What happens after lipoedema surgery — and what can you do to support your recovery?

In Part 2 of our conversation, Vanessa Armstrong and Carrie Reedy continue talking with Germany-based physiotherapist and Manual Lymphatic Drainage therapist Tanja Bröse-Kronz.

We get practical about recovery, including:

• post-surgery Manual Lymphatic Drainage
• compression and garment choices
• swelling and recovery expectations
• self-management between MLD appointments
• preparing for surgery away from home
• travelling and flying after surgery
• what patients may want organised before their procedure
• supporting your body beyond the initial surgical recovery

Tanja combines her professional experience supporting lipoedema patients before and after surgery with her own lived experience of lipoedema and surgery.

Whether surgery is part of your own plan or not, this conversation also highlights the ongoing role of lymphatic care, compression, movement and understanding your individual body.

ETO Garments manufacture post-surgical compression garments and the made-to-measure ETO Grace range for lymphoedema and lipoedema. ETO states that ETO Grace garments can be used before and after liposuction of areas including the legs, thighs, hips, abdomen and buttocks.

Australia — Haddenham Healthcare Australasia
Haddenham Australia

United Kingdom — Haddenham Healthcare
Haddenham UK

Germany — Your ETO Garments
ETO Garments Germany

International / Europe — ETO Garments
ETO Garments international site

International distributor list — including Australia, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Singapore and others.
Find an ETO distributor

Tanja Bröse-Kronz
Physiotherapist & Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist — Germany

Instagram: @tanja_broese_kronz
Website: tbklymphaticdrainage.com

Lipoedema surgery isn’t the finish line.

In this episode, Vanessa Armstrong and Carrie Reedy are joined by Germany-based physiotherapist and Manual Lymphatic Drainage therapist Tanja Bröse-Kronz.

Tanja brings both professional and lived experience with lipoedema. She works with women receiving MLD and supports patients before and after liposuction and other surgical procedures.

In Part 1, we talk about:

• Tanja’s own lipoedema journey
• the role of MLD and conservative care
• preparing your body before surgery
• what patients often underestimate
• recovery expectations
• why ongoing self-management still matters
• what Tanja is hearing from surgeons in Germany
• why her advice to women considering surgery is simple: take your time

This episode is not only for women considering surgery. It is also about understanding lipoedema care more broadly and making informed choices about the tools and treatments that may support you.

Connect with Tanja Bröse-Kronz
Instagram: @tanja_broese_kronz
Website: tbklymphaticdrainage.com

Coming in Part 2:
We continue the conversation with Tanja and go deeper into post-surgery recovery, MLD, compression, practical self-management, and what women travelling for lipoedema surgery should think about before and after their procedure.

Lipoedema Empower You
Hosted by Vanessa Armstrong & Carrie Reedy
Website: lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au
Email: [email protected]

Questions about surgery - connect with [email protected]

Disclaimer:
This podcast is for general education and shares personal experiences only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please seek personalised advice from appropriately qualified healthcare professionals before making decisions about your health, conservative treatment or surgery.

Knowledge is your superpower.

In Part 1, Vanessa shared how she went from “I don’t need surgery”, to becoming curious, researching her options and eventually developing her own Surgery WHY.

In Part 2, Carrie and Vanessa continue the conversation with what happened after the decision was made, as well as how you can begin to research and be aware of RED FLAGS.

Vanessa shares her personal experience of travelling from Australia to Germany for lipoedema surgery with Dr Christian Stanger at Rosenpark Klinik — including preparing for surgery, the reality of surgery and recovery, and what life looks like approximately two years later.

We talk about the things that can be harder to see in an Instagram before-and-after:

• preparing your body and health before surgery
• why your complete medical history matters
• the emotions and fear that can come before surgery
• travelling overseas for treatment
• Vanessa's experience of tumescent/TLA lipoedema surgery
• the early recovery period and allowing your body time to heal
• expectations versus reality
• body image after surgery
• protecting the investment you have made in your health
• what improved for Vanessa — and what surgery did not magically change
• what she has learned now that she can look back approximately two years later.

Most importantly, this is one woman's experience — not a roadmap for yours.

