Creation and manifestation of healing

By Sylvie Giroux

What I will talk about today is that process of creation and manifestation of healing. Many have heard of it or read about it without giving it a second thought. But once you do, you can alter your life experience.

The process of creation/manifestation of healing is quite simple and works BUT one as to not simply want healing but as to act as healed, FEEL as healed. Most inner thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves or life are rooted in Love/Acceptance or Fear/Denial. We are creators, we are using the creative force of Life/Universe every single instant of our lives! In order to heal, we must first choose it and be in action!

Now, more about Manifestation: it is about being clear about what you desire to experience in your life, then find the feeling that lies underneath that desire and focus on it, FEELING it as if a REALITY! Then take actions and start FEELING as if what you asked for is already present in your life! You can imagine yourself with better health. NOW the MOST IMPORTANT THING to remember is that IT works all the time but if our thoughts and emotions are rooted in fear we produce difficult experiences for ourselves! We attract to ourselves what we send out as energy. The Universe is like a huge Xerox machine so to speak. Our thoughts and emotions, and feelings have to be empowering ones to bring positive outcomes...
Let's say, in your mind you want to heal but feel deep down inside you have no power over it, the healing will probably not occur since both mind and feeling are not connected and on the same energetic wave length, this create a mixed message so the results, in matter, will be mixed as well!

One day, I came across someone who made a huge difference in my life by showing me how the process of creation works and this person is Dr. Deepak Chopra...and then Gregg Bradden's work had also a huge impact because it showed scientifically, stuff that has been known and experienced for years by ancient sages of many traditions...we can heal ourselves! 

In order to heal the physical body, we must first heal the energetic body. The energetic body refers to a complex web of interactions of energy centers in the Physical Body corresponding to what Hindus call "chakras". The primary centers are located in the center of the brain (6th chakra), the heart (4th chakra) and the belly (2nd chakra) with secondary centers at the top of the head (7th chakra), throat (5th chakra), solar plexus (3rd chakra) and base of the spine (1st chakra). The energetic body loses power when any or all of these centers become depleted, drained, exhausted, over-stimulated, unstable, and/or disengaged (inert and latent) and when this happen we get physically sick.

You can heal this body by going for energetic treatments done by an educated and well trained energetic therapist. You can also help this process by meditating, doing Yoga and Pranayama and by again, FEELING as you are
Healing. The Universe is like a huge Xerox machine that responds to your feelings!

Now, knowing this, a question arises. What are we going to CONSCIOUSLY do with that creative and healing power we all have? 

Giving up Grains

by Sylvie from Lipedemic Me

First, I need to say that because of the magic of the Internet and of, yes, Facebook, I met many wonderful ladies suffering from Lipoedema from all over the world!

We have support groups on Facebook, some of these women have websites, blogs and we are building up a strong community!

On the Lipese website...the idea came of starting a Lifestyle Challenge, which is all about making some changes in our eating habits, exercising, experimenting with supplements, treatments, etc...that can be resumed in 3 words: MANAGING OUR LIPOEDEMA.

My own personal changes started in November 2012, when I decided to go wheat and sugar free. Thought I would go nuts and end up like "Grumpy" but hey, was I in for a surprise!! I lost 10 pounds in a month!! Of course I had withdrawal symptoms: diarrhea, headaches, abdominal cramps but I persisted and now if I have something sweet I go "NAH!...this is WAY too sweet". Never thought I would pronounce this words in my sweet teeth's life! 

My January challenge was to give up all grains!! At this point, in time, I no LONGER have bowel issues, no more loose stools, no more massive abdominal cramps. I had all of these even before giving of wheat!

I exercise 3 times a week too. And jog on my mini-trampoline. So far, this month, I have lost another 4 pounds. My non-lipedemic fat is melting!!

I also go to me MLD treatment once a week and do regular SLD!  

I'm really proud of myself! Never thought I would have the determination to do all of this.

