Meet this 76-year-old patient who spent her adult life assuming she inherited her "big legs" from her mother. However, in mid-2021, as her legs grew larger and she became increasingly... read more →
Christine, a 73-year-old retiree from Adelaide, first encountered the term ‘Lipoedema’ in late 2020. She recalls watching a news segment featuring a young woman describing her struggle with painful, disproportionate... read more →
Meet Jacqueline, a 44-year-old teacher from Cairns, who had long sensed something unusual about her body. From her teenage years, she felt that... read more →
Meet Toni, a 49-year-old patient from Northern Queensland. For over 20 years, Toni sensed something was amiss with her body, but it... read more →
Meet this 41-year-old patient who despite having Lipoedema, was lucky enough to be educated on the condition early in life by her mother, whose side of the family is prevalent... read more →
Meet Eleisha, a 28-year-old patient from Queenstown, New Zealand. Eleisha first encountered the term Lipoedema during a Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) appointment in... read more →
Meet this 30-year-old patient who first heard of her Lipoedema through a lucky coincidence. While seeing her gynaecologist for a birth control issue, her specialist was familiar with Lipoedema... read more →
Meet Denise, a 58-year-old international patient from New Zealand, who spent most of her life toiling away to fix her body, despite being totally unaware of an underlying genetic... read more →
Meet Sarah, a 27-year-old patient who first heard of Lipoedema on Instagram in 2020, and found descriptions of the symptoms to be eerily close to what she had been... read more →
Meet Roisin, a 27-year-old patient from Geelong, who was fortunate to learn of Lipoedema during her teen years, as it ran in her... read more →
Meet Jessica, a 35-year-old wildlife biologist from Geelong, Victoria. Jessica believes most women that have Lipoedema, always know that something isn’t right. However,... read more →
Meet Veronika, a 39-year-old Lipoedema patient hailing from the Czech Republic, whose journey started in her hometown of Prague and took her all the way to Gold Coast, Australia. Ever... read more →
Meet Mandy, a 57-year-old operations manager, from regional Victoria. Mandy says she first heard the term Lipoedema almost 30 years ago from... read more →
In 2020 Rochelle was an active 27-year-old health and physical education teacher, however she could never shake the feeling that her legs were always heavy and aching, having a swollen... read more →
Although she is 65-years-old now, Sandra knew as a teenager that her legs were different to others girls. She recalls, “I had big thighs, hips and bum. My waist was... read more →
Meet Carla, a 36-year-old security company manager from Brisbane. Carla says she first heard about Lipoedema in 2020, after visiting her GP... read more →
At the urging of her father, this 33-year-old patient from Queensland underwent a casual check for varicose veins, but the doctor's assessment revealed she carried Lipoedema as well. She had... read more →
Meet Caitlin, a 24-year-old office administrator from Sydney. Caitlin says she first learned about Lipoedema after watching... read more →
Meet Georgina, a 24-year-old-patient from Ipswich, who first heard about Lipoedema after someone followed her into a shop and said “Hey, my legs used to look like yours when I... read more →
Meet Shelley, a 48-year-old patient from the Gold Coast. Shelley says she first heard the term Lipoedema while listening to a podcast in... read more →