Have any of you tried any herbs or other natural methods? I use horse chestnut. It does help me. Nettle, which is supposed to be good for edema, causes me to have migraine headaches. One daughter is able to reduce my leg swelling by compression massage. She pushes the swelling toward the body. Similar to lymph draining. My daughters massages hurt, but they make it where I can continue working. My condition is chronic, but sometimes I lose my ankles. One time, my leg looked like a blob with nubs for toes. When I swell, the skin feels like it is going to rip.