Lymph nodes
Hi ladies, I am about to have surgery next week and have been told by my surgeon that they will be removing all my lymph nodes under my left arm. Is this the usual procedure and the other question I...
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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