disrespect
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Doctor accountability
I never thought I would write this post about this doctor. And I’m not going to name names, but I am going to say what I am feeling, and I am going to share this link with her. Because what I feel is complicated, but the overriding emotion is betrayal. The story will take some Continue reading
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Last bastion
I have stated so many times that I’m sick of myself that I believe obesity is the last condition about which people feel free to be bigots. People who would never dream of mocking someone for their ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious preference, or any other of the “protected classes” don’t seem to hesitate when it Continue reading
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(Lack of) initiative
I was watching TV last night, and a commercial came on—one of those Big Pharma pitches for some medication that would miraculously clear up whatever persistent condition from which you are suffering—and something about it struck hard. This was the one where the lady has thyroid eye disease and has lived for most of her Continue reading
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The indignities we endure
Today I had an appointment with a new doctor, and it went about like they all do. This doctor was a dermatologist, and I was going for multiple reasons, the first one being that my primary doctor wanted someone with more experience to look at the skin on my very swollen lower legs and the Continue reading
About Me
I started this blog to talk about a genetic, fibrotic fat-storing (some say autoimmune) condition called Lipoedema, which is something I began to experience in my 60s, although some see early onset at puberty, or post-pregnancy, or at menopause. The other “L” condition from which I suffer is Lymphedema, as a common secondary effect of the fibrosis that blocks lymphatic drainage. Despite the fact that one in 11 women suffer from lipoedema, most doctors have never heard of it, so on top of the pain and embarrassment of this extremely obvious malady, millions of us are out there being fat-shamed for a condition that isn’t contingent on diet or exercise for its growth. This blog was intended to share my reactions.
I have, however, reserved the right to discuss “other stuff” here and, increasingly, since January 20th, 2025, that is politics, because what else, after all, are we legitimately obsessed with in this age of fascism in these United States of America? So while the “theme” of this blog may be confusing, it is my blog, where I can talk about whatever I wish. You are not constrained to read the parts you don’t like. But I feel compelled to write about them.
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