That may be enough time to change their mind. — The experiment started when a male supervisor inadvertently used a woman employee’s name signature to email a client. Emailing back-and-forth, the client was rude, disrespectful, and dismissive; every suggestion was met with an “I know what I’m talking about and you don’t” attitude. When he then emailed the same client…

I’m less afraid now than I was last week — Today is My Big Day. I’ve been waiting for this for an entire year. And this week so far has seemed like an eternity. Two days ago, I flew to Los Angeles for my Liposuction surgery. Yesterday I had my pre-op appointment and met with my surgeon, Dr. Schwartz. He…

This is my worst nightmare — I never thought I’d be dealing with something as complex and controversial as Lipedema. Not only am I completely disabled by this disease, but I live in a society that doesn’t recognize Lipedema as an actual disease but instead blames women for being fat and lazy. Our culture believes we…

I still can’t describe how I feel about it — It was around this time last year I was diagnosed with Lipedema. A diagnosis I’d never heard of until a couple of months beforehand, after reading articles from Shannon Ashley. I flew down to L.A. and spent an entire morning with Dr. Herbst and Dr. Schwartz, who poked and prodded…

And surgery won’t fix it — I know I may start sounding like a hypochondriac, and sometimes I feel I am. However, over the past year, my body has been doing such crazy things that I don’t recognize it anymore. Over the past six months, I’ve been having a difficult time exerting myself. I mostly lie…

This is why women are afraid of being alone with law enforcement — She was four months pregnant and driving home with her three children sitting in the back seats. It was already dark out, and the rural Florida road she was driving had no street lights. She glanced back and saw her littlest one nodding off to sleep. Wanting to get her…

Do you have Lipedema too? — I have been battling Lipedema for years, but I didn’t know I had it. I went through menopause and started getting the middle spread, back fat, a big belly, chubby knees, and large thighs. I started exercising and dieting and did this for four years without success. My weight increased…

Even if they don’t have this procedure written out in their plan language. — I was reading an article Shannon Ashley wrote back in February about her surgery process and how fantastic her legs looked after she’d undergone liposuction surgery. She also wrote about how her insurance wouldn’t cover the surgery because they didn’t have this written out in the plan. It made me…

Navigating through the medical system is exhausting work. Keep going anyway. — (Posted from my newsletter, Lipedema and Me) I spent a couple of hours today doing the footwork of following up with my medical providers. It was exhausting, and it took most of my energy out of me for the day. First thing this morning, I went to my physical therapy…