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Need for Lyphodema Arm sleeves
I don't actually know who needs these sleeves. Is it potentially anyone who has had a Mastectomy? Or only those who had axillary clearance? I've had both. I have been measured for Lyphodaema with ...
Hi @Abbydog
I didn't wear a compression sleeve on my first overseas flight after a bilateral mastectomy and axillary clearance (no lymphodema but a fair bit of cording, flight was 1 year post surgery). I had asked my physio about it and she said if I was really worried to get something but I decided that seeing as I was going to a friends place in Denmark first, I'd get something there if I needed it. Luckily, I didn't :)
I didn't wear a compression sleeve on my first overseas flight after a bilateral mastectomy and axillary clearance (no lymphodema but a fair bit of cording, flight was 1 year post surgery). I had asked my physio about it and she said if I was really worried to get something but I decided that seeing as I was going to a friends place in Denmark first, I'd get something there if I needed it. Luckily, I didn't :)