Liposuction for lipedema is surgery, never forget that. As more and more of us find the money (or get insurance to pay) for the procedure, I think we get excited and forget that no matter what there are still risks. Granted, in 2017 most of the world has moved to Continue Reading
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The Pain of Invisible Conditions
Invisible conditions really suck. I really can’t describe it any better because if your arm is in a cast, everyone knows you’ve broken your arm and can’t use it. If you’re sitting in a wheel chair or using a cane, everyone knows that you have difficulty walking. If you use Continue Reading
What is it Like to Have Lipedema?
Today I was asked a question that nobody has asked me before. What is it like to have Lipedema? I can sum that up in 2 words. It sucks. Before I even knew about lipedema, I thought I was just fat and an utter failure at dieting. Who else in the Continue Reading
Day 3 Post Op after Butt Liposuction
My mother flew over for my butt liposuction to help out since my husband and I really thought that this one was going to be a pain in the ass (literally). However, since it hasn’t been too horrible and I can sit in the car as well as walk, we Continue Reading
Keto Diet for Lipedema
For years I’ve been eating a keto diet, but since I’ve started my liposuction this year, I’ve fallen off the band wagon. I’ve just gotten so bloody tired of tracking, weighing, measuring, writing down and recording every gram of food that goes into my mouth that I wanted to eat normally Continue Reading
Lipedema Diagnosis, MLD, and Health Insurances
So Monday, an envelope from my insurance company was laying in wait for me. Not surprising since I’ve recently started the manual lymph drainage massages and will be getting compression stockings in a few weeks as well. However, what I wasn’t really prepared for was what this letter said. In Continue Reading
Before the Lipedema Diagnosis
Since I was around 10, I was always pudgy and on the “heavy” side for my age. I can remember when I was 7 or 8 being taken over to the Children’s Hospital in Seattle to see why I was pudgy, but the only thing they could come up with Continue Reading