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swelling after sentinel node surgery
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swelling after sentinel node surgery
by mom22girlz, Feb 17, 2006 12:00AM
I had sentinel node surgery three days ago. four nodes were checked. the results were positive. now, my breast on that side has swollen to more than twice its normal size. It has stretch marks on it and it is huge. i went to the surgeon yesterday and he was surprised to see this. He called in another surgeon to also look at it and both said they have never seen this before. They think it may be a reaction to the dye used to indicate which nodes to remove. I am supposed to return on Tuesday for the usual check, but i wonder if anyone has experienced this before. Thank you.
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by CCF-RN,MSN-rf, Feb 17, 2006 12:00AM
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