Dr Wagner called today to give me my pathology results that are already back!
It appears that she got clear margins on the muscle side of the tumor-though that can be hard to tell because muscle contracts when cut on. Regardless, she feels comfortable that if any microscopic disease was left the radiation will get it!
She removed 13 lymph nodes from my right axilla and 2 were positive for cancer. One was large enough to be considered macrometastasis at 8mm in size. This could possibly mean some more chemo-but again, the radiation will also help here. It definitely means I will likely struggle with some lymphedema this time for sure and and just glad to have already been set up with Sabrina, the Lymphedema RN Specialist-who I’ll see again in 2 weeks. I see Dr Sheehan later this month and will know then if more chemo is needed.
Until then I’m resting, doing my arm exercises and catching up on all my shows!
Thanks to Sarah Wright for dinner tonight-my fave comfort food chicken pot pie and her amazing salted caramel brownies will hit the spot.
Gonna shower later to get all the hospital funk off me and finally check out my drain and incision site.
More later!
-K
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