Lympha Press is committed to telling the stories of patients with lipedema. We believe by sharing what these brave and resilient patients have learned as well as what leading medical professionals have discovered, many will be inspired to manage their condition and find hope in the process.
Many women are using the Lympha Press Optimal Plus and seeing great results like reduced pain, increased mobility, and in some cases, substantial reduction and even elimination of fat pads.
Best of all it’s so easy to use, as demonstrated by Lipedema Influencer @PaleGingerPear on Instagram. She is just one of the inspiring voices on our monthly Lipedema Patient Roundtables, which take place on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8 PM. Click below to register!
The June Lipedema Patient Roundtable was a special one: Not only was it Lipedema Awareness Month, but also the one-year anniversary of the Lipedema Patient Roundtables!
In this insightful interview, Dr. Beidas discusses the particular challenges of lipedema surgery, what to look for when considering surgery, the importance of the newly released Standard of Care, and his plans for a groundbreaking lipedema clinic.
Dr. Herbst explores the mind/body connection and how stress affects the extracellular matrix, which is the support system to all body functions. The role of inflammation and recommendations on how lipedema patients can reduce stress are also reviewed.
Diagnosed with lymphedema as a baby, Blanche Pepitone had her first surgery at 18 months old.
Her parents and siblings raised her to live life fully, regardless of her condition, and that has been Blanche's lifelong credo: "You've got to decide how much living you want to do and do what it takes to live that life."
The May Lipedema Patient Roundtable featured a wide range of topics, including venous ultrasounds and the vein connection to lipedema, the differences between lipedema fat and non-lipedema fat, obesogens and toxins that impact our overall health, and the signs of Ehlers-Danlos.
Lap band surgery resulted in the loss of 171 pounds, but why were her calves still 26 inches each? After the successful weight loss, walking 14 miles a day, and eating a very restrictive diet, she concluded: "This was not just metabolic obesity." Her knees were dislocating 7 - 8 times a day. The social lymphedema communities were a tremendous help to Susan - and then she discovered lipedema.
How chemicals make you fat, managing "usable hours" in a day, pain, heart racing and hot flashes, effective breathing, life after surgery, and lots of encouragement are packed into this one-hour Lipedema Patient Roundtable.
It took a cat bite that triggered cellulitis at 50 years old for Jenny to finally get a lymphedema diagnosis and another 12 years for an expert to recognize that she also had lipedema.
