Patient Stories

I first noticed my legs were big as a teenager in school. Kids were cruel and I was called ‘thunder thighs’. Jeans didn’t fit and I couldn’t wear leggings like the other girls. I already felt ‘different’. This fact, coupled with other things that happened in my teenage years, meant I developed a terrible relationship […]

Sharing the load by creating a support group Many of our members describe how they’ve found friendship and support by meeting other women with Lipoedema. This video by the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation describes one such group of women, who have founded a Lipoedema Support Group in Leicestershire. Watch the video to learn more!