@polianad22. I noticed in your post that you mentioned Romania. Is that where you are from? I have a good friend from Romania and this is how she describes her experiences there also. How wonderful it is that you are in NY where there are centers of excellence for the cancer care that you need. And that you have a choice.

There are many reasons why one surgeon explains things differently than another. Your experience with Dr. Heerdt is much like mine at Mayo Clinic where the surgeon drew pictures for me on a piece of paper and wrote notes that I could take with me.

Is there a patient portal at Sloan Kettering that you can use? If so, can you write a note and ask why a frozen section isn't done there for sentinel nodes? There could be medical reasons for you that weren't explained at the time.

Thank you for sharing this information and your concerns here. This is what Mayo Clinic Connect is all about. You get support and along the way you support others. Will you let me know what you find out and what you eventually decide to do?