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Shirleyt67
9 years agoMember
Just need someone to talk to.....
Hello! Since my my diagnosis in Feb this year I have read through online discussions but never had the confidence to join in. After being up all night looking up websites etc I have decided my ti...
Brenda5
9 years agoMember
They are just probably doing extra scan to be on the safe side. It wouldn't hurt to be checking nodes as well so they know just how many to extend surgery to. I did the straight out left mastectomy and one sentinel node but that node came back positive so I had to have all nodes removed with surgery. My surgeon didn't bother with further scans though, he just operated. Turned out they were all fine in pathology and it was just the sentinel affected.