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I had a 4.5 cm tumor in my right breast. Mastectomy - margins were clear and nothing else found in breast. ONE microscopic cell in 1st sent. node and 2nd node was clear. The reason I had rads is because at the time of surgery, when both sent. nodes were checked my husband was told the nodes were clear. When pathology report came back they said they found just ONE microscopic cell in my 1st node (amamzingly and thankfully it was found) - My surgeon and I agreed that I was not going to let them go back in and remove more. We were both confident that we wouldn't find anymore and quite honestly, I simply didn't want more nodes removed. So even though I went through chemo, all were in agreement that the additional benefit of rads to that area, breast area, back/shoulder and middle of chest area was something I needed to do to cover all my bases.
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
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