I am a 78 year old male who often has tertiary pitting edema of the ankles, mostly the right. Recently and on 2 other occasions have had dark purple, bruise looking discoloration of the ankle however there is no pain associated with this discoloration. I become somewhat breathless when I go up and down stairs. I am about 20 lb over weight and I am not very flexible so bending down to pick something up from the floor or putting on my shoes and socks causes difficulty in maintaining a smooth breath. I have hypertension and high cholesterol both under control with medications.