Legs Like Mine: The Podcast Episode 6: Lipedema, The Disease Medical Schools Don't Teach, But Should

🎧 Welcome to Legs Like Mine: The Podcast — where we explore lipedema from a patient’s perspective, break down the latest research, and share real-life experiences of living with this often misunderstood condition.In this episode:We’re speaking directly to medical students and future healthcare providers. If your textbooks never mentioned lipedema — a chronic fat disorder affecting up to 11% of women — you’re not alone. But here’s why that needs to change.Host Susan O’Hara, a lipedema patient and advocate, shares what she wishes doctors had known earlier. Learn how to recognize the signs, avoid misdiagnosis, and understand why lipedema is not obesity — even though it’s often mistaken for it.🎓 Whether you're in med school, residency, or already practicing, this episode will challenge your clinical lens and prepare you to be the doctor every patient deserves.🔎 In this episode, you’ll learn:What lipedema is and how it differs from obesity and lymphedemaFive clinical signs every medical student should knowWhy lipedema fat doesn’t respond to diet or exerciseHow medical bias and outdated curricula harm patientsWhat you can do now to improve care for people with lipedema💡 If you’re a medical student, educator, or healthcare professional — this is essential listening.🌐 Learn more at: https://www.AmericanLipedemaAssociation.org👍 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share to help spread awareness and improve lipedema care for future generations.👇 Comment below if this is the first time you’ve heard of lipedema — or if you’re already working to make a difference.Check out the blog on www.LegsLikeMine.comIf you like our content, please consider donating a few dollars to say Hey Thanks for Making this: paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MQNCDP9HAK5WQ