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A member asked:
How long after an uedvt should i wear a compression sleeve for? i don't have swelling anymore
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You don't: You can take it off now. I understand you are on Coumadin (warfarin) and continue taking it as long as it prescribed to you for that.
Answered 6/24/2014
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