I got a great call from Dr. Julie on Thursday, and she said all the lymph nodes that she removed in the second surgery were clear of cancer. So only the sentinel nodes had cancer, and she removed them in the first surgery. So the tumor is gone as well as all the cancer in the lymph nodes. My scan was clear when we started this last fall- so we have this removed the blasted cancer cells. I am so relieved - and ready to move on to phase three of radiation. This phase will be in a month.
Next step is to get the drain out of my surgery site - next Friday in the doctor's office. I've noticed a little swelling in my arm and fingers today, so I'm doing a little massage and a little exercise and will let me doctor take a look next Friday.
Watching movies and laying low this weekend - All will be well,
Mary