Vanessa is not recommending that anyone have surgery, travel overseas for surgery or choose the surgeon or clinic she chose.

There is no single “best” surgeon, country, technique or pathway for everyone.

Your health, stage of lipoedema, medical history, risk profile, finances, family situation, priorities and personal Surgery WHY may be very different.

Do your own due diligence.

Research beyond the beautiful results on social media. Speak with long-term patients where possible. Understand the qualifications and experience of the clinician treating you. Ask about the actual procedure being recommended, risks, alternatives, aftercare and complication pathway.

Knowledge should help you make your own informed decision, not convince you to make Vanessa's.

Lipoedema Empower You
https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au

Follow the podcast and find our latest episodes, resources and ways to connect with Carrie and Vanessa.

Vanessa's personal lipoedema surgery journey
https://www.instagram.com/lipoedema.aus.germany.surgery/

This is Vanessa's personal, educational account documenting aspects of her own surgery journey. It is not a recommendation of a surgeon or surgical pathway.

Global Lipoedema Awareness - Surgeries/Surgeons
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/19WrvDusgd/

An international Facebook community where women with lipoedema can connect, share experiences and learn from others around the world.

As with any social-media group, patient experiences can be incredibly useful starting points for research — but they should not replace your own medical advice and due diligence.

Vanessa Armstrong
Health & Mindset Coach
Founder – Keto Buddies & Lipoedema Coaching

Keto Buddies:
https://www.ketobuddies.com.au

Lipoedema Coaching:
https://www.lipoedemacoaching.com.au

If you would like support to clarify your own Surgery WHY, prepare your body and mindset, explore conservative-management strategies or build sustainable health habits, you can connect with Vanessa through Lipoedema Coaching.

Carrie Reedy
Functional Nutritionist
Founder – Carrie Reedy Functional Nutrition

You can also connect with Carrie through the Lipoedema Empower You website:
https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au

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Educational disclaimer: This podcast shares personal experiences and general educational information. It is not medical advice and should not replace individual advice from appropriately qualified healthcare professionals.

When Vanessa Armstrong was first diagnosed with lipoedema, surgery was not on her radar at all.

She had already lost around 45 kg, was active, playing tennis, managing inflammation through nutrition and lifestyle, and felt she had a strong conservative-management toolbox.

So how did she go from:

“I’m not having surgery.”
to
“I’ll get curious about surgery.”
to
“There’s no way I’d go overseas.”
to eventually travelling to Germany for lipoedema surgery?

In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Carrie turns the microphone on Vanessa to explore the journey before surgery — the research, questions, uncertainty and decision-making that helped Vanessa discover her own Surgery WHY.

Perhaps you’re only beginning to explore whether surgery is right for you, already researching surgeons and feeling overwhelmed, or preparing for surgery and recovery.

Vanessa supports women to discover their Surgery WHY, build a strong conservative-management toolbox, and reduce inflammation to better support their pre- and post-surgery goals. She helps women clarify what matters most to them, identify the questions they may want to ask potential surgeons, define what a successful outcome looks like for them, and prepare their body and mind before surgery and through recovery.

If you are curious about support, Vanessa offers first consultations free.
👉 Book your free consultation HERE

👉 See more at Vanessa's surgery instagram HERE

@lipoedema.aus.germany.surgery

This episode is not about telling you whether to have surgery or who to choose. It is about becoming a more informed patient. This is not medical advice; it is an individual's journey to her own decisions.

Vanessa shares how she:

• approached surgery as a tool, not a cure
• explored Australian options before widening her research overseas
• interviewed several surgeons rather than simply asking “Who is the best?”
• created a spreadsheet and asked similar questions across consultations
• learnt to see a consultation as a two-way interview
• contacted previous patients, including women years after surgery
• asked about pain, recovery, complications, scarring, quality of life and whether they would choose the same surgeon again
• used MLD therapists and other practitioners as valuable sources of information
• learnt why another woman’s “perfect surgeon” may not be right for you
• managed the mental load of surgery research
• discovered why she believes you should never choose a surgeon from Instagram alone

One of Vanessa’s strongest messages:

You can research surgery without deciding to have surgery.

