Re: Enlarged Lymph Nodes

Thanks a lot Guys ...

I am more confident now.

Regards

A.P. Thorsen wrote:
> "PPA" <janipraveen76@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > My wife has a lump under her armpit. .... the doctor wants to do a open
> > biopsy now. He has discussed some of the POSSIBLE side effects of the
> > biopsy and at first they sound scary. Permanent numbness under the arm
> > and not being able to sleep on the back are two of them. Do any of you
> > guys have any experience with this kind of situation?
>
> It seems like that severe a side effect would be pretty rare. I had
> bilateral mastectomies with 9 lymph nodes removed under one arm, and
> followed that up (on the lymph-nodes-removed side) with 6 weeks of
> radiation, which tends to worsen the surgical side effects if it has any
> permanent side effect at all. I lost some sensation in the underarm, but it
> hasn't interfered with anything I want to do, and the numb area has shrunk
> over a period of time (nerve regrowth can happen, but it's quite slow).
> Exercise seems to help improve the situation, but that's
> subjective/anecdotal. The numb area is probably only a couple or three
> square inches at this point (and I do mean square inches, not a square that
> many inches on a side). There's also a tendency for that area to be
> tighter, but regular stretching keeps that at bay. And this is after
> surgery more extreme than in sounds like they're talking about for your
> wife.
>
> I know a bunch of BC survivors (my rowing team, about 40 people on the
> roster; and my support group, which has rotating membership). People share
> a lot of concerns they have about various side effects, and while I've heard
> people mention numbness, I can't recall anyone really complaining about it -
> more of a casual mention. I've never heard of anyone not being able to
> sleep on their back because of biopsy/lumpectomy/mastectomy, FWIW.
>
> Just one opinion, though.
>
> Ann T.
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