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Re: Recurrence in Neck Lymph Nodes?
**UPDATE** I truly appreciate all the support on this site. The surgeon did bilateral biopsies. Ironically, the left side, where I felt the lump, came back as a reactive lymph node, however on the right side, where I didn't know of anything, it came back with atypical cells. The surgeon said that the pathologist was concerned with either lymphoma or luekemia, which rarely can occur as a secondary cancer after breast cancer. I couldn't believe it. This morning, the surgeon removed the lymph node that was biopsied on the right side as well as a neighboring salivary gland. The surgeon told my husband that he didn't see anything concerning, so we are cautiously optimistic. We should have the results back by Tuesday at the latest. I will post an update once we know for sure, but wanted to thank everyone again for being so supportive!
Hayley
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Hayley
Oklahoma
3/35/2009 - Diagnosed, age 39
5/7/09 - Mastectomy and reconstruction started. Two tumors found. Tumors were side by side. DCIS tumor was 2.8 cm, ER-, PR-, grade 2. Invasive tumor was 1.1 cm, poorly differentiated, grade 3, ER+90%, PR+95%, HER2+3. Thankfully, no node involvement.
5/29/09 - Second surgery resulting from difficulty healing from mastectomy.
6/2/09 - Began Herceptin treatments
6/23/09 - Began Taxotere and Carboplatin treatments along with Herception every 3 weeks.
10/06/09 - Completed Taxotere and Carboplatin - Yeah!!!
10/27/2009 - Herceptin maintenance and began Femara
12/10/2009 - 2nd stage reconstruction surgery
2/2010 - Body rejected saline implant
3/18/2010 - Second stage reconstruction using silicone implant
5/4/10 - Completed Herceptin - YEE-HAA!
May '10 - Body rejects silicone implant...taking a break.
11/29/10 - Hysterectomy
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