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I had a TLND of the groin on Dec. 6, 2011. I obeyed the doctor's orders and kept my leg elevated for 1 1/2 – 2 weeks. I had very little pain and didn't need any pain medication at all after surgery. I have a very minimal amount of swelling in my leg, and I am hoping it will eventually go away. I was off work for 2 weeks and then went back for about 6 hours every other day. I work in an office setting so I am able to sit down the majority of the time. I still try to elevate my leg as much as possible and elevate it every night on 2-3 pillows. I wish you well on Thursday!!

~Cindy

I had a TLND of the groin on Dec. 6, 2011. I obeyed the doctor's orders and kept my leg elevated for 1 1/2 – 2 weeks. I had very little pain and didn't need any pain medication at all after surgery. I have a very minimal amount of swelling in my leg, and I am hoping it will eventually go away. I was off work for 2 weeks and then went back for about 6 hours every other day. I work in an office setting so I am able to sit down the majority of the time. I still try to elevate my leg as much as possible and elevate it every night on 2-3 pillows. I wish you well on Thursday!!

~Cindy

I had a TLND of the groin on Dec. 6, 2011. I obeyed the doctor's orders and kept my leg elevated for 1 1/2 – 2 weeks. I had very little pain and didn't need any pain medication at all after surgery. I have a very minimal amount of swelling in my leg, and I am hoping it will eventually go away. I was off work for 2 weeks and then went back for about 6 hours every other day. I work in an office setting so I am able to sit down the majority of the time. I still try to elevate my leg as much as possible and elevate it every night on 2-3 pillows. I wish you well on Thursday!!

~Cindy

Hi Brenda,

My heart goes out to you and all the others with stage 4. I was just given the terrible news last week that I have stage 4 as well. I had a wide excision 14 years ago of the primary and have been NED since then. All of a sudden a few weeks ago I had some tumors show up and was told I am stage 4 now. Wow, this is devastaing. I have had the same feelings that you have had, how could this happen. I don't have young children at home anymore, but it is still very hard. I have 4 very young grandchildren I would like to see grow up.

Thanks for sharing your story and I hope we can all be great support for eachother.

Take care,

~Cindy

Hi Brenda,

My heart goes out to you and all the others with stage 4. I was just given the terrible news last week that I have stage 4 as well. I had a wide excision 14 years ago of the primary and have been NED since then. All of a sudden a few weeks ago I had some tumors show up and was told I am stage 4 now. Wow, this is devastaing. I have had the same feelings that you have had, how could this happen. I don't have young children at home anymore, but it is still very hard. I have 4 very young grandchildren I would like to see grow up.

Thanks for sharing your story and I hope we can all be great support for eachother.

Take care,

~Cindy

Hi Brenda,

My heart goes out to you and all the others with stage 4. I was just given the terrible news last week that I have stage 4 as well. I had a wide excision 14 years ago of the primary and have been NED since then. All of a sudden a few weeks ago I had some tumors show up and was told I am stage 4 now. Wow, this is devastaing. I have had the same feelings that you have had, how could this happen. I don't have young children at home anymore, but it is still very hard. I have 4 very young grandchildren I would like to see grow up.

Thanks for sharing your story and I hope we can all be great support for eachother.

Take care,

~Cindy

HI Karen,

Thank you sooooo much for updating us on your good news. I just found out yesterday that I am Stage IV. Wow….this is very scary. My oncologist is making an appointment for me to go to U of M to see if they can help me. It is so good to hear your testimony of survivalship and it gives me great hope! Thanks for sharing.

~Cindy

HI Karen,

Thank you sooooo much for updating us on your good news. I just found out yesterday that I am Stage IV. Wow….this is very scary. My oncologist is making an appointment for me to go to U of M to see if they can help me. It is so good to hear your testimony of survivalship and it gives me great hope! Thanks for sharing.

~Cindy

HI Karen,

Thank you sooooo much for updating us on your good news. I just found out yesterday that I am Stage IV. Wow….this is very scary. My oncologist is making an appointment for me to go to U of M to see if they can help me. It is so good to hear your testimony of survivalship and it gives me great hope! Thanks for sharing.

~Cindy

I don't know how or why I am considered stage 4. That was not good news for me when my oncologist told me that. I don't have evidence of disease in any organs. She considers it stage 4 because it has metastasized beyond the lymph nodes to other areas of both legs. I am supposed to go to U of M to meet with melanoma specialist. He might tell me something different.

I did have a recliner and also put my leg up on a couple pillows. I wasn't really told how high to elevate my leg. I was just told not to let it hang down.

This is all very tough to go thru. I had a crying spell this morning. Not fun!!!

Best wishes to you!!

~Cindy

I don't know how or why I am considered stage 4. That was not good news for me when my oncologist told me that. I don't have evidence of disease in any organs. She considers it stage 4 because it has metastasized beyond the lymph nodes to other areas of both legs. I am supposed to go to U of M to meet with melanoma specialist. He might tell me something different.

I did have a recliner and also put my leg up on a couple pillows. I wasn't really told how high to elevate my leg. I was just told not to let it hang down.

This is all very tough to go thru. I had a crying spell this morning. Not fun!!!

Best wishes to you!!

~Cindy

I don't know how or why I am considered stage 4. That was not good news for me when my oncologist told me that. I don't have evidence of disease in any organs. She considers it stage 4 because it has metastasized beyond the lymph nodes to other areas of both legs. I am supposed to go to U of M to meet with melanoma specialist. He might tell me something different.

I did have a recliner and also put my leg up on a couple pillows. I wasn't really told how high to elevate my leg. I was just told not to let it hang down.

This is all very tough to go thru. I had a crying spell this morning. Not fun!!!

Best wishes to you!!

~Cindy