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I also have mild lymphedema in the left arm from the mastectomy and lymph node dissection. I wear a compression sleeve called a Juzo, and was fitted for it by a specialist at a Medical Prothesis supply business. I acutally don't wear it every day, some days I don't need it, but on others I can feel that the arm is heavier than normal, so I'll wear it or do the exercises Sarah describes to bring the fluid down. Also, I sleep with a pillow under that arm. I think this has been especially helpful, keeping the arm at chest height while sleeping. It sounds uncomfortable, but I've gotten quite used to it. If you sleep on your side, just lay the pillow lengthwise next to you and rest the arm on it that way.
This condition is manageable, as the other girls have said, you just have to learn how to take care of it!
<3 Lolly
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