These Women Discovered It Wasn’t Just Fat: It Was Lipedema

(By Lesley McClurg for NPR)

Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror in college, perplexed by her body’s disproportion.

“I was skinny. I was a stick. The upper part of my body was really, really thin. You could see my ribs!” exclaims Maggiore. “But from the waist down, it was like there were two of me or something.” Continue reading article here……

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