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Swing Dresses for the Win!

How About a Fun Swing Dress to Pair with Compression?How About a Fun Swing Dress to Pair with Compression?

I particularly love this in the camel color.  Pair this with black compression and a long necklace and this is work ready, and you know it’s comfortable and different, and

Could Using Kinesiology Tape Help You Manage Swelling?

Could Using Kinesiology Tape Help You Manage Swelling?Could Using Kinesiology Tape Help You Manage Swelling?

Every now and then I see folks talking about using the kind of tape we see on athletes, called kinesiology tape, to help with swelling.  This reminds me of when

Book Recommendations Swans in Disguise

Swans in Disguise – A Book for Lipedema Patients – YES!Swans in Disguise – A Book for Lipedema Patients – YES!

There are so few books out there about Lipedema, that when I find one, I want to share it with our community. What I like about the reviews on this

Bye Larry, the Lump!

I’d Like to Introduce you to Larry: I’m Having Him “Killed”I’d Like to Introduce you to Larry: I’m Having Him “Killed”

Call me what you may, an attempted killer?  Maybe.  I’ve tried to kill Larry many times over the years, in many ways.  What!  I guess the good news is my

Elevate Yourself!

There’s a Lot of Hype about Keeping Our Feet ElevatedThere’s a Lot of Hype about Keeping Our Feet Elevated

I’m learning from research and support groups, that there are several categories of things we want to do in order to manage a life with Lipedema: Manage pain, improve lymphatic

I Don’t Want Lipedema to Take Over my Whole Life!I Don’t Want Lipedema to Take Over my Whole Life!

I think I’m going through all the stages of grief that anyone would feel when they finally get a diagnosis of something like lipedema.  I’ve had it for years, it’s

All i want is boots that fit, and for my legs to feel great.

All I Really Want is Boots that Fit (OK, and for my legs not to hurt)All I Really Want is Boots that Fit (OK, and for my legs not to hurt)

I have memories of going shoe shopping with my mom, who was relatively thin but had Lipedema and didn’t know it.  So many times she’d try on boots and end

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

All About Manual Lymphatic Drainage: My Story and PerspectiveAll About Manual Lymphatic Drainage: My Story and Perspective

As I go through the journey of trying to keep a normal and active life, I’ve learned there are a few things we should be doing to maintain our legs. 

I literally thought I had cancer. It was lipedema.

It Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have LipedemaIt Took Me Four Years of Thinking I Might Have Cancer Before I Discovered I “Just” Have Lipedema

I’m guessing so many of you have similar stories.  For me, I left the hospital after delivering my first child, with legs that would never be the same.  After some

Why are We Here?

Who is LegsLikeMine and Why Are We Here?Who is LegsLikeMine and Why Are We Here?

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