Hand and finger swelling

The board gurus should be along soon, and hopefully will correct me if I am wrong, but here is my understanding  

 If you have had any hand swelling, you should always wear at least a gauntlet with a sleeve.  Gloves are much more expensive than gauntlets, but if you have ever had finger swelling, you should wear a glove with fingers rather than a gauntlet.  

Many people wear a different sized sleeve  than glove or gauntlet.  Of the off-the-shelf gloves, folks on the board seem to especially like the Medi 95 (not Mediven) and Farrow's microfine glove.  If your therapist does the measurements, you can order them online.   Brightlifedirect.com has an excellent return policy (30 days, no questions asked) and good prices.  At least some of the folks who answer the phone are fitters and the one I dealt with (Nancy) literally pulled gloves out of packages and measured finger lengths.

Here's the link to the Medi 95 class 1 ($128):

http://www.brightlifedirect.com/LYMPHEDEMA-PRODUCTS-Gloves-and-Gauntlets/c133_135/p1963/Medi-95-Glove-30-40mmHg-w/Compressive-Fingers/product_info.html

Here's the link to the Farrow ($86) 

http://www.brightlifedirect.com/LYMPHEDEMA-PRODUCTS-Gloves-and-Gauntlets/c133_135/p2385/Farrow-Microfine-Compression-Glove-20-30mmHg/product_info.html 

 Gloves are tough to fit, and many people end up having to go with custom gloves which can be very expensive.  I've tried probably more than a half dozen different kinds of custom gloves, and my favorite are Juzo expert (both silver and standard) and my least favorite are Jobst elvarex classic.  

If I were you, I would NOT wear the sleeve until you get some hand protection.

 KS1

Cinnamon, closest I can come so far are these two in Green Bay: @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }

Marcia Arndt, OTR/L, CLT
St. Vincent Hospital, Outpatient Rehabilitation,  Tel: 920-431-3301

Ashlei Figas, DPT, CLT
St. Vincent Hospital, Acute Care Rehab,  Tel: 920-431-3196

I know that's not handy, but even a couple of visits with a better therapist will put you on the right track and make it easier to figure out what you need. Call and talk to them before setting any appointments, and be sure they're people you can talk to and who are on the same page as you are. I'm asking around for others in Green Bay and EauClaire, and I'll let you know what I find.
Be well!
Binney

cinnamonsmiles, I sent you a PM

Binney

sent me to a site with isotoners that are working very well for me .  Sorry I cannot recall the link.

Cinnamon, just saw this... I'll p.m. You the name of my therapist in Antigo... Not LANA certified but I like her.

Wait a minute, vlnrph--you saw a bear driving down the middle of Hwy 52 on its way to Antigo? I sure hope you reported it!

Cinnamon, can you get to Antigo? That would be awesome! (Watch out for the bears, though...)
Binney

isotoner (mild compression) at activeforever.com or elderstore.com. You only can get a pair. Around $20. Tell me if you like them.