The “journey” begins.
I was diagnosed with grade 2 IDC ER & PR + Her2- on 19/12. I am 50 years old, married with three teenagers at home, two homeschoolers, one working. I work as a nurse for NDIS. Getting the diagnosi...
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I've never heard that term before, @MrsMorrisey .... but here's a link to a medical site referring to it.
Let us know how you go afterwards!! It appears to be similar to a Sentinel Node test (which many of us had done) the day before surgery - to identify the nodes that the tumour is 'draining' to. So instead of removing ALL the nodes for testing (like they used to in the old days) they now may only remove 3-5 nodes in the immediate area of the tumour.
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/lympho
Here's a pic of Female Lymph nodes .... they usually remove 2-3 in & around under your arm.
I hope you are going OK in the lead up to your surgery - this disease mucks with your head even MORE than with your body - so if you are having difficulty sleeping, make sure you have something on hand to help - be it melatonin tabs or even a mild sleeping tablet like Temase.
Keeping busy, both before & after surgery, doing what you love doing really helps. I just went out & fished all day, every day in my kayak! I was out there when I got the call to attend the GP when the biopsy results came in .... and the start of my own BC journey!
Stay away from Dr Google too - as everyone's diagnosis is totally unique - and a lot of stuff on the web is old & outdated & totally not relevant to your own diagnosis.
Write down any questions you want to put to your team - and definitely consider recording your meetings before & after surgery, as it is very difficult to remember ALL that is said, on the day. Also, have a buddy or family member sit in on the meetings with you too, for both physical and mental support. My SIL came with me & she asked some brilliant questions, too! ;)
Take care & all the best!
Let us know how you go afterwards!! It appears to be similar to a Sentinel Node test (which many of us had done) the day before surgery - to identify the nodes that the tumour is 'draining' to. So instead of removing ALL the nodes for testing (like they used to in the old days) they now may only remove 3-5 nodes in the immediate area of the tumour.
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/lympho
Here's a pic of Female Lymph nodes .... they usually remove 2-3 in & around under your arm.
I hope you are going OK in the lead up to your surgery - this disease mucks with your head even MORE than with your body - so if you are having difficulty sleeping, make sure you have something on hand to help - be it melatonin tabs or even a mild sleeping tablet like Temase.
Keeping busy, both before & after surgery, doing what you love doing really helps. I just went out & fished all day, every day in my kayak! I was out there when I got the call to attend the GP when the biopsy results came in .... and the start of my own BC journey!
Stay away from Dr Google too - as everyone's diagnosis is totally unique - and a lot of stuff on the web is old & outdated & totally not relevant to your own diagnosis.
Write down any questions you want to put to your team - and definitely consider recording your meetings before & after surgery, as it is very difficult to remember ALL that is said, on the day. Also, have a buddy or family member sit in on the meetings with you too, for both physical and mental support. My SIL came with me & she asked some brilliant questions, too! ;)
Take care & all the best!