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Val Pfeiffer · 02-18-2007, 09:34 AM

Chelee--
What reason are they giving you for not checking the nodes? I'm not sure why they wouldn't--it would be interesting to know what their reasonsing is. Sure seems easier (and less costly) to check out a node or two. I suppose that because there is no cancer site, they can't look for a sentinel node, so they won't know which nodes to check out?

Val

02-18-2007, 09:34 AM	#10
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Chelee-- What reason are they giving you for not checking the nodes? I'm not sure why they wouldn't--it would be interesting to know what their reasonsing is. Sure seems easier (and less costly) to check out a node or two. I suppose that because there is no cancer site, they can't look for a sentinel node, so they won't know which nodes to check out? Val __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.