Do you wear a sleeve or glove or both?

I wore an off the shelf  sizes  sleeve  for a while,sometimes had to gently stretch the wrist so it wasn't tight.

Also had a guantlet for a while,sleeve and separate glove ..farrow wraps hand brace on top..eventually a gloves and sleeve all in one  custom combo was what worked best,but therapist had to keep tweaking the measurements over  a few years .yes not many therapists have the skills to do custom compression on digits ,it is a lot harder to get right and very easy to get wrong.

PLUS at the same time ,I had to learn a lot about lymphatic flow, pathways, skin,swelling ,muscles ,fascia,compression  and lymphodema management . Because I had to learn how to make me for the compression,not keep changing the compression every time I needed to reorder.

I do.a  heap of .tailored gentle stretches. and  massage to live the lymph fluid  out of my lymphie arm.

My FB and Instagram page is @Lymphoedema Lymphatics Stuff ,. Use the search tool for 'hand '.

I perhaps should have mentioned that I have never had any pain or discomfort with my lymphoedema. The only time I have had redness is from cellulitis, which should be treated with antibiotics as soon as possible. Lymphoedema makes a limb more susceptible to infection - scratches, cuts, sometimes just the bacteria that everyone has in their body. I’ve had a solid red rash or red splotches but either way it needs medical attention. I keep a prescription handy. Unfortunately when you’ve had cellulitis once, it makes it a little more likely to happen again. I don’t get it often but have learned to be careful! 

My case is the same. I developed lymphoedema a few months after my lumpectomy, and radiation contributed to it even more. I started with sleeves prescribed by my lymphoedema therapist. I have a sleeve and a glove, as well as the one‑piece style that covers part of my hand. I also purchased a night compression sleeve.

I’m not very good with massage, so I bought a compression pump, which I like the most. I still have swelling, but I’ve never had redness since using the pump. I don’t wear the sleeves often. I’ve noticed that the best treatment for my arm is lifting it and resting it.

I still would suggest sleeves, but they should be prescribed by professionals.

My lymphoedema is mainly in my arm - my hand only swells if I leave my glove off for too long. But I do! I started doing so during the early days of COVID when everyone was convinced touching anything was a problem. A fabric glove, which made washing your hands every five minutes more time consuming too, didn't seem a good idea. I found that my hand did swell a bit, but was relatively easy to massage back to some sort of 'normal'. 

I've tried an all in one - it was badly fitted by a local supplier (my sleeve and glove are German and very good) which didn't help. It made my hand swell badly and was a cow to get on and off. So for me, it's a sleeve most of the time, the glove sometimes, and massage in between. I have had the problem for over a decade, and it is pretty stable, which helps managing it. Good luck with yours.