Hi friends! Have you ever heard of lipedema? If not, you’re not alone. This chronic condition, primarily affecting women, is often misunderstood and underdiagnosed. But the statistics are staggering – according to the Lipedema Foundation Registry Report, a groundbreaking survey of over 500 individuals with lipedema, a whopping 57% reported experiencing their first symptoms betweenContinue reading “Lipedema Starts Young: 57% First Notice Symptoms as Teens”
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Lipedema 101: What is Lipedema?
Hi friends, With our condition affecting around 11% of women, the chances are you know someone who has lipedema. It might be your mom, sister, daughter, a patient or a friend. Have you ever seen someone with large, protruding areas of fat on their legs or arms that seems disproportionate to the rest of theirContinue reading “Lipedema 101: What is Lipedema?”
It Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have Lipedema
I’m guessing so many of you have similar stories. For me, I left the hospital after delivering my first child, with legs that would never be the same. After some time on fertility hormones, then using progesterone during pregnancy, my legs had developed into tree trunks. With the birth of my second child, they grewContinue reading “It Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have Lipedema”
