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kazza4450
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10 years ago

How do people know nodes are clear straight after surgery :)

Hi to all :) I was wondering a couple of things. I too just had a lumpectomy and had a clump of nodes removed as apparently the dye didn't work as well as it should of and didn't pinpoint main no...
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Hazel_M
Member
10 years ago

Hi there, my surgeon came to see me as soon as I woke up and told me they had a quick look under the microscope in the operating room and the node they took looked clear. However, he said they couldn't be certain until the pathologist examined them in the lab and that would take some time. I found out the grade etc after the initial biopsy. All the best, 

Hazel xx