Curiosity does not equal commitment.

The goal is not simply to find the surgeon everyone else recommends. It is to understand your body, your priorities, your expectations and what a successful outcome means to you.

Germany, surgery preparation, surgery day, recovery, what surprised Vanessa, what changed, what didn’t — and how she feels about her decision two years later.

Medical Disclaimer

This podcast shares personal experience and general educational information only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, nor is Vanessa’s experience a recommendation to undergo surgery, travel overseas for medical treatment, or choose any particular surgeon, clinic, hospital or technique.

Every person’s health, lipoedema presentation, medical history, risks and circumstances are different. Always seek personalised advice from appropriately qualified healthcare professionals before making healthcare decisions.

🎙️ Lipoedema Empower You Podcast
Hosted by Vanessa Armstrong & Carrie Reedy
🌐 lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au

https://www.instagram.com/lipoedema.aus.germany.surgery/

A holiday should not become another full-time lipoedema management project. Vanessa and Carrie share what genuinelyhelped—and what they deliberately let go—during recent trips through Canada and Europe. How do you travel with lipoedema without spending the entire holiday worrying about swelling, food, compression, clothing or getting out of your routine?
After recent trips through Canada, Europe and a Mediterranean cruise, Vanessa and Carrie come together for an honest conversation about what worked, what did not, and what they learned about permitting themselves to live.
They discuss long-haul flights, heat, compression choices, airport mobility assistance, movement, hydration, eating away from home, alcohol, overpacking, body confidence and returning to routine without punishment or all-or-nothingthinking.

In this episode:
• Preparing your body and your practical travel plan before a long flight
• Compression options and simple movement strategies while flying
• Why asking for airport assistance or a seatbelt extender is not failure
• Choosing food experiences intentionally—and enjoying them without guilt
• Protein-led meals, restaurant swaps, portion sharing and travel-day snacks
• Managing heat, hydration, electrolytes and tired legs
• Why stress reduction and being present may matter as much as a perfectroutine
• Alcohol delay strategies and avoiding the ‘holiday is already blown’ mindset
• Wearing the shorts, swimsuit, skirt or flowy pants that help you participate
• Returning home gently and rebuilding your normal rhythm
The central message: manage your lipoedema so you can live—not live your whole life solely to manage lipoedema. There is no perfect holiday routine. Plan what matters most, adapt to the reality in front of you, and give yourself grace to enjoy the people and places you travelled to experience.
This conversation shares lived experience and general education only. Speak with your own qualified health professional about compression, blood-clot risk, medication, exercise or other individual travel needs.

Connect With Us

Lipoedema Empower You website

Vanessa Armstrong – Keto Buddies

Vanessa– Lipoedema Coaching

Carrie Reedy Functional Nutrition

Helpful Listener References

Lipoedema Australia – Treatment and management principles — Australian overview of compression and individualised lipoedema management.

Lipoedema Australia – Resources — Compression FAQs and best-practice resources.

Better Health Channel – Lipoedema — Victoriangovernment health information on management options.

Healthdirect Australia – Lipoedema — Australian consumer health information.

CDC – Blood clots and travel — Long-distancetravel risk factors, movement and when to seek personalised advice.

Standard of Care for Lipedema in the United States— Peer-reviewed overview of conservative management and self-care.

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P2: Not Your Fault… What You Can Do

In Part Two of our conversation with Siobhan Huggins from The Lipedema Project, we move from the science into the practical, emotional and empowering side of living with lipoedema.

If Part One helped explain why lipoedema is not simply “just fat” or a personal failure, Part Two asks the next question: what can we actually do with that knowledge?

Vanessa and Carrie talk with Siobhan about the overwhelm that can come after diagnosis, the grief many women feel when they realise how long they have been misunderstood, and the powerful difference between blame and agency.

One of the strongest messages in this episode is this: lipoedema is not your fault, but that does not mean you are powerless.

