Are Chemicals Making Us Fat?
I always knew that toxins could make me sick. But I didn’t know they could make me fat.1 I feel that this is the most important blog post I’ve ever written on lipedema. Back in 2012, I had lost close…
A Reason to Stop Hiding Those Legs
I will never forget the day I was diagnosed with Lipedema. I’d never heard of it before, and though I was relieved to have answers, it didn’t really mean that much to me. Yet… This was in 2013 and there…
Lipedema, Surgeries & Diet – My Thoughts
In 2013, I was diagnosed with lipedema. You can read about that story here. I found a support group on Facebook called Lipedema Sisters USA. Within a month of joining the group, I found out that there was a doctor…
My Lipedema Diagnosis
My body hasn’t been right for years. But it took a deep nose dive in the summer of 2012 when I could no longer walk easily without assistance, my memory was presenting a significant problem, and the pain throughout my…
3 Surgeries in Europe – My Experience
After getting diagnosed in 2013, I discovered that there were less conservative treatment options that could help eliminate my Lipedema pain quickly. Other women with Lipedema were going to Germany to get a special kind of surgery called water-jet assisted…