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Sartorius muscle flap, skiing?
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Sartorius muscle flap, skiing?

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    • August 28, 2014 at 9:12 pm
    vlmd1986
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      Hi!

      I'm scheduled for a left groin CLND tomorrow, and my doctor said he's going to do a sartorius muscle flap. He said I wouldn't really have any limitations afterward from that, but I forgot to ask specifically about skiing!!

      Have any of y'all had this done and then gone skiing afterward? (Not like the next week, but anytime after the surgery, haha.)

      Thanks!

      V

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        • August 29, 2014 at 2:06 pm
        momof4boys
        Participant
          I have had this done and haven’t went skiing but I did get lymphadema and I know you have to be careful of extreme hot or cold temps. I don’t have problems with the muscle, but I do with lymphadema. I can tell you lymphadema will change your life forever. They say not everyone gets it but I don’t see how that can be.
            • August 30, 2014 at 3:09 am
            Marianne quinn
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              My husband had a lymphendectomy and developed lymph edema in the left arm. He wears a  compression sleeve and it has gotten quite a bit better over the last 3 months. Surgery was a year ago. He does ski with his sleeve on. . I suggest getting a consult with a lymph edema physical therapist immediately post surgery. 

              • August 30, 2014 at 3:09 am
              Marianne quinn
              Participant

                My husband had a lymphendectomy and developed lymph edema in the left arm. He wears a  compression sleeve and it has gotten quite a bit better over the last 3 months. Surgery was a year ago. He does ski with his sleeve on. . I suggest getting a consult with a lymph edema physical therapist immediately post surgery. 

                • August 30, 2014 at 3:09 am
                Marianne quinn
                Participant

                  My husband had a lymphendectomy and developed lymph edema in the left arm. He wears a  compression sleeve and it has gotten quite a bit better over the last 3 months. Surgery was a year ago. He does ski with his sleeve on. . I suggest getting a consult with a lymph edema physical therapist immediately post surgery. 

                • August 29, 2014 at 2:06 pm
                momof4boys
                Participant
                  I have had this done and haven’t went skiing but I did get lymphadema and I know you have to be careful of extreme hot or cold temps. I don’t have problems with the muscle, but I do with lymphadema. I can tell you lymphadema will change your life forever. They say not everyone gets it but I don’t see how that can be.
                  • August 29, 2014 at 2:06 pm
                  momof4boys
                  Participant
                    I have had this done and haven’t went skiing but I did get lymphadema and I know you have to be careful of extreme hot or cold temps. I don’t have problems with the muscle, but I do with lymphadema. I can tell you lymphadema will change your life forever. They say not everyone gets it but I don’t see how that can be.
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