[Her2nSue]

Hi Everyone, is everyone that has had a mastectomy a candidate for this lymphedema or do you have to have lymph nodes removed with the mastectomy. I just had a few of the sentinal nodes removed which showed no infiltration. The surgeon said when I asked him about what to do and not to do with my arm, not to worry. I don't need a compression sleeve and having blood pressure taken with that arm would not be a problem either. So, after reading everyone's notes above, now I'm curious as to what your opinions are. I've been going weekly for herceptin and taxol and still only give them my right arm to poke. Did the same on my first rounds with A/C, too. Just in case the surgeon was being incorrect.
Thanks for help.
Sue