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Tricia--I hate to see you worrying like this, but I know you can't help it.
One thought regarding your nodes. I had three nodes removed, all of them negative by IHC testing. All three were swollen, described by the pathologist as reactive. When I asked what they were reacting to, he said perhaps the initial biopsy, perhaps the cancer itself, and perhaps an infection of some kind not related to cancer. Whatever the case, they were all negative for cancer and were very large.
In fact, my beast surgeon thought my cancer was worse than it was (5mm), I believe from feeling these lymph nodes before surgery. Lymph nodes, I gather, can be enlarged for many reasons.
If your cancer is retreating, that's really good news. Perhaps if you call your doctor and tell him of your anxiety, he can give you some relief. Very good luck.
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