Mild Arm LE - Sleeve Question

I wear my sleeve daily but not all day. I definitely feel less pain and pressure with it on.  I am still receiving active physical therapy and my PT suggests daily use, all day but it does get annoying after several hours and in the summer heat.

I too have mild LE and am still of the mind (hope) that it is reversible. 

Dejaboo these are excellent questions. It would be (REALLY) nice to pin down everything to an exact cause for action. In reality aside from the fact that anyone whose had nodes out will have to be proactive and mindful that we will be at risk for the rest of our lives, we have also have to navigate the system. So often it is woefully inadequate with misinformation or it's difficult to find a competent LEist, or you will get someone in the med team who is great and does their part, then others let you down.

In a lot of cases a lot of our actions will be based around trial and error, but theres some things we can do to prevent further issues, like using compression when we fly, keeping our skin clean and moisturised, not overdoing things like lifting what we're not used to.

Sometimes what worked yesterday doesnt necessarily work today. I recently got annoyed with all my sleeves and just ditched the lot for the day, and I paid for that, something I had previously got away with.

Hope this helps.

Hi, I too have mild LE.  I wear a level II sleeve and gauntlet all day (the extra compression feels better to me), and take it off in the evening while I sleep.  The exception is when I'm traveling in a high altitude, I wear a sleeve & glove during the day, and then a level I sleeve and glove when I sleep.  That has worked well for me, and I've been able to maintain with this regimen.  I definitely find I need to wear the gear longer during hot days - in the winter I can often take off the compression in the early evening.  I found there are some brands that are definitely much more comfortable than others, so it's a matter of trial and error.  Hope this helps!