Lymph nodes

Tanya, what a coincidence same spellling also.  Good luck with your surgery, I hope everything goes well and as soon as I'm feeling up to it I'll let you know how it went..

Take care and keep smiling.  

Tanya  xxxxx

When it comes to medical questions it is always best to ask the doctors themselves to explain. It is a very valid question to ask of your surgeon as the risk of Lymphodema is higher when all of the lymph nodes are removed. You have probably been reading about sentinel node biopsies where they only take one node and test this and then only take further nodes if the first one is positive for cancer. However this may not be possible in your situation with inflammatory breast cancer. Your surgeon would be the best person to ask. Wishing you all the best with your surgery. Take care. Deanne xxx

can only speak from my experience which was breast conserving--leave other benign lumps on other one, nuclear test to see which lymph nodes--if any--were a problem--only the one removed.  I liked this approach at the time and even more so as recovering from the lymph node removal was more painful--not that much but needing panadol/panadeine and was more restrictive as in movement and needing care --ie with lifting; i began to be thankful that they no longer seem to routinely take all nodes out.  your results/treating team may need a different approach. i waws surprised that the recovering from my lump removed was 'easy' compared to lymph node removal and whilst there is scarcely a scar on the breast; there is a pronoucned scar in my armpit--doesnt bother me; however the concern about lymphoma is really a valid concern and saw several women with swoolen arms when i went for radiation and that didnnt look fun---some of this might depend on your outlook too; i didnt question only one removed and it feels right months later

best wishes

can only speak from my experience which was breast conserving--leave other benign lumps on other one, nuclear test to see which lymph nodes--if any--were a problem--only the one removed.  I liked this approach at the time and even more so as recovering from the lymph node removal was more painful--not that much but needing panadol/panadeine and was more restrictive as in movement and needing care --ie with lifting; i began to be thankful that they no longer seem to routinely take all nodes out.  your results/treating team may need a different approach. i waws surprised that the recovering from my lump removed was 'easy' compared to lymph node removal and whilst there is scarcely a scar on the breast; there is a pronoucned scar in my armpit--doesnt bother me; however the concern about lymphoma is really a valid concern and saw several women with swoolen arms when i went for radiation and that didnnt look fun---some of this might depend on your outlook too; i didnt question only one removed and it feels right months later

best wishes

can only speak from my experience which was breast conserving--leave other benign lumps on other one, nuclear test to see which lymph nodes--if any--were a problem--only the one removed.  I liked this approach at the time and even more so as recovering from the lymph node removal was more painful--not that much but needing panadol/panadeine and was more restrictive as in movement and needing care --ie with lifting; i began to be thankful that they no longer seem to routinely take all nodes out.  your results/treating team may need a different approach. i waws surprised that the recovering from my lump removed was 'easy' compared to lymph node removal and whilst there is scarcely a scar on the breast; there is a pronoucned scar in my armpit--doesnt bother me; however the concern about lymphoma is really a valid concern and saw several women with swoolen arms when i went for radiation and that didnnt look fun---some of this might depend on your outlook too; i didnt question only one removed and it feels right months later

best wishes

can only speak from my experience which was breast conserving--leave other benign lumps on other one, nuclear test to see which lymph nodes--if any--were a problem--only the one removed.  I liked this approach at the time and even more so as recovering from the lymph node removal was more painful--not that much but needing panadol/panadeine and was more restrictive as in movement and needing care --ie with lifting; i began to be thankful that they no longer seem to routinely take all nodes out.  your results/treating team may need a different approach. i waws surprised that the recovering from my lump removed was 'easy' compared to lymph node removal and whilst there is scarcely a scar on the breast; there is a pronoucned scar in my armpit--doesnt bother me; however the concern about lymphoma is really a valid concern and saw several women with swoolen arms when i went for radiation and that didnnt look fun---some of this might depend on your outlook too; i didnt question only one removed and it feels right months later

best wishes