Together we explore conservative care, therapeutic carbohydrate reduction, ketogenic nutrition, inflammation, non-scale wins, surgery expectations, self-experimenting, and how to build a support toolbox without trying to change everything overnight.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What to do when diagnosis feels overwhelming
• Why “it’s not your fault” and “there are things you can do” can both be true
• Conservative management and why small steps matter
• Therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and ketogenic nutrition in lipoedema
• Pain, swelling, inflammation, energy and non-scale wins
• Why surgery is not just a cosmetic decision
• Preparing emotionally and practically when considering surgery
• The importance of realistic expectations
• Self-experimenting safely and thoughtfully
• Building a lipoedema toolbox with curiosity, not fear

This episode is especially for anyone who has felt confused, blamed, dismissed or overwhelmed in their lipoedema journey. It is also for those wondering where to start, whether conservative care is worth exploring, or how to think about surgery in a grounded and informed way.

You are not alone. You did not cause this. And there is still hope.

Guest: Siobhan Huggins
Siobhan Huggins is a researcher and lipoedema advocate associated with The Lipedema Project, with a special interest in metabolic health, inflammation, cholesterol metabolism, therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and lipoedema/lipedema research.

Listen to Part One:
Part One explores the science of lipoedema, metabolic health, inflammation, hormones, fascia, lymphatics, ketogenic nutrition and why current research is bringing new hope to the lipoedema community.

Resources and references mentioned across Part One and Part Two:

The Lipedema Project
https://lipedemaproject.org/

Lipedema Simplified
https://lipedema-simplified.org/

Lipedema Foundation LEGATO Lipedema Library
https://library.lipedema.org/

Ketogenic Diet as a Potential Intervention for Lipedema
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33303304/

Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction for Lipedema: Guidelines for a Patient-Centered, Holistic Approach
https://www.lidsen.com/journals/rpn/rpn-05-03-019

Proposed Framework for Research Case Definitions of Lipedema
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11044873/

Roadmap for Diagnosing Lipedema
https://lipedemaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/roadmap-diagnosing-lipedema.pdf

Connect with Lipoedema Empower You:

Website: https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au/
Email: [email protected]

Hosted by Vanessa Armstrong and Carrie Reedy.

Vanessa Armstrong
Keto Buddies / Lipoedema Coaching
https://www.ketobuddies.com.au/

Carrie Reedy https://carriereedy.com/

Important note:
This podcast is for education, lived experience and community support. It is not medical advice and does not replace care from your doctor, dietitian, lymphoedema therapist, surgeon or other qualified health professional.

Follow Lipoedema Empower You so you don’t miss future conversations designed to help you feel informed, supported and less alone.

Vanessa and Carrie are honoured to be joined by Siobhan Huggins, Research Specialist for The Lipedema Project and an independent researcher with a special interest in metabolic health, inflammation, cholesterol metabolism, therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and lipoedema. Siobhan is a ROCK STAR in our community! Working so hard to help drive the research. This is a two-part POD a must listen...
This is Part 1 of our conversation, and it is the more science-focused half. Siobhan shares her personal story of discovering ketogenic nutrition in 2016, noticing changes in her physical and mental health, and later being diagnosed with lipoedema after others recognised patterns in her body shape and weight loss.
We explore why lipoedema is so much more than “just fat”, and why the condition may involve many overlapping systems, including inflammation, hormones, insulin resistance, lymphatic changes, connective tissue, fascia, pain, swelling and tissue-level changes.
Siobhan also explains why the research is moving quickly, why patient voices matter, and how better science can help women feel less dismissed, less blamed and more supported.
In this episode we discuss: Siobhan’s personal health story and path to lipoedema diagnosis; why keto led her into metabolic health research; why lipoedema can become more visible after weight loss; the role of inflammation, hormones and insulin resistance; lymphatic and connective tissue involvement; why pain in lipoedema is real and measurable; why patient-led questions are helping move research forward; and why more knowledge can create hope rather than overwhelm.
This conversation is educational only and is not individual medical advice. Please speak with your qualified health professional before making changes to your nutrition, treatment or medical care.

Part 2 will drop in 2 weeks.

