Hi friends! I watch a site called PubMed regularly for any new information coming out about lipedema. I noticed this and thought it was worth sharing. If you’ve followed me long, you know I’m an avid swimmer – it’s incredibly freeing for my body to move how I want while getting exercise. But now I’mContinue reading “New Study Highlights the Importance of Exercise in Managing Lipedema”
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The 17-Year Delay: Shedding Light on the Diagnostic Odyssey of Lipedema Patients
Hi friends, As I prepare for Lipedema Awareness Month, I’ve been reviewing a document called the First Look Report from the Lipedema Foundation. These are findings that the LF discovered as they analyzed the Lipedema Registry Survey. The finding that continues to blow my mind is that women go on average 17 years with symptomsContinue reading “The 17-Year Delay: Shedding Light on the Diagnostic Odyssey of Lipedema Patients”
An Open Letter to All Medical School Deans and Curriculum Committees: Teach Lipedema
Dear Esteemed Deans, As leaders in shaping the future of healthcare, you hold the power to transform the lives of millions of women worldwide who are silently suffering from a condition that has long been overlooked and misunderstood – lipedema. Lipedema, a chronic disorder characterized by the abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs andContinue reading “An Open Letter to All Medical School Deans and Curriculum Committees: Teach Lipedema”
Dismissing Known Lipedema Symptoms as Obesity Violates the Hippocratic Oath
Hi friends, this post is intended to share with physicians and healthcare providers, whom you’ve worked with to get a lipedema diagnosis, and have been ignored or gaslighted, despite providing resources such as the Clinician’s Guide to Lipedema from the Lipedema Foundation. Best of luck to you! Remember if you aren’t being listened to especiallyContinue reading “Dismissing Known Lipedema Symptoms as Obesity Violates the Hippocratic Oath”
The Power of Advocacy: Uplifting the Lipedema Community
Hi friends! As you can tell, I’m gearing up for Lipedema Awareness Month, and I encourage you…ask you, to participate using your skills, interests, and reach. As someone living with lipedema, I know firsthand the challenges this chronic condition can bring. The physical and emotional impacts can be overwhelming, but there is strength in numbers.Continue reading “The Power of Advocacy: Uplifting the Lipedema Community”
Can Mucinex Help Alleviate Lipedema Symptoms and Free Lymphatic Flow? Here’s a Story and Some Research
Hi friends! Let’s just start with this. This isn’t medical advice, but information I’ve actually experienced, plus a ton of research on doctor websites and such. Don’t go off and take supplements without talking to your doctor. I mean it. Also here’s the drugs.com information sheet that contains contraindications, directions, side effects, etc. Guaifenesin Uses,Continue reading “Can Mucinex Help Alleviate Lipedema Symptoms and Free Lymphatic Flow? Here’s a Story and Some Research”
Drinking Water is an Important Part of Managing Lipedema and Lymphedema – A Reminder to ME.
Hi friends! I’ve recently been experiencing some significant swelling in my left leg, which has had lymphedema in it since my first pregnancy and delivery, in addition to having lipedema. So, I decided to get back in with my Occupational Therapist to discuss strategies, and I visited with some lipedema doctor friends as well. TheContinue reading “Drinking Water is an Important Part of Managing Lipedema and Lymphedema – A Reminder to ME.”
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”
Could Simple Lymphatic Yoga Actually Change your Lippy Legs for the Better?
I recently watched a video from the Fat Disorders Resource Society, in which a highly certified therapist, Edely Wallace, shares a story from one of her lipedema patients. The patient had tried numerous exercises without physical change, and then used Lymphatic Yoga practice to significantly improve several aspects of her legs over the course ofContinue reading “Could Simple Lymphatic Yoga Actually Change your Lippy Legs for the Better?”