Liposuction of arms

By Tatjana van der Krabben

On October 30^th, 2012 I’ve had liposuction on my arms. The purpose for this was the same as for my legs: pain relief from the lipedema and a better lymph flow. I can now look back on a total of 4 procedures and was quite convinced this would be a breeze, it being such a small area by comparison. So far my experience had been the larger the area, the more discomfort. I was wrong. This surgery came with a vengeance. That’s strictly personal: if you ask other lipedema ladies after multiple surgeries which one was the worst, they was all name a different one. So I took my time to see where this was going and wrote this blog a few weeks later than anticipated.

The surgery was no shorter than the other ones I had: a small area also meant continuously working from different angles and switching between different cannulas. This was sculpting all the way. It was quite relaxed: I knew the procedure and the doctor and his assistants were familiar faces by now. There was plenty of time for small talk. Which, in my case, is a lot of talking shop: this man knows stuff about research I love to hear! But I could already tell something was ahead I never experienced the other times. I had to keep my arms in certain raised positions for extended periods of time, which is tough in case of lipedema. I also had trouble lying on my side, on an already by tumescent inflated arm. So afterwards, the first 48 hours or so, I also had sore muscles on top of the surgical pain. I came close to taking the stronger pain medication that was also provided, but I also had an upset stomach. The only stronger pain killer that doesn’t make me ill is ibuprofen and due to its blood thinning properties that’s the one thing I couldn’t take. Tough luck. On day 2 post op I took a shower and gently applied some SLD on the lymph nodes in my arm pits. That was too much: I got sick after all. That set me back in my recovery. Shame.
Yet, at the same time I could tell some things were going really well. I was warned my hands would most likely swell as well and that didn’t happen. The cuts were also looking very decent; no hint of infection. So my body didn’t have all that much trouble coping and only my stomach was out of sync. By day 4 the healing itch came up. Something to dread and welcome. Can’t scratch a tender area like that! At the same time it’s a signal the healing has begun.

After a week the area got tender all over again. I could barely tolerate my compression sleeves, was constantly adjusting them. I checked and the major lymph paths were on overload. I could trace them from my elbows to my armpits, feeling to the touch like electrical wire full of little nodes. If it wasn’t so painful and a sure sign the lymph paths being very unhappy I would call it fascinating. Of course I also had this sort of thing in my legs; hard patches of trapped lymph fluid in need of clearing. You get pumped full of tumescent fluid, wounds always swell and all this has to be transported out.  Not a strong point in case of lipedema. In the legs there was still so much fat left, I couldn’t feel it in such detail. Also, in my legs it didn’t cause these stings and burning sensations that send chills down my spine.

The pain was extremely local: lymph only and pain like it involved nerves. All else was fine. I resorted to SLD 4 times a day. It took a week to see true improvement. By then I could still track the lymph paths, but the additional lumps and bumps were gone. Since it was so local and responding to SLD I wasn’t alarmed. All the signs were good: cuts were healing better than ever, no swelling in hands, annoying itch.  So I continued my SLD routine, ate quite clean (low sugar, low wheat, low additives) and tried my patience. It’s been over 5 weeks now. I can only track parts of my lymph at this point. This will take time, but I’m convinced it will improve matters like with my legs. The band of my wrist watch is feeling more loose. That bit never got ‘sucked’; the surgeon only did my upper arms and a small portion just below the elbow. The general lymph flow is benefitting from the procedure already. This is identical to what I experienced with my lower legs. From my lower legs relatively little was extracted, but they cleaned up best of all areas! Taking bulk away further up the lymph path paid off. Laser has been applied during the procedure to help the skin retract. However,  for a final result I will have to be patient. Even though improvement can very often be detected early, a final result usually takes 6-9 months. It was a bumpy ride, so I took a week before getting back to work. At first no more than 2 hours a day.

I’ve included some pictures to get an idea what it all looked like. These show where I'm coming from:

Next, 4 days post op:

Current state, 5 weeks post op:

Seeing them all together I must say: not bad! My tape measure is a big fat lier!