rad/chemo and saline implants

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Laylaarruda
Laylaarruda Member Posts: 5
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Hello ladies

I was diagnosed a month ago with tnbc, had my first chemo treatment about 2 weeks ago and my next one is on the 9th of Jan/12 . I will have 6 rounds of chemo in total followed my radiation(not sure how many rads) My cyst was 3.8 cm and I had a lumpectomy with clear margins and no lymph node involvement.My oncologist said I was a stage 1 but from all the info i gathered I'm a stage 2. My question is how effective is chemo/radiation with my saline implants in place? ALSO: how does one know if there is no vascular invasion. I've had bone scans, ultrasounds, CT scans,x rays and all thankfully negative...does this mean i have no vascular invasion? Thank you

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  • momof3boys
    momof3boys Member Posts: 896
    edited January 2012

    I believe your vascular invasion or lack of is described on your final pathology report (from your lumpectomy)

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  • tninalabama
    tninalabama Member Posts: 64
    edited January 2012

    I had rads after implants. My recurrences are outside of the adiation area and I have not had sny msjor problems concerning the implants. The muscle got a little tight feeling ( since gone) and I had a mild case of pneumonia after rads were completed.

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