Stage II w/Lymph Node Involvement

 Glenna  I have no regrets getting the port. They can't seem to find a vein in my hand. Use the numbing cream on the port 45min before your appt. you will not feel a thing. I never read this site before very interesting. I have had my exchange with not ideal results so having it done over in Nov.

I was told by my onc Dr. I would need rads all a long but when I went to Radiologist he said no. This was all before this new study. I had 26 nodes removed. I have to go with the mind set they got it all with chemo.I have 4 Grandchildren that I need to dance at there wedding some day.

Hey All,

I stayed home today. I had a temp (99.5) with nausea and vomiting. I pushed fluids and rested. I feel much better. Is this what I have to expect as far as the temp? I'm supposed to go to the ER if it gets to 101.

Hi Glenna - I hope you're feeling better! Did you call the on-call doc or your doc to be safe and let them know what's going on?

Exchange is the surgery to swap out tissue expanders for saline or silicone implants. 

Thanks for the explaination. I emailed my onc. and they said that what I'm doing is fine. I should not take tylenol as it would nask a fever. If it gets to 101 I have to go to the emergency room. So far my tremp is back to normal and I feel much better. Tomorrow I get my port put in.

Hi everyone,

Everything went well with the port. I ahd my 3rd Taxol  and is feeling fine. I'm going to rest this weekend. My white count has dropped considerably. It is now 3.4. The range is 4.0-11. Any ideas of what to eat or do to keep it up? Or do I just live with it and limit contact with people, wear a mask etc....?

Thanks SpecialK, thats what I thought. I'll keep doing that. I'm sure my onc. will let me know when it's too low.

Michele - My sentinal node was 2 cm with extracapsular extension and I had a 2nd positive 1 cm node also with ECE. It still kind of freaks me out. My MO, BS, and RO were all in agreement that agressive radiation was in the cards. So, that's what I did.

It is a positive lymph node that has gone "outside" of the node, making it extra capsular.  I had very aggressive treatment, 4 dd a/c, 4 dd taxol/herceptin, 28 rads, every 3 weeks herceptin for a year.  I'm hoping that took care of it!

Thanks for the explanation. Nothing in my report indicated that. I had 4 cycles of TC followed by 25 rads following bmx.

knowing that the cancer had made it to my lymph nodes is the scariest part for me.  The bs days it looks like the nodes caught it all but hate the worry in the back of the mind..Seeing the MO on Tuesday to get the chemo/rad plan.  Can't wait til this nightmare is over and my new boobies are here!

That's what the nodes are supposed to do...catch it!

Thanks, ladies.  I sometimes feel like I'm alone. I have yet to meet anyone with + nodes.

MAGS... I had been told that my tumor was 1.5 or 1.7 from imaging and biopsies, but when it was removed it was 1.9cm... my surgeon said it did not grow in that time, but rather, the tests are estimates, and until they remove it and measure it there is no exact science... so maybe yours did not grow as fast as you think...

Glad you could get your surgery in so fast...did you have recon??  I had my second surgery for recon on Aug 23, so looks like we are on same schedule?? Sort of... My BMX and first recon was July 21, but then had complications and they had to rebuild my right breast on Aug 23... had hip flap surgery first, then DIEP.

Week #3 of taxol, and my hair is starting to fall out. I'm ok with it though. I'm also very nauseous, so I've taken the compazine and waiting for it to kick in. My taste buds are really bad. Everything tastes nasty.

Dixie... aside from the cyst, I say get the chemo... it was easy (for me)... had Taxotere/Cytoxan///... BUT of course, you can't make a decision aside from the cyst...I am surprised it is inoperable... is it intermixed with the liver? I had heard you can cut some of the liver out and it regenerates... I would get 5 opinions.