I had lymph nodes removed

I went in for the lymph node under-the-arm business. That was an overnight at the hospital, which you can't complain about going into the hospital at 10:00 in the morning and coming home the next day at 10:00 in the morning. I guess I wasn't as prepared for the long term adjustment to the arm problems. I had a lot of mobility in my arm from the very beginning, so the exercises that they gave me at the hospital were just easy. But I can tell you even now, I know that its happened. So while they've improved cancer surgery with lumpectomy's, when they could figure out some way to tell how much its spread without having to take your lymph nodes, it will be even better.





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