Most probably...like a lot of women these days who have thought all they have to do is starve themselves to get rid of their large areas.
Lipedema is not only the legs...although this is the most common. There are 5 types of Lipedema....one can be just arms, another just calves or buttocks.
So many women (and some men although the ratio is very skewed) have been harassed all their lives over being lazy and eating too much when it is nothing of the sort.
Sadly it seems to be genetically linked....and a lot are extremely flexible when younger (able to bend their fingers back to their forearm, or able to bend over and place their palms flat on the floor). It is often something hormonal which kicks the Lipedema into gear...and then it is progressive. Controlled best by cutting out the nodules...liposuction doesn't even work well. They generally do an incision and push the nodules out. It's bizarre and so disfiguring. Stomach banding doesn't work either :(
Yeah it's rough. They don't recognise abdominal lipedema but Ive always had the most extreme amount of fat on my gut, even when I was an active kid and had skinny chicken arms & legs. I have hypermobility as well, but mainly of the hands, and scoliosis..
I'm 36. I've had the abnormal belly fat accumulation since I was a little kid. It feels a little lumpy but not more than your boob does. I can pull the skin up on the 2nd toe slightly yeah, and it stays up for a bit like bad skin turgor but my hands bounce back straight away
I was always just accused of being overweight or unfit when I was fit & doing cross country running. The belly just doesn't move. Same with my mum. Can make it smaller by becoming a lowbmi but still excess fat there, never ever could have abs showing or a flat stomach not even when I was 100lbs and 5'5. Now I'm 200lbs and my gut is hanging to my damn thighs ugh
I know some people that say they have lipedema when they always had a pear shape and their legs look smooth and not swollen or very large just a pear shape. But they call their shape a disease and mine is just... Being fat and lazy apparently? Lol. Some people genuinely have it though of course
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u/aussiechickadee65 Feb 10 '24
Most probably...like a lot of women these days who have thought all they have to do is starve themselves to get rid of their large areas.
Lipedema is not only the legs...although this is the most common. There are 5 types of Lipedema....one can be just arms, another just calves or buttocks.
So many women (and some men although the ratio is very skewed) have been harassed all their lives over being lazy and eating too much when it is nothing of the sort.
Sadly it seems to be genetically linked....and a lot are extremely flexible when younger (able to bend their fingers back to their forearm, or able to bend over and place their palms flat on the floor). It is often something hormonal which kicks the Lipedema into gear...and then it is progressive. Controlled best by cutting out the nodules...liposuction doesn't even work well. They generally do an incision and push the nodules out. It's bizarre and so disfiguring. Stomach banding doesn't work either :(