Hi - I am new here. Just had lumpectomy and LICAP Flap repair 1.5 weeks ago. The pathology indicates that 3 of 3 lymph nodes have macrostatic cancer and one extra (outside the node) slightly; this was from Sentinal Node Biopsies/extraction.
As a result now they want to do Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. I’m still unsure what specfic lymph nodes this entails. From everything I’ve read this second surgery has sort of high risk of lymphedema and the outcomes not too much different than radiating that area. So I’m not sure whether to have that surgery. Trying to arm myself with as much info as possible before my follow up this week.
My cancer is Lobular invasive, hormone positive, not ductal. Don’t know much but chemo maybe not that effective. I don’t do well with drugs so I don’t like what I’m reading in here about drug side effects either.
Any thoughts on ALND or not? Thanks in advance and good luck to you all.