A really good massage therapist who is certified in MLD will teach you a simplified version of the "massage" that you can do yourself twice a day.

My only caveat there is to be sure the massage therapist knows the correct pressures and patterns to use on someone who has had nodes taken out. What is often taught through massage schools is meant to be used on folks with intact systems.

To prevent or control lymphedema when the larger deeper ducts are absent or damaged you must use very very light strokes. The intact portion of the system is the surface system, whose ducts are hair thin. You don't want to pinch them shut or collapse them, or direct too much lymph toward the deeper (dead end) ducts where it will stagnate.