Resources ( please review resources in all episodes to help build out your toolbox)

https://lipedemaproject.org/

https://lipedema-simplified.org/portfolio/the-lipedema-project/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-huggins-91b6099a/

#Lipoedema #Lipedema #LipoedemaResearch #LipedemaResearch #LipoedemaAwareness #LipedemaAwareness #MetabolicHealth #TherapeuticCarbohydrateReduction #KetoForLipoedema #LipoedemaEmpowerYou

A gentle note before listening: Carol Nelson's story is powerful, vulnerable and very individual. Her experience is not a typical early-stage lipoedema story, and not everyone with lipoedema progresses in the same way. Carol’s symptoms were advanced from a young age, which is rare, and her journey includes more than lipoedema alone. If you are newly diagnosed or feeling overwhelmed, please listen with self-compassion. This episode is not shared to frighten you, but to remind you that every body and every pathway is unique.

In this deeply personal episode of the Lipoedema Empower You Podcast, Vanessa and Carrie are joined by Carol, who describes herself as a unique “unicorn” in the lipoedema community.

Carol shares her lifelong relationship with her body, her mind and her diagnosis, along with her experience of conservative management, compression, water therapy, surgery, GLP-1 microdosing, mindset and choosing joy.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Carol’s body story from childhood
• Why comparison is not helpful in lipoedema
• Conservative management, pool work and movement
• Reducing pain and preserving strength
• Carol’s reduction from approximately 121 cm around the thigh to 81 cm before surgery or medications
• Compression, including daytime and night/resting garments
• Surgery and GLP-1 microdosing
• Choosing “goddess” over “warrior”
• Sleep, hypnosis, fidgeting and free tools we can use to support ourselves
• The reminder to “put the right petrol in your vehicle”
• Choosing joy and living as your happiest self

Carol’s story is intimate, honest and full of practical wisdom. She reminds us that even when the journey is complex, there can still be humour, hope, light, agency and joy.

Resources mentioned

Lipoedema Australia: ⁠https://www.lipoedema.org.au/⁠Lipoedema Australia Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/LipoedemaAustralia/⁠

Lipoedema Australia Support Group: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/lipedemaAust.support/⁠Lipoedema Warriors Stage 1: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/696844074140591/⁠

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Lipoedema Warriors Luscious Ladies - Stage 3 & 4

⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2033288886986044/?ref=share&rdid=XII5DdVdZfh2vcBp&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F1BKFJuWiRv%2F⁠

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⁠⁠The Lipedema Project: ⁠https://lipedemaproject.org/⁠Dercum’s Disease – NORD: ⁠https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/dercums-disease/⁠Dercum’s Disease – DermNet: ⁠https://dermnetnz.org/topics/dercum-disease⁠

Dr Chris Lekich / Lipoedema Surgical Solution: ⁠https://lipoedemasurgicalsolution.com/⁠

Haddenham Healthcare: ⁠https://hadhealth.com/⁠

Eto Grace compression: ⁠https://hadhealth.com/assets/info-sheets/ETOGB-001%20ver.01%20Eto%20Grace%20Brochure%20Low-Res.pdf⁠

Comfiwave night/resting compression: ⁠https://hadhealth.com/assets/info-sheets/CWLF-002%20ver.08%20Comfiwave%20Brochure%20WEB.pdf⁠

Bioflect compression: ⁠https://www.therapygarments.com/lipedema-micromassage-compression-garments.html⁠H

ead and Neck Lymphoedema: ⁠https://www.headandneckcancer.org.au/health-wellbeing/swelling-of-the-head-and-neck/⁠Jason Stephenson Sleep Meditations: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqPYhcdFgrlUXiGmPRAej1w⁠

Dr Will Cole – The Inflammation Spectrum: ⁠https://drwillcole.com/the-inflammation-spectrum/⁠

Dr Will Cole – Gut Feelings: ⁠https://drwillcole.com/gut-feelings/⁠

Please remember:This podcast is for education, lived experience and community support only. It is not medical advice. Please speak with your qualified health professional before making decisions about compression, medication, GLP-1s, surgery or treatment.

Connect with us:⁠https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au/⁠⁠[email protected]⁠

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Feeling Alone with your Lipoedema? This episode, as part of our Lipoedema Awareness Month, is for you. Meet Marianne Pedersen, a leader in the community. Learn how 28 years ago she was diagnosed and how she was told she was RARE and the Only one in Western Australia. Learn what her top 4 tips are, what her personal experience with Lipedema is and how she lives the best version of herself at every stage. Want to find a supportive community that suits your needs & stage?

