Lymph nodes
Hi there, I’m a newbie here, great to meet you all. Can anyone shed some light, had a mastectomy 12 days ago and 4 SN lymph nodes taken out. Results came back 3 clear 1 has a 3mm deposit...should ...
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You may have about 100 lymph nodes around the arm area, which is why there is no certainty about lymphoedema - your body may cope with losing 25 or may not with losing a smaller number. Bit of another lottery. It seems (my observation only) that losing 5 or less is unlikely to have much effect but more gets into the uncertain area. On the other hand, leaving iffy ones in place is not such a good idea!