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Expectations for Sentinel Node Injection
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Oct 7, 2022 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
Was your injection in the Nipple (and perhaps more painful there) because of the location of tumor or I wonder if all these injections are in the nipple?
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The tech explained to me that it is a thick emulsion and that is why it is so painful. She stopped halfway through to let me get my bearings. My daughter was with me and I think I nearly broke her hand as she held mine, but it was over quickly. Just try to remember doing meditative breathing which helps.
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My understanding ( which I have not confirmed) is that the injection is in the nipple … at least for IDC.
I have heard reports from others about this excruciating ( but VERY short lived ) experience of the nipple injection. I had two tumors and neither were in close proximity to the nipple ( relatively speaking).