Today I was evaluating a patient who was post-op from a mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. One of the complications we look for in these patients is lymphedema - swelling of the hand and arm from lymph back up after surgery. This particular patient was having some occasional trouble with lymphedema when she traveled.
When I presented the patient to my attending, she asked if the patient was wearing a sleeve.
I looked at her, puzzled.
"No. She wasn't wearing sleeves. She was wearing a really cute sleeveless Lilly Pulitzer dress."
She looked at me, then started giggling.
"A sleeve - a medical sleeve to prevent swelling."
At least I know clothes....
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