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    Lymph Care Tools

    July 20, 2020 / No Comments

    've been asked a lot lately what are some of the tools I use to manage my Lipolymphedema. So I thought I'd share how I keep my lymph care tools right next to my bed for easy access. I know I need to use them daily but I also know me, if its a struggle I won't stick with it.

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    Cara (@PaleGingerPear)

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How has it been 2 months? I swear I was just out a How has it been 2 months? I swear I was just out at @totallipedemacare getting 3.5 feet of skin that weighed 20lbs removed. 
What I’m dealing with:
- I can stand up straight!
- The phantom itchiness stopped
- Moving around is insanely different and easier
- I have so much more energy 
- I sleep better and flatter in bed without waking up in pain.
- No more wound packing or vac. The wound is almost closed 🎉
- The 2 little side openings are closed
- The tightness when I reach for something has lessened
And the most 🤯
- Edema in my mon pubis (aka fupa) is drastically different. Wasn’t expecting that to be a result of the surgery 😂

Surgeon: @drjaimeschwartz aka @drlippypoppy of Total Lipedema Care

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #woundvac
"Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is "Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with inner light...”~ Yann Martel

With the “slices” of my 4 surgeries, I feel the glow getting brighter and brighter. As the pain and heaviness of the Lipedema is removed, I feel better and am able to do the day to day with easy. 

I am amazed each day at the reset on life these procedures have given me. I can’t even fully put into words how different I feel yet at the same time I feel more me than ever before. Like the outside me is matching the person who had been trapped in that Lipedema body for so many years. 

All four surgeries by @drjaimeschwartz of @totallipedemacare 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #tummytuckcompression
Running errands for the first time without compres Running errands for the first time without compression on the stomach while it’s in the wash. No issues and I didn’t puff up the 40 minutes I was out. 🎉
 It’s great to be feeling more normal as I go out and about as I’m close to being 2 months post op from the tummy tuck. 
What was something that made you feel less “post op-y” and more you?

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #tummytuckcompression
Happy Easter from little pgp with permed bangs 🤦🏼‍♀️
I remember my mom loved this dress and I hated it other than the lime green trim. I agreed to it if we could add more green which apparently meant socks. For Easter every year my grandma use to pay for a spiral perm... this year that included the bangs. 
This was Easter of the year I was really sick with everything I hate. (We hadn’t figured out my food issues yet) my face got puffy, my legs ached all the time and my upper arms were covered in bruises. Looking back now it’s clear the start of my Lipedema issues but we had no idea at the time. 
Do you notice your Lipedema looking back at photos or thinking if events?

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation
Figured I’d use the #bmibullshit to my advantage Figured I’d use the #bmibullshit to my advantage for once and get #vaxxed💉  #dose1 right in #flotsam 😆
🚨 Possible trigger warning: fat shaming, Dr's n 🚨 Possible trigger warning: fat shaming, Dr's not believing patient🚨
This weeks Wonder Wednesday question is: Why did it take so long for a diagnosis? You seemed to suffer for so long... 
I wish I had a better answer other than doctors just don’t know about it. But sadly, at least in my case, that seems to be the reason why I didn't get a diagnosis till I was in my late 20’s. Actually the more I think about it it's that not enough people, in general, know about it. 

If someone in my family had known they could have spoken up and demanded doctors to look into it for me. Instead, I grew up hating and not trusting doctors because every single doctor appointment led to a lecture about my weight. Sometimes the doctor blamed my parents. Sometimes they blamed me. But during all the blaming and shaming I was never once given a solution.
💻 check out my whole answer on PALEGINGERPEAR.com 💻

Link in the Wonder Wednesday story highlight in my profile

#lymphedema #lymphedemawarrior #lymphedematreatment #lymphedemalife #lymphedemafashion #lymphedemacompression #lymphedemacompressiongarments #compression #compressionsocks #wonderwednesday #longdiagnosis #fatshamed #fatshaming #drsnottrustingpatients 
#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol
Wrapping up #lymphedemaawarenessmonth by getting m Wrapping up #lymphedemaawarenessmonth by getting measured for new @medilymphology custom fitted compression knee highs. I’m so excited. I have needed new compression for way too long. I kept putting it off cause I wasn’t sure what we were doing surgery wise for awhile. 
I will be trying out the #cosi compression this time for one of my pairs. I will also be getting the new violet as my fun color in the #medi550. I’m looking to seeing the difference between the two styles and sharing with you what I think of them.

