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I was diagnosed with early lymphedema. It is not so bad once you get it under control. Wearing the sleeve and glove gives me courage to do things that otherwise I might be worried about. I'm glad to have it instead of always trying to be so careful. Not that I'm not careful now...but when I want to do something vigorous I wear the "stuff". I don't have to wear it all the time but I do wear it on plane trips and on car trips over 2 hrs. If you get it under control, and keep it under control, you don't have to wear the sleeve and glove all the time!!! The big thing is infection so guard carefully against that...I carry antibiotic ointment with me but other than that, I'm pretty much normal now....just pace myself when I'm doing stuff that could cause a flair...like washing windows...arghhhhhhh! Good luck!
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