Does everyone have a PET /CT scan when lymph nodes positive?
Just wandering if everyone has a PET/CT scan for staging when nodes are positive? My pathology came back after left mastectomy and ALND with 3 sentinel nodes positive for cancer, the other 9 showed no signs of malignancy (1 intramammary and 8 non-sentinel axillary). I had a CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis zdone 28/2, no metastasis was seen, an ovarian cyst was seen for which I have had to see a gynaecologist. My mastectomy was 17/3, clear margins were obtained (I was told) but some appear to be very small. I also had my ovaries, Fallopian tubes and cyst removed 13/4 so am still very much recovering and officially now ‘post menopausal’. I start chemo 24/4, 4 x AC, 12 x Paclitaxel, pathology also came back Her2+ (biopsies prior to surgery we’re Her2 -ve), so I will also be having 17 x Trastuzamab. Radiation will follow chemo. Still coming to terms with my 2023 schedule and trying to look at the positives which is definitely challenging at the moment. Not many posts mention having a PET/CT scan so was wandering how necessary it is as I’m so scared to get even worse news, this is all so overwhelming as it is.
Pain from armpit to behind nipple
Hi! For a week I've had a sort of burning pain when i stretch my arm over my head that goes from my armpit to my breast and under my nipple. Now my breast hurts to touch. At first I thought it might be muscle but it's different. It's been 2 months since i finished radiation and have had no other problems since then. I've had a lumpectomy and then sentinel node biopsy (2 nodes, both clear). Is this normal?? No swelling that i can see and i exercise a bit