#lymphedema #lymphedemawarrior #lymphedematreatment #lymphedemalife #lymphedemafashion #lymphedemacompression #lymphedemacompressiongarments #compression #compressionsocks 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol
As I sat trimming the sleeves off my @theprocess2p As I sat trimming the sleeves off my @theprocess2progress shirt I had “isn’t it ironic don’t you think..” going through my head. It was just funny to me that I was making adjustments to a shirt about enlarged limbs to fit my #lipedemaupperarms ... if we can’t laugh at the struggle we will just end up miserable. 
I hope you were able to laugh during this #lymphedemaawarnessmonth 

#lymphedema #lymphedemawarrior #lymphedematreatment #lymphedemalife #lymphedemafashion 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #tummytuckcompression #lipoelastic #lipoelasticangel
First early morning Lymphapress sess since the tum First early morning Lymphapress sess since the tummy tuck. I didn’t realize how much I missed this till it started up. My legs had been really tender the first few weeks post op this last surgery. I think it was a combination of not being as active to get the lymph moving, not having compression on my thighs right as we focused on the stomach with a binder(pre doctors orders) and not having the pump working them. 
I was starting to feel so much better now that I can stand up straight, walk better and allowed back in compression leggings. The final piece was getting back into my #violetbeauregardesuit as I refer to my #lymphapressoptimalplus. 
Funny how the self care we need to do seems like so much time till we can’t do it for awhile and then we can’t wait to get back to it 😂

And yes I got cleared by the local surgeon who is keeping an eye on my wound to go ahead and use it. He just recommended that I turned off the stomach chambers till the wound is completely healed. 

Lymphapress by @medicalsolutionssupplier the first pump to be approved for both lymphedema and lipedema 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #lymphaticdrainage #lymphaticmassage #lymphapress #lymphaticsystem #lymphapants #lymphapressusa
Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow 7pm est as @kel Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow 7pm est as @kellybellyohio and I talk about her new #lipedemadiagnosis ... how it’s a relief to get an answer but how it’s scary and frustrating as well. If you have any questions for either of us leave a comment below. 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #newtolipedema #lipedemainfo #lipedeamalife
#175dayspostop on my inner #lipedemathighs it’s #175dayspostop on my inner #lipedemathighs it’s crazy to me how empty they are. But the best part is the pain in the front of my thighs is GONE. 
My thighs use to throb so bad that I couldn’t fall asleep some nights... Unbelievable pain if the cat or dog stepped on them. I use to be covered in bruises all the time but I haven’t had one bruise on my thigh since surgery. 
The relief I feel has made all the struggle that goes along with a surgery journey worth while. I hope one day surgeries are covered for all and that we have a non surgical options for those that don’t want surgery or surgery isn’t safe. 

Thighs: October 1st 2020 by @drjaimeschwartz of @totallipedemacare 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #liposuctiononthighs #lipedemaremovalinthighs
I had always suspected I had Lipedema in my stomac I had always suspected I had Lipedema in my stomach. But I too had been told that it was “a leg condition” so I was leery of mentioning it and sounding stupid... Part way through my consult exam Dr Jaime asked to examine my stomach. After examining both of the “B belly rolls”, he turned to the nurse in the room & told her to feel. She got this shocked looked and said “She has it in her stomach!” ... 
💻 check out my whole answer on PALEGINGERPEAR.com💻

 Link in the Wonder Wednesday story highlight in my profile 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #tummytuckcompression #lipoelastic #lipoelasticangel #woundvac
#300dayspostop on my saddlebags... how are we clos #300dayspostop on my saddlebags... how are we close to a year on this surgery?!? 
Almost a year of no pain in the hips. Almost a year of not banging them off counters or tables. Almost a year of not having to turn and angle to get through a lot of spaces. Almost a year of being able to fit in a bathtub again. 
Between the saddlebag surgery and the tummy tuck I am down almost 10inches around the widest part 🤯

All surgeries by @drjaimeschwartz of @totallipedemacare 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #saddlebags #lipedemasaddlebags #muppettattoo #muppetthightattoo #muppetthighpiece
It’s gorgeous out today. Run some errands in my It’s gorgeous out today. Run some errands in my @wwp shirt, @lipoelastic leggings, @medi.usa #mediven550 and @pandereshoes #travelersandals 
Compression is just part of life for both my lymphedema and Lipedema. It doesn’t need to be painful and it doesn’t need to be hidden. I’ve yet to meet someone in the 12 years I’ve been wearing compression that had an issue with it. 
Who you surround yourself with should want to see take care of yourself and manage your health. 

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #tummytuckcompression #lipoelastic #lipoelasticangel #woundvac
It’s amazing how a real shower and proper fittin It’s amazing how a real shower and proper fitting underwear can make you feel like a normal human. 
This bralette and super soft cheeky lace panties from @lanebryant are both comfortable and cute. The cuteness makes me feel more normal and less healing with a wound vac still. 
I’m moving around a lot better than just a week ago. I don’t feel super tight unless I try to reach for something high. And I no longer feel the slight pressure band where the internal waist trainer was stitched. I’m also still obsessed with being able to see my belly button😂

Tummy tuck @drjaimeschwartz  of @totallipedemacare on 2/11/2021

#Lipedema #lipedemafighter #lipedemaawareness #lipedemawontwin #lipedemawontdefineme #lipedemawontstopme #lipedemareductionsurgery #lipedemalegs #lipedemaarms #lipedemaarmslegsabdomen #takingbackcontrol #reducinginflammation #tummytuck #tummytucksurgery #tummytuckrecovery #tummytuckforlipedema #tummytuckforlipedemaremoval #woundvac
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