Lipoedema Warriors Stage 1: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/696844074140591/⁠⁠

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Lipoedema Warriors Luscious Ladies - Stage 3 & 4

⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2033288886986044/?ref=share&rdid=XII5DdVdZfh2vcBp&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fg%2F1BKFJuWiRv%2F⁠⁠

Lipoedema Warriors Australia https://www.facebook.com/groups/1030287640441378

Lipoedema Warriors - Worldwide

https://www.facebook.com/groups/536486686555453

Please remember:This podcast is for education, lived experience and community support only. It is not medical advice. Please speak with your qualified health professional before making decisions about compression, medication, GLP-1s, surgery or treatment.

Connect with us:⁠⁠https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠

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In this episode of the Lipoedema Empower You Podcast, Vanessa and Carrie are joined by Rosemary “Rose” Kendell from Lymph Scar Occupational Therapy in Perth, Western Australia, for a deeply practical and reassuring conversation about lipoedema diagnosis.

Many women first discover lipoedema through social media, Google, Facebook groups, TikTok, Instagram, or even by entering their symptoms into ChatGPT. While online information can be a powerful starting point, it can also lead to confusion, fear, misinformation, and the feeling that you need to jump straight from “I think I have this” to “I need surgery.”

Rose helps us slow the process down.

Together, we explore what it can look like to seek a professional lipoedema assessment, how to find a practitioner with relevant training, and why a diagnosis can be the beginning of understanding your body more clearly — not the end of the journey.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Why lipoedema can be missed or misunderstood by some health professionals
• Why your GP may still be an important part of your care team
• How to look for a qualified lymphoedema or lipoedema-aware practitioner
• The National Lymphoedema Practitioners Register and Lipoedema Australia resources
• What questions to ask before booking an assessment
• Why a report back to your GP can help educate and support your ongoing care
• What a lipoedema assessment may include
• Hormonal history, family history, symptoms, pain, heaviness, bruising and mobility
• SOZO bioimpedance testing and what it may help assess
• BMI, fat mass, waist-to-height ratio and why body composition can be complex in lipoedema
• The difference between lipoedema, lymphoedema, oedema and inflammation
• Why excess fluid does not always mean lymphoedema
• Why lipoedema and lifestyle-related weight can coexist
• Why “eat less, move more” often fails women with lipoedema
• How diagnosis can bring relief, grief, overwhelm and hope
• Why you do not need to buy every tool, garment or treatment immediately
• The power of building both a professional team and a supportive community

Rose explains that lipoedema is complex and can affect more than the size or shape of the body. It may involve pain, heaviness, inflammation, fluid changes, lymphatic considerations, body composition differences, mobility, mental health, and years of feeling dismissed or misunderstood.

This episode is especially helpful if you are wondering whether you may have lipoedema, preparing for your first assessment, trying to talk to your GP, or feeling overwhelmed by conflicting information online.

The key message: you deserve to be heard, assessed kindly, and supported with curiosity, evidence, and hope.

Research papers mentioned in this episode:

1. Lucy Melican & Megan Pfeffer
   Waist-to-height ratio as an alternative measure to body mass index reduces the diagnosis of obesity in the lipoedema cohort
   https://woundsinternational.com/journal-articles/waist-to-height-ratio-as-an-alternative-measure-to-body-mass-index-reduces-the-diagnosis-of-obesity-in-the-lipoedema-cohort/
2. Diogo Pinto da Costa Viana & Lucas Caseri Câmara
   Metabolic Therapy for Lipedema: Can Tirzepatide Overcome the Treatment Gap?
   https://journaljpri.com/index.php/JPRI/article/view/7664
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Disclaimer:
This podcast is for education and lived-experience discussion only and is not medical advice. Please speak with your trusted healthcare provider before making changes to your health, treatment, nutrition, compression, movement or medical care.

Connect with us:
Website: https://lipoedemaempoweryou.com.au
Email: [email protected]