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Sherryg683 · 07-21-2008, 09:38 PM

Get the sleeve and glove and wear them. I wore my last summer on a plane trip to south carolina and was fine on the trip up. On the way going back, I forgot to put it on and noticed my arm was throbbing. I immediately put it on but my arm did swell slighltly and bothered me for a week. I have had minor issues with my arm because I abused it terribly after surgery, be careful and get the sleeve...If you have a shop in your area that sells wigs and bras for cancer patients, they should have the sleeves in stock...sherryg683

07-21-2008, 09:38 PM	#10
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Get the sleeve and glove and wear them. I wore my last summer on a plane trip to south carolina and was fine on the trip up. On the way going back, I forgot to put it on and noticed my arm was throbbing. I immediately put it on but my arm did swell slighltly and bothered me for a week. I have had minor issues with my arm because I abused it terribly after surgery, be careful and get the sleeve...If you have a shop in your area that sells wigs and bras for cancer patients, they should have the sleeves in stock...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!