What is LegsLikeMine? LegsLikeMine is a small, women-owned business designed to support the up to 11% of women in the world, who have a fat disorder called Lipedema. We provide beauty-enhancing, functional products and support services to improve life.
Who owns LegsLikeMine? Susan O’Hara, from Yukon, Oklahoma in the USA owns and runs LegsLikeMine. Susan has had lipedema for years, starting with the birth of her first child in 2001 and the condition has progressed through various hormonal changes, stress. Unfortunately, as many women who have this condition also experience, Susan did not know about lipedema until just two years ago, when working and advocating with her doctor that something just wasn’t right. It was after numerous MRIs, knee surgeries, xrays, and a bout with tendonitis that a doctor asked who was treating her condition and for the first time, called it by name. Only then was Susan able to dig on the internet to find specialists and occupational therapists familiar with Lipedema and Lymphedema and begin using compression and massage techniques to manage the condition. Susan has fought for years to find boots, shoes and clothes that fit. One other note is that Susan is a professional and has a full time position in management for a large agency; she has extensive training in project and product management, development of proprietary software systems, and leadership. LegsLikeMine is a work of passion and necessity.
What are the goals of LegsLikeMine? To improve life for women with lipedema: Find products that work for us for fashion and function and share them; advocate for our condition by sharing research information and materials so we can learn for ourselves and share with medical professionals; and finally solve unique challenges that women with lipedema face by connecting product designers with Lippy Ladies to make products to help us live better lives.
Disclaimers: LegsLikeMine and Susan O’Hara are not medical professionals and any advice shared on any of our web presence or social media is opinion, shared for entertainment and novelty only, and is based on personal experience as a patient with lipedema and lymphedema. Check with your doctor on any exercise, product, diet or supplement/medication recommendations before starting or modifying these items for yourself. Also, some of our links are affiliate links to companies like Amazon and we may receive some fees for marketing items. We may collect email addresses for the purpose of contacting you, and our affiliates collect the standard items, including cookies as their own privacy policies will kick in once you click a link to an affiliate item.
You are not alone! With more than 10% of women in the world having lipedema, it’s time to receive the care and products we need to live our best lives.
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