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Recurrence in lymph nodes
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with TN Inflammatory BC in late Oct 2017. Treatment was 5 mths of Chemo ( 8wks fortnightly A/C, followed by 12 weeks weekly Taxol) then modified radical mastectomy (rt br...
Hi Sally,
I had a recurrence in the my armpit 10 years after my first diagnosis. A large tumour that had previously been dismissed as scar tissue and another 5 affected nodes. It's very disappointing and challenging to contemplate going through the whole thing again. Despite some rather discouraging comments from a surgeon (not mine) who predicted 'That will be just the tip of the iceberg' I'm still here nearly three years later and not showing any signs of progression. For now.
Hang in there, this is not that uncommon--yet another reason we don't want this shitty disease.
Mxx
I had a recurrence in the my armpit 10 years after my first diagnosis. A large tumour that had previously been dismissed as scar tissue and another 5 affected nodes. It's very disappointing and challenging to contemplate going through the whole thing again. Despite some rather discouraging comments from a surgeon (not mine) who predicted 'That will be just the tip of the iceberg' I'm still here nearly three years later and not showing any signs of progression. For now.
Hang in there, this is not that uncommon--yet another reason we don't want this shitty disease.
Mxx