|
Re: Sentinel node biopsy tomorrow...
OMG, yes, please tell us about the needle injections of dye! I think we've all had experiences with the "12 year old" medical professional....some of them look like they are still in high school! I had to go to the Nuclear Medicine Dept for this procedure and thought they were joking when they told me what they were going to do! I had a sentinal node removed prior to neoadjuvant chemo and several months before unilateral mastectomy. I recall that it was actually pretty easy, and the nurse was very good at it--not too painful. I took 2 days off from work and probably could have gotten by with just one. Scheduling it for a Friday would be ideal I think, if anyone is wondering again about it. And take an Ativan if they'll let you before the dye injection!
__________________
- Age 54 at dx (April '13) Stage 2b, grade 3
- ER+ PR+ HER+, 9 cm tumor one breast and <0.5 cm in sentinal node
- BRCA1 and 2 negative
- Neoadjuvant TCH chemo started 5-15-13 (4 rounds, 3 weeks apart)
- Unilateral Mx w/expander 8-22-13 (right side)
- 5/5 nodes Neg
- clear margins but close. Tumor at removal down to 2.2 cm.
- Radiation 6 wks starting 10-17-13.
- Herceptin every 3 weeks until 4-23-14
- DIEP/Mastopexy 10-8-14, U of WA
|