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AnneMc
14 years agoMember
Airline Travel
I had my mastectomy in October 2009 and had not flown since then until recently.
When I flew,I had to wear an arm compression garment due to having some of my underarm lymph nodes removed. The garme...
AnneMc
14 years agoMember
Thanks everybody for your replies and help. No, I don't have a problem, the garment is worn as a precaution. I've never had any swelling. Nothing was said about wearing it on car trips. I did a 2 week coach tour with long days coach travel. Don't think I could have done the 2 weeks with it on. The garment was prescribed by Gold Coast Hospital physiotherapist.
Thank you all so much,
Anne