best. The waiting becomes very consuming of your emotions. Come to this site and everyone will help you through. I practically lived on here during the first few weeks, and the overwhelming love and support from everyone here is what got me through xxx
