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Sentinel node and mastectomy
I was diagnosed with grade 3 idc 3 weeks ago. I had a mastectomy yesterday and WAS to also have a sentinel node biopsy. But when i saw surgeon this morning, after op yesterday, he told me he had to ta...
You might be very happy he did take a few more nodes at the time. My surgeon was so sure the sentinel wasn't effected he just took that one. When the biopsy came back it was positive for cancer when then meant I had to have another surgery and he took all my nodes out which tested negative. If he hadn't been so lazy in the first place and taken a few more nodes like you, I might not have had to endure another surgery.