reply to @wpglea With my recurrence in scar area I was told no option but to remove entire breast and if they didn't find a 'sentinel node' all lymph nodes would be removed, and in fact, that was what happened. I'm surprised you weren't offered radiation; my radiologist told me was the most important post lumpectomy procedure in preventing recurrence (again, did not prevent in my case!), and that the AI would offer smaller percentage further protection (which I opted not to take, but now am...). I commiserate with you about the wait times...I had to pester a bit to make sure my 2nd surgery was done within 1 month timeframe after diagnosis. I recently read that post Covid is still delaying surgeries here in Canada.