I’m not fat, I’ve got lipoedema

Read about Zoe (24) from Teeside's experience with lipoedema.

“Apparently my figure was typical of a sufferer - small waist and large hips, with solid, big legs,” says Zoe, 24, from Teesside. She was diagnosed with lipoedema after she lost three stone and noticed that “strangely, no weight was shifting from my legs. In fact, it felt like they were getting bigger.” She made a doctor’s appointment, and a diagnosis eventually followed.

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