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@traci999

That makes sense. If one's cancer was easy to find I'm sure they probably wouldn't have the questions we do. I'm just so scared of them leaving lymph nodes that had cancerous tissue that could cause problems later. I'm going to ask my oncologist next week if they can do an ultrasound or biopsy on the remaining ones in the auxiliary just to make sure but then again are you ever sure?

Thank you for your response. I am glad they found yours and I hope you have a blessed day.

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I had 19 lymph nodes removed, 4 were cancerous. I lost ALL lymphatic function in my right arm. I ended up needing a VLNT transfer of abdominal nodes to my arm (13 hour surgery) to restore lymph function in that arm. Not covered my Medicare because it is considered experimental. It worked but I have a blockage in my elbow area so a lesser surgery may be coming. Lymph node involvement is a very slippery slope