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I've spent £14,000 to have 12 litres of fat drained from my legs

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I only realised I had a medical condition after watching a reality TV show.

Then I paused the TV in shock. Her calves looked disproportionately big compared to the rest of her body – just like mine.That’s when it clicked.I’d first noticed my legs were bigger than everyone else’s when I was 11 in 2007. Even though the rest of my body was slim, I struggled to pull my school socks up over my calves.Shaughna’s appearance on Love Island made Amy realise she had lipoedema too All she could do was reassure me.

Fearing something might be wrong, aged 16, I went to my GP. He told me to exercise and join weight loss clubs. GP still refusing to take me seriously and my online searches proving fruitless, I’d reached a dead end.

 

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