Is cellulitis painful?

So nice to catch that Cellulitis beast before it gets a hold of you too much. Congrats!

I am home, and mostly clear of the symptons... A little red, and a little swollen, but no pain. Thank goodness. Thanks.

Betsy, a flexitouch is a pneumatic compression pump that is used to mimic MLD, manual lymphatic drainage. It has a sleeve into which you put your arm, and the pump inflates the sleeve progressively, having the effect of manually nudging your lymph up the arm and out of the swollen area. Well, that's my none-too-scientific description of what the pump is doing.  Your swelling in your lower back may signal LE, and if so, you'll find it's a challenge to do manual lymph drainage yourself--I suspect when you're able to see a therapist, he/she will suggest a helper, such as a husband,  because you'd have difficulty reaching that area yourself. A pump does most of the work for you, but I do not know if it can be configured to work on the trunk, back, etc.  More than a few women in the LE forum use pumps, so probably someone who uses one will give a more accurate description and explain what it does, and what it cannot do.