Day 4 post op really didn’t amount to much, so that’s why I’m combining the post op updates into one post. Do you want to know what I did on day 4 post op? Laid up in bed and binge watched Homeland and slept. Pretty exciting, isn’t it? However, through Continue Reading
PetraAnn
PetraAnn was first diagnosed with Lipedema in fall 2015 after years of eating keto and exercising with no weight loss results. After diagnosis, she has gone through 8 tumescent liposuction procedures from 2016 until 2018 and on 17 December 2019 underwent an abdominoplasty to remove the remaining 3-4 liters of lippy fat and loose skin.
Stomach Liposuction Post Op Day 3
It’s stomach liposuction post op day 3, and I spent it mostly hanging out with a good friend of mine that escaped the Netherlands to go live in the UK with his girlfriend and her kids. While I’m perfectly happy for him, I realized today how much I miss having Continue Reading
Arms and Lasers After Previous Liposuction
Since we had a little bit of time to BS during my day 1 post op appointment for my stomach liposuction, I asked my surgeon the #1 question that A LOT of ladies have been asking me lately. Can the laser be done on arms that have already been previously Continue Reading
Stomach Liposuction Post Op Day 2
There really isn’t a whole lot of excitement for Stomach Liposuction Post Op Day 2, unfortunately. A lot of dozing while binge watching Homeland on Netflix. In a way, I feel really lazy because with the previous 5 liposuction surgeries I was at the gym working out with my trainer Continue Reading
Stomach Liposuction Day 1 Post Op
Unlike the 5 other surgeries I’ve had, I never leaked when I got up to walk or go to the bathroom on surgery day or day 1 post op. As I said in the surgery post, I leaked in bed (and not a tiny amount), but it just didn’t come Continue Reading
Stomach Liposuction for Lipedema Surgery Day
The much anticipated stomach liposuction took place on February 15th, 2017. Like the other 5 surgeries, my husband and I stayed at the CitizenM hotel (man we love the rain showers) which is only a few minutes walk from the clinic. The only difference this time is there was a Continue Reading
Preparing for Liposuction on the Stomach
In only 3 days, on February 15th 2017, I’ll be preparing for liposuction the stomach. I’m really excited for this surgery because I’m DONE with this lump of fat and flesh hanging from the front of my body. It’s heavy, gets in the way of squatting and cycling, and it really Continue Reading
Liposuction Swelling – Is It Normal?
Liposuction swelling, is it normal for the area treated to swell up and become hard afterwards? The answer is a resounding YES! If you belong to any of the liposuction for lipedema support groups, you’ll read many accounts of the treated limbs becoming very swollen, hard, and painful. It even Continue Reading
Dr. Thomas Wright Talks Lipedema on Fox2Now St Louis
On 24 January 2017 Fox2Now in St Louis hosted Dr. Thomas Wright and a patient to talk about lipedema. This segment talks about lipedema, the diagnosis as well as the treatment after. The patient that Dr. Thomas Wright does mention that there are conservative treatments, but of course he came Continue Reading
Calculating Calories and Macros for the Keto Diet
So you’ve committed to the keto diet, so one of the first things you’ll want to do is calculate your calories and macros (fat, carbs, protein). To help with the math, you’ll want to use a macro calculator. I personally like the Keto Calculator which was created by a /r/keto Continue Reading