Lymphedema
I had a mastectomy in late april for invasive ductal cancer. I was to have a sentinal node biopsy but due to the feel/appearance of nodes in surgery, ended up with axillary dissection. My surgeon didn...
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I think she is being sensible. I developed that pudgy feeling and breast oedema during chemo and I only had 3 nodes removed. 3 cm is quite a bit. My physio was worried about mine, but it was both sides and I was getting quite fat during chemo. It wasn't till after and I had laser that the horrible pudgy armpit went and I had much better movement. It's better to get on top now than try to fix a really enlarged arm.