Life in Compression
Summer time is festival time! It's August and three quarters of the festival season is already over. But there are still a few great weeks ahead of us. In this festival guide for flat knit heroes I share my tips for a successful festival with lipoedema. Apart from the ultimate tip to wear the compression even on hot festival days,
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
All chronic diseases have their challenges, such as: B. A new identity, and one cannot and must not even differentiate between noticeable, visible or incomprehensible restrictions for the environment, because each one brings with it its own hurdles. I would love to make this article fun and entertaining, but there is
When @ursula @ursel_at_home asked me if I would like to write an article on the topic of menopause with lipedema, I was very happy. So much has changed for me since I accepted lipedema (I got the diagnosis almost 15 years ago) and finally found a doctor,