06-06-2023, 02:17 PM
Jake Meeus-Jones
Mon, 5 June 2023 at 11:44 pm SGT
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Alisa Vandercruyssen, 28, started to get bigger legs, arms and abdomen from aged 17 - despite living an active lifestyle.
Despite multiple trips to the doctors, they assumed she had a weight issue and gave her pamphlets for diet and exercise.
Alisa had a healthy diet, regularly exercised and even tried weight loss drugs but her limbs continued to grow and cause her pain.
She thinks her condition has caused her to gain around 50lbs (3.5st).
Alisa thought she might have the chronic condition lipoedema - an abnormal build-up of fat - after watching a YouTube video and was given her official diagnosis in Novemeber 2022.
Doctors told Alisa she would need six surgeries to remove the lipoedema nodules
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“I’m excited to see the muscle I’ve built working out all these years.”
Alisa will be returning to the surgery to have the rest of the lipoedema nodules removed.
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“It’s very underdiagnosed and under researched.”
Better to read full report here: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/thought-curvy-...29825.html
Mon, 5 June 2023 at 11:44 pm SGT
......
Alisa Vandercruyssen, 28, started to get bigger legs, arms and abdomen from aged 17 - despite living an active lifestyle.
Despite multiple trips to the doctors, they assumed she had a weight issue and gave her pamphlets for diet and exercise.
Alisa had a healthy diet, regularly exercised and even tried weight loss drugs but her limbs continued to grow and cause her pain.
She thinks her condition has caused her to gain around 50lbs (3.5st).
Alisa thought she might have the chronic condition lipoedema - an abnormal build-up of fat - after watching a YouTube video and was given her official diagnosis in Novemeber 2022.
Doctors told Alisa she would need six surgeries to remove the lipoedema nodules
......
“I’m excited to see the muscle I’ve built working out all these years.”
Alisa will be returning to the surgery to have the rest of the lipoedema nodules removed.
......
“It’s very underdiagnosed and under researched.”
Better to read full report here: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/thought-curvy-...29825.html