Diagnosed with lobular cancer stage two in mid September . Operation lumpectomy on the 1st December .

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Hi everyone stage 2 lobular cancer and operated last Wednesday the 1st .some lymph nodes removed too but must wait two weeks for the result 

  • Had an implant put in at the same time but it looks as through it has risen up my chest wall I  have what looks like half a very large breast .  I appreciate that surgery particularly cosmetic takes a long while to settle .  I saw my surgeon yesterday and she said that she had never seen this happen before .To be honest I'm thinking that this might be because I train with weights and therefore have tighter and larger than average chest muscles, perhaps the implant would have been better placed over the muscle ?

I know this is usual practice with cosmetic surgeons but i never had the chance to tell her (the surgeon) because shes a very poor listener and dismisses my questions such as

how many lymph nodes did you remove " I cant remember " 

How long might the surgery take " as long as it takes. "  I haven't felt heard and would have preferred a different surgeon, unfortunately the others had longer lists which would have necessitated a longer wait . In retrospect I wish I had waited 

Old school surgeon with a don't question me attitude . At least I can have my treatment in a hospital nearer to me .

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    Hi Lemonblossom

    I was also diagnosed with lobular which has spread to one lymph node.I had a mastectomy and waiting on Onco Type Dx results to see if chemo would be beneficial.

    You can ask for a copy of your pathology report which will explain how many lymph nodes were removed once its back.