Axillary nodes, negative mammo

Anonymous

Hi. I was dx in 06' with idlc. Surgeon was going after b9 lump for bx when he cut thru the malig. tumor without even seeing it. Pathologist called him to say that it was in fact there. I wanted to know if anyone here has had recurrence of breast ca presenting as axillary node first? I went for mammo/us and visit to surgeon today. Prelim. mammo was negative, but PAX machine was down, radiologist had nothing to compare it with. She said she'd get back to me. Nothing on US.. Went downstairs to surgeon.. He's doing clinical exam, and commented on enlarged node in unaffected breast.. He wrote script for MRI, said to wait a couple mo. to get it, see if node goes on its own. Said it could be breast tissue extending into armpit, or infection. I did have bx of this breast in Sept. 09 that turned out to be mastitis and I did have infection. This was cleared w/Keflex and is now gone, or is it?. Now of course Im concerned, last time I had cancer left breast, I had a node, but the sentinel revealed no mets. I wonder if its like a signal that somethings up..I have read that sometimes cancer of breast presents in nodes when mammo is negative. Thanks for any info, and blessings to all.