Haven’t gone to one in several (like 15 years). There is a new one at the clinic and I have been having trouble with my feet so I made an appointment. She said that my ankle pain is from tendinitis which I suspected but she told me I have a lot of arthritis in my ankles as well. She also mentioned that she thinks I would benefit from lymphedema therapy. She said she could start with compression knee hi stockings but I wasn’t crazy about that so she thought the therapy would help. I told her I just always thought I just had fat legs but she said she could tell they are swollen. I don’t know if this is good news to be treated for it or not. The thought of someone massaging my bare legs does not appeal to me. I know they do this all the time but that doesn’t help me. I get terribly self conscious about my body. And if they do this therapy will the fluid come back and then some when/if they stop?

Has anybody had this before? Can you tell me what to expect? Will I have to strip down?