Hi Friends! Today I want to talk about the difference between obesity and lipedema. I recently was applying for a grant to raise lipedema awareness and was (initially) told that lipedema was covered under funding already set aside for “obesity,” so they wouldn’t grant the…grant. (LOL!) I almost lost my mind a little as IContinue reading “Understanding Lipedema: It’s Not Just Obesity”
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Answer to a Common Question: I Think I Have Lipedema – What’s My Next Step?
Greetings! I get this question several times a day and decided it’d be more helpful if I wrote the reply out fully for everyone to see and then I can just share the link. So you think you have lipedema? There is help, welcome, and you are not alone! The first step is to checkContinue reading “Answer to a Common Question: I Think I Have Lipedema – What’s My Next Step?”
Answers to a Common Question: What Process Did I Use to Get Insurance Coverage for Lipedema?
Greetings and Salutations! We all know that Lipedema is a real disease, and that the World Health Organization (finally) recognized the disease in 2018 with its own codes: (Code EF02.2 in the ICD11). I originally wrote this post at 18 days away from my first surgery (of most likely, many) to get rid of theContinue reading “Answers to a Common Question: What Process Did I Use to Get Insurance Coverage for Lipedema?”
There are Specialists Learning and Teaching about Diets to Help us with Lipedema
This morning I am reviewing a video called, “Eating to Starve #Lymphedema & #Lipedema“ by Chuck Ehrlich, MS, MBA via YouTube, as I prepare for the new year. The recommendations that he makes align with the outcomes of a food sensitivity test I did through checkmybodyhealth.com last month as well. Looks like for me, I need toContinue reading “There are Specialists Learning and Teaching about Diets to Help us with Lipedema”
