Lipedema Surgery Results as Described by: Julie J. 11/19/2020 Many years ago I asked a doctor if he thought I had Lipedema. He laughed me out of the office telling me that fat is a lifestyle choice that I made. I was mortified but put it out of my mind. Many years later, during Covid-19 lockdown I [...]
Is comparison stealing your joy? Comparison is, in fact, a thief of joy, as Theodore Roosevelt so appropriately claimed, but it doesn’t need to be a constant battle we have to wage every day. Do you find your self secretly thinking these thoughts? My body does not compare to (fill in the blank.) I did not lose as much [...]
Dr. Marcia Byrd has many frequently asked questions about lipedema that come up over and over again. She has partnered with Denise Bennett, a lipedema patient of hers, who is one of four volunteers that watches over the Lipedema Surgery in Georgia Facebook group. All of the volunteers who participate in the group, approve women into the group, to [...]
Loose skin after lipedema surgery is one of the draw backs from eliminating lipedema fat in certain areas of your body like your upper arms. Loose skin in the upper arm area is particularly a problem , because there's so much extra skin hanging down it looks like a batwing! Denis Bennett Talks About Her Loose Skin After Lipedema [...]
By Denise Bennett I love clothes. Always have. But as Lipedema progressed, I faced a clothing challenge. At first, it was clothing not fitting properly in my upper arms and eventually it became an issue with the calves of my legs as well. I was in my mid-twenties the first time I recall it happening. I had business-style [...]
By Denise Bennett Bad veins. Adipose tissue disorder. Legs. It seems to be a whole new world focused on my legs. Having unknowingly lived with Lipedema since puberty, my legs have always been a focal point, but no more than they have been in the last year. Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with Lipedema. It has been [...]
By Denise Bennett The Urban Dictionary says that love-hate relationships are complicated, but in the end they're exciting and intoxicating because there is a fine line between love and hate. While donning a compression garment may produce a level of excitement; heart racing, sweat dripping, and flushing of the cheeks, I have never found compression garments to be [...]
