If the cancer has been fully removed and there is a clear margin, however the lymph nodes are positive for cancer, how fast does the cancer travel to the rest of the body?
Having lymph node involvement doesn’t always mean that the cancer has spread to the body ?
Did you gave radiotherapy and hormone tablets. How was the swollen lymph node picked up xx
Mine were 15mm stage 2 and 4mm stage 1. Both removed but small lump was in armpit so lymph nodes were removed.
ER 8/8 AND PR 8/8 her2- but unsure what that means!
Stay positive and keep looking on this forum as it helps keep you sane,
Good luck in your journey to you both.
It's hormone positive so that's why hormone medication was prescribed. They both was small. Do you have annual mammograms xx
Yes I did
It was picked up during an x Ray as I went to gp with a painful arm
Gp told me I more or less had bone cancer
But my oncologist told me I had a swollen lymph node that was pressing on.my nerve causing pain in my arm but went ahead with another ct of whole body !
When do you get your results, a swollen lymph node may be caused by an infection or injury to your arm or hand. Did your oncologist advise what may be causing it xxx
Hi , you seem to have got through the worst of it which is the surgeries. It's tough to have had to go through three of them but the end result is great news and worth it. Knowing that they have removed all the cancer with clear margins plus no lymph node involvement is a fantastic result irrespective of what comes next. Are you waiting to find out if you need chemo?
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