And now, lymphedema loomed in my life and I became anxious. As I was only in the early stages of breast cancer, I felt I could still support my family. I wanted to work as much as I could. A friend then told me of a new procedure called lymph mapping, and this knowledge alleviated my fears somewhat. With lymph node mapping, surgeons isolate a single nodule, and inject dye into it.
Computers read the node and monitor it for spread of cancer.
Unfortunately, my friend couldn't tell who was performing this procedure. So I subscribed to the mailing list, and made inquiries. It was two days later. A gentleman on the list passed along the tip I wanted. One of the center s nurses faxed me some information about the operation.