elbow sore in sleeve - any tips?

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Hi all… I’ve got lymphoedema following rads… and been given a compression sleeve to wear “when I do something” (mind boggles!) Anyway, yesterday and today, after a few hours the inside of my elbow is sore (in the crease)… any bright ideas/experience to share? Sleeping with my arm on a pillow (which is on me) is jolly hot at the moment!! I LONG to sleep on my bad side… why is it that when we’re told we shouldn’t do something, it’s the one thing we want to do? (that was probably a rhetorical question!) Jane

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Hi Jane

I also have mild LD and my understanding is that the sleeve should be tight but not uncomfortable. Sometimes it is trial and error to get a sleeve which does the required job but is not uncomfortable. Maybe you could give your LD nurse a ring and ask her to check the fit.

I have problems with mine where I have a sleeve and mitten combined. The crease between my hand and thumb gets very sore but I overcome that with minor padding. Don’t suffer, ask

Let us know what they say

Andie

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A bit of Vaseline on before the sleeve will help but you may need to get the fit checked

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HI Jane,

I had a sleeve made and they put a silk lining in at the elbow crease. Don’t know if this can be done for you but worth asking your LD nurse.

E

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Thanks for your replies ladies…

wooo! Posh Emmbee! I’m HOPING this is temporary - LD nurse sees it as preventative at this stage… But if it’s not, I’ll be asking about the silk! How does that work with the stretchiness?

Vaseline - sounds like a good idea, but doesn’t that make the sleeve go yuckky?

She was very pleased with the fit… I’m going away for a few days, so won’t be “doing things” so much and hopefully won’t need to wear it so much - that’ll help too I guess.

Thanks again, Jane

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Hi Jane,

Nothing posh about my sleeve as I did not pay for it. The normal sleeves irritate me so much that I cannot wear them. My LD physio suggested the made to measure sleeve. I said that it would be a waste of money if I could not wear it. She replied that they cost no more that a Prescription for good antibiotics. I guess the lining just moved with the sleeve and being silk did not irritate.

I don’t wear a sleeve unless I am flying so have to religiously do my exercises and use an exercise ball I got from Lymphoedema Support Network.

E

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It is a while since I used it but it washed fine and I don’t remember it being a problem.it was because the sleeve wasn’t the best fit but i now have new ones which are much better.