WARNING: DO NOT SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE GRAPHIC PICTURES. In earlier posts, I shared with you my experiences of prepping for surgery, my surgery day, and staying in a hotel. I think there’s an area that is rarely discussed, but would be helpful for future surgery patients to know about, and thatContinue reading “My Lipedema Surgery Story – Leakage and Drains – Be Prepared and Graphic Pics”
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Sharing: The Diagnosis and Treatment Codes for My Lipedema Reduction Plan
I get asked this question daily: Can you please share the diagnosis codes and treatment codes for your disease so I can share them with my medical provider? Why yes, yes I can! Note, I’m not a doctor and this is what was provided to me for my specific case and condition. It’s what wentContinue reading “Sharing: The Diagnosis and Treatment Codes for My Lipedema Reduction Plan”
My Lipedema Surgery Story – Five Days in a Hotel Alone to Recover
In my previous post, I shared my story about moving from Pearl Recovery Center to the Residence Inn Beverly Hills, where I stayed for five nights before flying home. This is a continuation from that story. So I got to the Residence Inn on a Friday and stayed there until Wednesday when I returned home. Continue reading “My Lipedema Surgery Story – Five Days in a Hotel Alone to Recover”
You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me! They Make a Surgical Drain Holder and I Didn’t Have to Invent One!
If you follow my YouTube Channel, LegsLikeMine, you’ve probably seen my videos about my love-hate relationships with post-surgical drains. They’re a mess and hard to keep where you wan them. I invented my own holder out of necessity, which I thought was brilliant: THEN when I got home I see that Amazon has numerous optionsContinue reading “You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me! They Make a Surgical Drain Holder and I Didn’t Have to Invent One!”
We’re Getting a Pool so I Can Exercise at Home When I Want – and my Favorite All-Time Bathing Suit
So we’re getting a pool because I don’t want to wait for stuff to open up any more. I did a little vlog showing you my all time favorite bathing suit. Then I found some similar, cheaper versions on amazon. Here’s something similar to the Junonia offering on Amazon: , and this one: And NOTContinue reading “We’re Getting a Pool so I Can Exercise at Home When I Want – and my Favorite All-Time Bathing Suit”
Lipedema is a HOT topic and My Social Media is Out of Control! That’s a GREAT Thing!
I need your help today. Would you please subscribe to my YouTube channel? It’s at www.YouTube.com/UCClrV-k0eVqw_0APgEaQklA. Once I get more subscribers, I can change the URL to something that makes more sense. When I started videoing my surgery journey for lipedema reduction, I seriously had no idea if anyone would even watch the videos. I’veContinue reading “Lipedema is a HOT topic and My Social Media is Out of Control! That’s a GREAT Thing!”
My Lipedema Surgery Story – When I Woke Up, Two People were Putting Compression on Me in Front of a Mirror
In my previous post, I talked about the days leading up to surgery, pre-op and the morning of surgery. This is where I’ll pick up. I knew I would be intubated, as the anesthesiologist said it was necessary to keep the airway open while I laid on my stomach for the back of legs toContinue reading “My Lipedema Surgery Story – When I Woke Up, Two People were Putting Compression on Me in Front of a Mirror”
My Lipedema Surgery Story – The Days Before Until Paul McCartney Knocked Me Out
So I’d posted a bit ago sharing the things I was planning to pack and what I thought would happen before surgery. This is a continuation of that post. A couple of days before surgery, I got an email letting me know that several prescriptions were ready for pickup at my pharmacy. Dr. Schwartz hadContinue reading “My Lipedema Surgery Story – The Days Before Until Paul McCartney Knocked Me Out”
My Story Is Featured in an International Article!
There’s a great story about my journey with lipo-lymphedema at the following link: https://www.physiopod.co.uk/leg-like-mine.shtml Enjoy! Susan
I’m Back from Surgery #1 and I have SO Much to Tell You!
Hi there, I’ve been home from California for a few days now. I’m still recuperating and am off of pain medications completely. The doctor removed 8 Liters of diseased tissue from my calves and I will need at least two more surgeries to get it all. I’ve documented each day before and after surgery andContinue reading “I’m Back from Surgery #1 and I have SO Much to Tell You!”
