Lymph Nodes and Chemo?
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Upcoming surgery
Its understandable that the doctors are not discussing chemo/radiation at this time. They will want to wait until after the surgery. Although the usual cocktail is Taxol and Carboplatin as the first line of defense. I was unable to take taxol so I had Gemzar instead. The lymph node does increase the staging. In order to get a stage they look at 3 things: Tumor (T), Nodes (N), and Distant Spread (M). Any node, even 1, would push it into a Stage 3. I was a Stage 3 at first diagnosis as I had it in my left ovary, my uterus and cervix although no lymph node.
Also, because they found my cancer after my hysterectomy, when they went back in they took out my omentum and my appendix too along with 25 lymph nodes.
Things can look different once they get in too so that is why they can't tell you exactly what type of treatment you will be getting. IE: I had a positive biopsy on a mass but when they removed it, it was negative.
My best to you on your surgery. Sending you positive thoughts. Remember, walk as soon as you can!
Kathy
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