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I had axilla because there was involvement prior to chemo. The surgeon said the same thing about false negative and urged me to do the ALND... that said, I had 9 total nodes in level 1 and 2 and three had scar tissue. All of the nodes as well as my tumor had PcR... in hindsight, I would have preferred to not have them removed, but I get why she said I should. I think that as NAC becomes more common, there will be workarounds to prevent ALND. I'm 10 months out from surgery and have not developed lymphedema. I do have some cording and my hand swells a little bit after running or walking but nothing outrageous.