Hi friends! As I come up on the two-year anniversary of my first lipedema removal surgery, I’m having to go back to my YouTube channel to remember a lot of the details of how I felt during recovery. It’s actually a good thing. I know I wasn’t in a lot of pain, but I didn’tContinue reading “Throwback Thursday – Remembering The Early Post Op Days of My First Lipedema Removal Surgery”
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Using Vibration Plates to Shake up that Lymph – A Recommendation It’s Time for Me to Try
Hi Friends! While I write a lot of upbeat articles and fun fashion tips, I still am a lipedema patient who needs to aggressively self manage the condition. I swim as often as I can, use a compression pump, wear compression, do Manual Lymphatic Drainage, and have had surgery. And yes, I still struggle withContinue reading “Using Vibration Plates to Shake up that Lymph – A Recommendation It’s Time for Me to Try”
Putting on the Updated Beltwell Compression CalfWrap – and I’m on their Website (How Fun!)
Hi friends! I’ve had a fun little surprise today. I was making a YouTube video of my putting on the updated Beltwell Compression CalfWrap brace and doing the work it takes to upload the video, etc., when I made a fun discovery. I’m on the Beltwell company’s webpage! How fun is that! So – disclosureContinue reading “Putting on the Updated Beltwell Compression CalfWrap – and I’m on their Website (How Fun!)”
Lipedema (and Budget) Friendly Outfits – Have you Seen this Company Called Bloom Chic?
Hi Friends! Last year I was in the fun position to be a parade judge for my home town’s Czech Day and I thought it would be fun to get a dress that resembles the traditional Czech women’s outfits. I went hunting around and I found this gorgeous dress on a site called Bloom Chic. Continue reading “Lipedema (and Budget) Friendly Outfits – Have you Seen this Company Called Bloom Chic?”
Early Morning Footwear Meetings: Some Behind the Scenes Looks at How LegsLikeMine Shoes Are Being Made
Hi friends! As we get closer to getting a wearable prototype for footwear designed especially for women with lipedema, I thought I’d share a brief bit of how shoes are made. Footwear is an industry that seemed like a gigantic mystery to me a year ago. I knew I wanted to make shoes because IContinue reading “Early Morning Footwear Meetings: Some Behind the Scenes Looks at How LegsLikeMine Shoes Are Being Made”
OMG! It. Is. Here! My 2023 Aquatard Swimsuit Has Arrived! I LOVE IT!
Ooh friends, I’m so excited! My aquatard from Juno Active is here so now I can move forward with shooting the movement photos for my new book, Aquatherapy for Lipedema, to be released March 17, 2023 on Amazon. I’ve owned another color of suit from Juno for YEARS now and the thing will just notContinue reading “OMG! It. Is. Here! My 2023 Aquatard Swimsuit Has Arrived! I LOVE IT!”
When You’re Looking for Help with Lipedema Support, Check for the Word Lymphedema as Well: Here’s a Book That Might Help
Hi Friends! Many of you know, I’m fortunate enough to participate in the Lipedema Education Group meetings. This group’s mission is to, “develop and share lipedema, lymphedema, and Dercum’s Disease care guidelines for medical professionals, people with these conditions, and caregivers.” As I sit in on these meetings, I realize that many of the professionalsContinue reading “When You’re Looking for Help with Lipedema Support, Check for the Word Lymphedema as Well: Here’s a Book That Might Help”
Answer to a Frequently Asked Question: Does Compression Really Work? Also, a New Research on Compression is Out.
Hi Friends, I know so many ladies with lipedema and lymphedema. We are all at various stages of trying to figure out how to manage, or even ignore our lipedema symptoms and hope they’ll go away. A question I get a lot from those who are just learning about lipedema involves the use of compression. Continue reading “Answer to a Frequently Asked Question: Does Compression Really Work? Also, a New Research on Compression is Out.”
Lipedema (Compression) Friendly Outfit – Casual Saturday Tshirts
I’m sorry ya’ll. I’m a sucker for a colorful mural and cannot help myself. I wasn’t really planning on sharing an outfit today but, ya know. My husband and I were out for Saturday breakfast, and we passed this mural and had to stop. So this is literally what I was wearing today. I have manyContinue reading “Lipedema (Compression) Friendly Outfit – Casual Saturday Tshirts”
Throwback Thursday: My Very First YouTube Video, Immediately After My First Lipedema Removal Survery – Kinda Funny
Hi friends! For a fun throwback Thursday, I’m sharing my very first YouTube video, from when I came right out of Lipedema Removal Surgery and into the aftercare facility. I’m definitely still under the effects of anesthesia in this 98 second video. The response I got from this video was INSANE. I was answering tonsContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: My Very First YouTube Video, Immediately After My First Lipedema Removal Survery – Kinda Funny”
