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Forum Post If lymph nodes were clear, can cancer spread?
... THANKS! I am 43 yrs old, I had bilaterial breast cancer (DCIS 1.6 cm and invasive 4 cm lumps), lymph nodes were clear. Completed 6 months of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation and taking tamoxifan. ...
Forum Post Radiation after lymp nodes are removed, does this cause a greater chance of getting lymphedema?
My doctor decided to take out 21 lymp nodes when he took out my tumor in my breast. I thought he was going to check each one before taking them out. When I woke up they were gone. A week later I fou...
Forum Post why will lymphedema occur if the lymph nodes have been remov...
why will lymphedema occur if the lymph nodes have been removed
Forum Post I have nerve damage due to cutting the lymph nodes during my...
I have nerve damage due to cutting the lymph nodes during my masectomy over a year ago. It feels burny and painful most all the time. Any information?
Forum Post Lung Nodes
...n my right lung. So far I haven't been dx'd with any metastasis's but I did have 2 lymph nodes involved. Apparently nothing is done until it reaches 5mm so I'm off for another ...
Forum Post after having your lymph nodes removed how much can you lift?...
after having your lymph nodes removed how much can you lift?
Forum Post Lymph nodes removal
Could you ask the surgeon ? I would assume that he would have taken the nodes out if he suspected disease ( IE enlarged nodes). It depends upon the pathology....if this is a new cancer unrelated to t...
Forum Post MRI shows clear axillary lymph nodes
My MRI shows that the axillary lymph nodes are clear on the side that contains my cancerous breast tumor. The tumor is about 1cm. Could this indicate the good possiblity my nodes are clear before the ...
Forum Post My experiance: wire localization, lumpectomy and sentinal nodes dissection
I am writing this to give another example to those who may be about to go through a procedure like this. I know it helped me to hear of others experiances, even though each of us will have a unique ex...
Forum Post I had an Lumpectomy & some lymph nodes removed on Sept /1st/...
I had an Lumpectomy & some lymph nodes removed on Sept /1st/ 09 the doctor wanted me to wear a halter to stop the swelling & bruiseing. I started to get a fluid buildup & the halter rubbed...
Forum Post is white nodes in the lungs always cancer?
is white nodes in the lungs always cancer?
Forum Post Help? breast pain
I went to see the surgeon and he is taking me in monday to biopsy two nodes in my chest. They are going to collapse my lung and then use a scope to biopsy the nodes. I must stay in hospital over nig...
Forum Post Sentinel Node Biopsy in the US
Hi. I haven't had any surgery yet, but all my doctors want me to remove all the lymph nodes, levels one and two. I'm afraid of lymphodema. Losing a breast is bad enough. My surgery is ...
Forum Post The beginning
...hedema are those who have had; Breast cancer. If you have had radiation therapy,or had underarm lymph nodes removed, or had radiation in the arm area after your nodes were removed. Melanoma of t...
Forum Post can i have a massage on my arm after i have hade my lymph no...
...-- Lymph drainage massage is excellent for women who have had breast cancer and had some axillary lymph nodes removed. When these nodes are removed, it is more likely that the arm may develop edema. ...
Forum Post what is the cause of pain after lymph removal in breast canc
Dear Friend, My lymph nodes hurt and swell from Lymphedema, I have full body lymphedema cause of the nodes being checked for cancer, Colon and breast cancer, The wraps help the pain. God bless you all...
Forum Post Shoulder pain
...ort your mom has been having. What side was the cancer on? Is the pain on the same side that the lymph nodes were removed? If it is on the side that the lymph nodes were removed, do you know if s...
Forum Post Lymph node invasion and HRT
... know if by taking HRT for only 3 months, could this make the tumour in the breast progress to the lymph nodes in a time span of only 3months? I was diagnosed Stage 2, Grade 3. Invasive ductal carcino...
Forum Post Fluid buildup after lumpectomy, radiation, biopsy
...h breast cancer in 1999. She was 68 then. She had a lumpectomy in 12/99, with the removal of many lymph nodes. The doctor took a lot of nodes and tissue from under her arm. She then had radiation. ...
Forum Post Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - What you need to know
...ling away from your breast via the lymph system, the sentinel lymph node is more likely than other lymph nodes to contain cancer. The idea behind sentinel node dissection is this: I...
Forum Post Good News Lump Not Cancer
...d made the decision that this is the end of it. The treatments, I mean. Enough is enough, and since my nodes were negative, I feel I`ve done all I can manage. Had my nodes been positive then I woul...
Forum Post Oncologist v general surgeon?
...es of surgery, ... whereas a breast surgeon only deals in & focuses on breast surgery. the lymph nodes can affect/determine, whether you can use your arm after you have surgery/mastectomy, &am...
Forum Post anxiety about lymphodemo - I am a pianist
I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Sentinal lymph node biospsy was positive in 2 of 4 nodes. It has been recommended that I have a mastectomy and lymph nodes removed, to be followed b...
Forum Post New Beginning 2, Let's Talk
...ymphedema). This is an inherited disorder that begins in infancy and causes a malformation of your lymph nodes, leading to lymphedema. * Meige disease (lymphedema praecox). This hereditary disord...
Forum Post Confused over treatment therapy
...t in the biopsy sample. Stage 2A refers to lymph NODE involvement, that is local metastasis to the lymph nodes, a much more advanced (but still treatable) condition. The cancer has to invade the lymph...
Forum Post Update...shoulder pain, etc...
...er.>> I sure hope that it is nothing more than that. It's in the arm opposite where lymph nodes removed. My shoulder began hurting in front part--over a year ago, just once in awhile. ...
Forum Post Bone scan results...
...umor markers, sudden onset of rectal bleeding about 3 mos. after shape change, enlarged retroperitoneal nodes, and the fact that the type of b.c. I had was of greater likelihoo...
Forum Post Green stools?
I just had a lumpectomy and some nodes removed two days ago, and I have a drain in. My stools are olive green. It might be the spinach I've been eating, but it's never had that effect on me ...
Forum Post Preparing for mastectomy/lymph node removal
...nerve endings so it isn't nearly as painful as the imagination might project. Removal of lymph nodes CAN be (but aren't always) a problem. Removal 'can' add discomfort, but i...
Forum Post Breast Cancer
...y + radiotherapy (for smaller lumps). If caught a little later (i.e. the size is large, or the lymph nodes are taken) then a lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy, OR a mastectomy (depending on the ...
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