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Has anyone had just a radical vulvectomy with no sentinel lymph node removal and then later had the lymph nodes removed? My surgery was Wednesday and today the report came in that my tumor was a bit deeper than they thought, though just barely stage 1b depth. Now I have to decide whether to be aggressive and have them remove the lymph nodes or wait and see with CT scans every 3 months. If it was breast cancer, I would say take my breasts as a precaution, but from what I have read, lymphoedema is awful. Any experiences out there??

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I just had a radical vulvectomy on the 21st of November. I had my lymph nodes removed. Wasn't given a choice. But if I had I would probably have them taken out. Have not even thought about lymphoedema just dealing with day by day. Best of luck on whatever decision you make. Hope your recovery is going well too!