Yes it's true you dont need to remove the lymph nodes if positive bc the patient will get radiation anywYs to treat the area. This is fairly new information and not everyone is fully following this
Surgurey is coming next month and I have so much doubts. Me and my wife showed this study to her Dr, but she is adamant. She said she is going to remove whatever lynph nodes she finds necessary removing. Does this study means that lynph nodes should not be removed at all, that is in fact counterproductive removing them? Or does it mean you should not remove all of them, only some.
I'm affraid she has problems with her arm in the future, any kind of disability, after all once the nodals are removed you can not do anything, other than cry and ask why on earth you let them do it to you .
Well they still should check something called a senitinal lymph node by injecting dye in the breast and removing the lymph nodes that the dye went to. If 1-3 are positive for cancer, then she does not need any more lymph nodes removed if she will get radiation anyways. If more than 3 are positive or if they look enlarged or you can feel them prior to chemo or surgery, then all the lymph nodes need removal.
I don't get it... So what does the sudy shows really? My wife has several swelled nodes... chemo didn't affect them... They did not shrink... what does it means? Isn't this normal... if the cancer is still there, so I guess nodes should be enlarged because they are doing their job... can you please explain me? I'm getting nuts...
What about long term real complication when lymph nodes are removed... What do you think? I've heard that you loose the hability to move your arm normal... and it swells constantly...
Another question to ACE. Lymph nodes removal
Posted - 07/02/2015 : 14:35:53
