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MazaDj
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20 days ago

Blue dye injection -Please share your experience

Hello all. I am scheduled for my surgery, but before then I need to have a blue dye injection, just a day before. I was wondering if someone can share their experiences with this procedure as I am a...
lumpectomy
lymph nodes
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Suzywong
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8 days ago

Hi MargiJ

I’m booked two weeks i chose lumpectomy i gave been told after the dye i need to go and get a hook wire attached so surgeon knows where to look did you have this ?

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MargiJ
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2 days ago

Hi Suzywong​  Yes I had a hookwire attached the morning before my surgery.  Two were performed using ultrasound and one using a mammogram.  This was done after the blue dyed was injected the morning of my surgery