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Dear Rupali
I travel extensively for business and always wear a cuff (measured by a specialist). I recently also got a glove because I walk and jog alot and in the heat my pointer finger on my affected side can swell (it goes right back down but no chances anymore).
I am a firm believer in using the glove while flying (I had a girlfriend who got lymphedema this way). You should put the cuff on before the flight, wear it during the flight and wear it for as many hours after the flight that you were in the air (wear 5 hours after a 5 hr flight) but never go to sleep on the ground with it on. The lymphedema network website will give you the details.
Once you get full blown lymphedema, its for life so try to prevent it. I get a swollen finger and only had 10 nodes removed.
Kindest regards
Becky
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