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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 343025" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>3S, use my avatar if you need to. It's as much me as any other graphic representation. In so many ways, it's the thought that counts.</p><p></p><p>I finally got onto the surgeon's secretary, she got my file out. They are booking the wire, they will be ringing me early next week with the details. It's the wire and the sentinel node isotope/dye injection that determined the time I have to be in at the hospital. I'm hoping to at least be allowed to have breakfast.</p><p></p><p>I feel more comfortable about it after seeing my friend's scar today. I didn't realise they would operate in from the side. My friend didn't have node biopsy, though. However, my next door neighbour had the full mastectomy and total node removal, and when I was talking to her yesterday (her son is getting married tomorrow in the garden) she was wearing a sleeveless cotton dress, I couldn't see any scars at all really. Since losing all that weight, my armpits now like like an elephant's groin anyway, so any scars are likely to be hidden by folds.</p><p></p><p>So now we wait. We know as much as we do now, until the tumour is removed and examined in more detail. Odds are on that it will be hormone-sensitive, which will mean probably tamoxifen or similar for several years. But other than that if the lymph nodes are negative, I'll only need radiation for five weeks.</p><p></p><p>Roll on next Friday! I've got a few things more to get finished before then, but I'm catching up.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 343025, member: 1991"] 3S, use my avatar if you need to. It's as much me as any other graphic representation. In so many ways, it's the thought that counts. I finally got onto the surgeon's secretary, she got my file out. They are booking the wire, they will be ringing me early next week with the details. It's the wire and the sentinel node isotope/dye injection that determined the time I have to be in at the hospital. I'm hoping to at least be allowed to have breakfast. I feel more comfortable about it after seeing my friend's scar today. I didn't realise they would operate in from the side. My friend didn't have node biopsy, though. However, my next door neighbour had the full mastectomy and total node removal, and when I was talking to her yesterday (her son is getting married tomorrow in the garden) she was wearing a sleeveless cotton dress, I couldn't see any scars at all really. Since losing all that weight, my armpits now like like an elephant's groin anyway, so any scars are likely to be hidden by folds. So now we wait. We know as much as we do now, until the tumour is removed and examined in more detail. Odds are on that it will be hormone-sensitive, which will mean probably tamoxifen or similar for several years. But other than that if the lymph nodes are negative, I'll only need radiation for five weeks. Roll on next Friday! I've got a few things more to get finished before then, but I'm catching up. Marg [/QUOTE]
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