Re-Introduction

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    • April 12, 2014 at 7:53 am
    mosalazar
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      Hi everyone…

      My name is Maureen and I live in California I was originally Diagnosed with stage 1 MM with WLE. During my initial diagnosis and treatment I found this wonderful site and message board late 2006. I participated, posted and supported all of my melanoma friends for several years. Currently I read the email posts from the yahoo groups only.  I sure have missed keeping in touch and life kinda has kept on going.

      As of the last year I have had increasing arm pain in the general area of where I had my WLE.  No burning but this general ache and muscle pain. It was just off and on and now its daily and nearly all the time. I went to see my Primary family doctor and I am waiting on having an MRI.

      Have any of you on this board experienced this before and what kinda of testing did you do. What kind of physician should you see?

      Any help or suggestions are much appreciated.

      Maureen

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        • April 12, 2014 at 10:00 am
        JC
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          I had my WLE in 2011, I know I still get weird sensations where the surgery was, off & on sometimes

          • April 12, 2014 at 10:00 am
          JC
          Participant

            I had my WLE in 2011, I know I still get weird sensations where the surgery was, off & on sometimes

            • April 12, 2014 at 10:00 am
            JC
            Participant

              I had my WLE in 2011, I know I still get weird sensations where the surgery was, off & on sometimes

              • April 15, 2014 at 12:53 am
              BrianP
              Participant

                Maureen,

                I think it's good you are getting the MRI as a precaution.  Not sure where your WLE was done but I don't think it would be unheard of to have issues this long after the surgery.  I think it's possible for scar tissue to develop that may not cause issues at first but over time impact other tendons and muscles.  You may want to ask your Dr. about a referral to a physical therapist which may help if it is a tendon or muscle complication.

                 

                • April 15, 2014 at 12:53 am
                BrianP
                Participant

                  Maureen,

                  I think it's good you are getting the MRI as a precaution.  Not sure where your WLE was done but I don't think it would be unheard of to have issues this long after the surgery.  I think it's possible for scar tissue to develop that may not cause issues at first but over time impact other tendons and muscles.  You may want to ask your Dr. about a referral to a physical therapist which may help if it is a tendon or muscle complication.

                   

                  • April 15, 2014 at 12:53 am
                  BrianP
                  Participant

                    Maureen,

                    I think it's good you are getting the MRI as a precaution.  Not sure where your WLE was done but I don't think it would be unheard of to have issues this long after the surgery.  I think it's possible for scar tissue to develop that may not cause issues at first but over time impact other tendons and muscles.  You may want to ask your Dr. about a referral to a physical therapist which may help if it is a tendon or muscle complication.

                     

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