Its been a week since my mum op... she is recovering well...
There is bad news and good news....
Bad news first.... During the operation when Dr perform sentinel nodes... there is node positive... meaning the cancer cells has move to the lymph nodes... it is not contain to the breast only... therefore all the nodes are removed together with the mastectomy...
Good news now... just got a call from my mum (cos Im not in singapore now...)... she went to see Dr for her pathology report... Dr says only one node is positive... as for the tumour size and the margins I have no idea yet as my mum dont understand english well so have to wait till Im back in singapore to read the report...
Most likely I believe mum will need to go thru chemo... something she hates most.... all these have to be confirm when we go see the medical oncology...
So for now... my mum both arms have no lymph nodes... she wont have her mobility in both arms... its quite sad... but what choice do we have....
3 comments:
well, the 2nd level of chemo.. is not as intolerable as the first line for breast cancer :D
Hi Fleur
I agree with u... the first line chemo my mum had was really intolerable... she didnt even finish her 4th cycle... if my mum needs to have chemo this round...it will be the 5th line chemo for her.... i hope the side effects will be light for her to handle... the 3rd line chemo was quite harsh on her thou.. the oral ulcers and the limb numbness makes her insomnia...
kel
Hi Kel,
Just wondering how you and your mummy is doing?
Love Fleur
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