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I found a lump on my breast and was misdiagnosed at the Epworth Breast Clinic with 3 fibroadenomas. After consistent pain under my armpit, I decided to get a 2nd opinion and after a biopsy of...
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Hi again, I had axillary clearance at the same time as my mastectomy. Previously I'd had a lumpectomy (no clear margins, hence the mastectomy) and a Sentinel Node Biopsy (as described by Robyn B) which is one way of seeing whether there are cancer cells in the lymph nodes under the arm, usually the first place for the cancer to spread. As one of the 3 nodes they biopsied was cancerous, I had to have the further axillary clearance, which saw a further 19 nodes removed - apparently we all have a different number of nodes. Luckily there was no further spread and subsequent CT scans were clear too.
Just wondering if you've ordered your My Journey Kit from this site? The booklet Guide for Women with Early Breast Cancer was a great information source for me and I used it a lot to think about the different questions I needed to ask my treatment team. Hopefully you also have access to a breast care nurse - when I couldn't speak to my surgeon, I would call / email her and ask questions, which was great.
Hope this helps, but feel free to ask more questions if you need to. Jane xx