I say ask your doctor first if there are any contraindications to a sauna for you in particular, and then if at all possible try one out at a gym or somewhere a few times to see how you react to it before setting up one that you bought (& can't return!).
Personally, I tried the sauna at a gym and it made me feel horrible. Had large areas of rashes on my legs which looked like livido reticulitis (although I always thought that was something that was supposed to happen in the *cold*!
Personally, I tried the sauna at a gym and it made me feel horrible. Had large areas of rashes on my legs which looked like livido reticulitis (although I always thought that was something that was supposed to happen in the *cold*!