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Surgery Option or Not?
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed de novo Stage 4 with breast, lymph node and bone/spine mets in Oct 2018. I've had really good response to treatment with Letrazole/Ribociclib/Denosumab whereby the breast ...
I can see the benefit in a lumpectomy ie obtaining accurate pathology and psychologically knowing the sucker’s been removed but I’m questioning the node removal.They are usually removed to see if cancer has spread and you already know that.I had a full node clearance(all 17 clear) and my under arm is completely numb. Although I don’t have lymphoedema,my arm has never been quite the same. I’ve had Breast cancer twice in the same Breast and each time my initial reaction has been ‘get it out of me quick’!!
But that’s just me.I recovered quite quickly from the lumpectomy but the underarm cut and radiation were the killers.7 yrs later it came back in the same spot despite radiation and clear margins so I had a mastectomy. So I would be questioning the reason behind taking lymph nodes and ultimately follow your gut.
But that’s just me.I recovered quite quickly from the lumpectomy but the underarm cut and radiation were the killers.7 yrs later it came back in the same spot despite radiation and clear margins so I had a mastectomy. So I would be questioning the reason behind taking lymph nodes and ultimately follow your gut.