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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)Comment receiving replies
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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I hope you get good results on your sentinel nodes. I was shocked when they told me mine had sparce cancerous cells. I did not have to have chemo, but I did four weeks of radiation. I had no problems with the radiation. I started on Anastrozole, and I had the worst side effects, so my oncologist changed me to Letrozole, and I've done a lot better with it. I can't take Tamoxifen as I still have all my reproductive organs. I was 54 when I was diagnosed.
Keep me updated on your results. If you need anything reach out to me.....