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How do I know the surgeon took enough lymph nodes during my surgery?

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 29 4:24pm | Replies (33)
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@elizabet

Last April, I had a left breast mastectomy for the same thing. In my case, the surgeon removed 4 lymph nodes and two showed evidence of cancer cells. I'm taking letrozole 2.5 mg tablet and have chosen to forgo radiation because I'm 77 years old, the radiation has the potential to compromise my heart and left lung (I have COPD), my oncotype was "0" and my Signatera came back "negative".

I feel very comfortable with my decision and have not looked back...yet.

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traci999 | @traci999 | Aug 20 8:51am

Sounds like you have a great plan and its working for you.

I did go thru 4 weeks of radiation and I am now on Letrozole 2.5 mg tablet. The surgeon removed 2 lymph nodes and they both had sparce cancerous tissue. My Onco score was 14. My oncologist said with my age (55) and my score chemo would not be much of a help for me.

I guess after a year I am just beginning to think deeper into things and now I have more questions which I will go over with my oncologist. It has been 6 months since my last MRI. I am pretty sure you can get one every six months.

Thank you,
Traci

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kathyoung | @kathyoung | Aug 22 10:54am

I am also 77 years old and just had a lumpectomy on Tuesday (August 20). I am waiting for results of sentinel nodes. I’m very anxious and hoping that if my nodes come back with cancer cells I have the same treatment as you are having. I don’t know anything about letrozole but I will research that.
I think our age makes a difference in our treatment and I was glad to read your experience. Thank you for sharing. Now I just have to start the process, I’m just 2 days post-op so I’m assuming it will be a few weeks.
I’m lacking follow-up information to thank God for this blog.

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tonysmom | @tonysmom | Oct 29 4:24pm

I'm 76, have ER pos. DCIS with 2 pos. lymph nodes. I also chose to forgo Radiation. There are no guarantees, so I'll take my anastrozole and hope for the best. Good Luck to you.

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