Hi Eileen. I'm a newbie to OCF, but have read many of your posts in the past six weeks. My neighbor's mother-in-law had a carotid stent put in just two weeks ago. She stayed one night in the hospital, and is doing fine. She, too, was extremely apprehensive about being awake, but she did great. Hope this helps. Don't know anything about the legs. Have a great 4th of July.

Andie
Friend to BOT patient. Stage 1A; no node involvement; no metastesis. DX April 6, 2008. Rad. completed on June 23,2008. 10 more weekly Carboplatin.