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Testing of lymph nodes after chemo
Hi, ive spoken to surgeon and she suggests full axillery lymph node clearance. when I questioned why sentinel nodes not being tested first to see if they are clear, she said after chemo the patholo...
I had fine needle asp of a 'thickened' node prior to chemo which came back clear. They said it was just a reaction to the core biopsies I had. There was no indication that I had cancer in my lymph nodes on any tests including ultrasound and MRI. They actually tested the first 2 sentinel nodes while I was in theatre under anaesthetic for my mastectomies, and found that they contained cancer, so then proceeded to a full auxiliary clearance in the same operation.