Hi,
have finished my chemo for breast cancer (FEC treatment) had MRI scan which now shows my breast lump is only 8mm - it was called an almost complete response to the chemo, on my first ultrasound scan of my lymph nodes under arm 5 were shown to be abnormal - had biopsy one lymph node shown cancer, my surgeon who l saw on Monday give me results of my latest MRI scan, which was has she said good news , the surgeon said she would do left wide excision on my left breast - there is 8mm of mild enhancement at the site of the marker clip where the lump was, she also said axillary lymph node clearance under left arm pit, l asked if the scan showed any swelling or abnormalities of the lymph nodes - she said no, so l asked could l have say 3 to 5 lymph nodes biopsy to see if the chemo has gone from them, l was told once cancer is found in lymph node it’s normal ( even after chemo) to have axillary lymph node clearance, my breast care nurse spoke to me on the phone yesterday l said about my concerns having so many lymph nodes removed when may be the chemo had killed the cancer in them, the nurse said l would be discussed at the MD meeting today, my surgery is due on Friday l went for ( pre op) yesterday, the nurse will phone me tomorrow, l would like to ask any ladies reading this if you questioned about lymph node removal and what happened?, sending my best wishes to all who read this.
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