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Along with radiation treatment, physiotherapy intervention such as complete decongestive therapy (CDT) for lymphoedema was initiated for 10 days which included multilayer lymphoedema bandaging, manual lymphatic drainage and exercise therapy. At the beginning, volume difference was 1688 ml then on the 5<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> day, it was 1133 ml, and on the 10<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> day, it was 802 ml noted. There was significant reduction in the volume of the involved limb that led to improvement in the score of sleep quality and quality of life (QOL). The major aims of CDT are to improve lymph circulation and to prevent lymphatic stasis which improves the QOL and sleep quality. Patient education and counselling along with home programme of bandaging played a major role in the recovery of the patient. 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