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Val Pfeiffer · 02-18-2007, 06:52 PM

Sounds like a second opinion would be helpful. You need to be comfortable with what is happening, and a 2nd opinion may do that for you. I understand where they're coming from on the dye thing--I'm not sure where they would inject the dye--don't they usually inject it at the tumor site and watch where it goes? If there is no tumor site, they wouldn't have a place to put the dye...in theory then, there is no sentinel node. But still....it sounds like something is going on. I hope everything works out for you the way you want it to :-)

Val

02-18-2007, 06:52 PM	#13
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Sounds like a second opinion would be helpful. You need to be comfortable with what is happening, and a 2nd opinion may do that for you. I understand where they're coming from on the dye thing--I'm not sure where they would inject the dye--don't they usually inject it at the tumor site and watch where it goes? If there is no tumor site, they wouldn't have a place to put the dye...in theory then, there is no sentinel node. But still....it sounds like something is going on. I hope everything works out for you the way you want it to :-) 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.