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Re: Sentinel node biopsy tomorrow...
If you are having general anesthesia, then it IS a big deal! Besides, any surgery is invasive and needs recovery time I am surprised you didn't have more lead time to prepare for it
You were wise to have your mom over. And I'm guessing you will need to cancel patients. You'll be sore and recovering
Probably for most of us this is a relatively new approach, doing it prior to surgery. My nodes were done during the mastectomies. Dye injected earlier in the same day. As Susan illuded to, it is not real pleasant. A technician who was possibly 12 years old came at me and put needles into my nipples to inject the dye. No one warned me about this! I recommend taking Ativan ahead of time!
Keep the faith. Forewarned is forearmed!
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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