I Validate Your Pain: It’s One of the Biggest Symptoms of Lipedema

Hi friends! Today, I want to address a topic that is often overlooked or misunderstood, can’t be seen and maybe…(?) isn’t always believed.  PAIN – the physical pain experienced by those living with lipedema. This chronic condition, characterized by the disproportionate accumulation of fat in the legs and sometimes arms, is WAY more than justContinue reading “I Validate Your Pain: It’s One of the Biggest Symptoms of Lipedema”

Navigating Change: When is it Time to Start Using a Mobility Aid?

Hi friends! I’ve been back from my cruise, that was filled with well, first, ya know, a triathlon, then a week of walking everywhere and SO.  Many.  Stairs.  By the end of the week I was really making sure to use the elevator as much as I could and avoid stairs at all costs.  ThereContinue reading “Navigating Change: When is it Time to Start Using a Mobility Aid?”

Hypermobility and Lipedema go Hand in Hand – It’s Time to Get Serious About Saving Mobility!!

Hi friends! If you’ve followed me much, you know two things about me:  I’ve had several surgeries to treat my stage 3 lipedema (and I’m incredibly grateful), and I swim like a beast for compression in the water and for exercise I can do heavily.   Before my surgeries, my knees gave me problems.  Before IContinue reading “Hypermobility and Lipedema go Hand in Hand – It’s Time to Get Serious About Saving Mobility!!”