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Hello everyone, well, here I am after a lot of back and forth whether I should try a blog to tell you my story. After dear Caroline gave me a lot of courage, it starts now. Anyone who knows me actually knows that I am more of a narrator

I still remember exactly how it was. I was sitting with my phlebologist. He looked at me and told me in no uncertain terms that I have lipedema, that it cannot be cured, that I have to live with it. All my hopes, wishes and dreams burst like a soap bubble at this moment.

Lipedema diagnosis Whoever has found the right doctor for themselves and has made the crucial appointment and the lipedema diagnosis behind them will unfortunately like many stand like an ox in front of the mountain. A checklist is needed that provides a good overview for the first steps after the diagnosis. Follow the lipedema checklist

The Inselsberg Clinic – a field report Since my diagnosis in 2014, I have been to two different clinics for lipoedema rehabilitation via the German pension insurance scheme. In 2022, as part of my educational work at the Inselsberg Clinic, I was allowed to stay for a week to gain an insight, which I can therefore offer to those affected

Self-management of lipedema and lymphedema, which includes wearing a flat-knit compression garment, sometimes poses a major challenge for many sufferers. Because often not only colors, like here mango yellow, but also many psychological factors with regard to self-perception and external perception, as well as the body feeling play a decisive role. You may know me as

My beloved avocado green has to give way to new medi colors in autumn 2022. Reason enough not only to choose my avocado love with a particularly cheerful outfit and to encourage you to quickly secure this good mood color with the next recipe. But also to tell about how colored compressions your inner

This is not a scientific educational article. It is my personal examination of lymphedema, similar to a travelogue... Lymphedema If you ask me what the biggest difference between lipedema and lymphedema is: the final realization that it is irreversible and will not get any better. They are certainly not often the same

In life with lipedema, lymphedema or thrombosis, self-management is everything, and that includes compression therapy. In addition to lymph drainage and flat knit care, an IPK device for at home is a good addition to your therapy. But what exactly is it, how do you apply for it and what do I have to pay attention to when using it? here

When I had the first job interview in compression after my lipedema diagnosis, I was not wearing arm compression. My concern was that I would be labeled sick and, above all, unattractive for my employer. From today's point of view, double nonsense, because now I'm something of an employer myself and

Flat knit compression - a word that has been with me for many years. My current doctor always says, “You will be wearing your compression for the next 100 years.” Wow, what a statement. At first I thought this was a joke. So for a lifetime! Class. I've been wearing them since 2013, they are