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Chiara Fiorillo

Mum left bedridden by painful lumps on legs turns to INSTAGRAM to self-diagnose

A woman left bedridden after developing painful lumps on her legs was able to diagnose herself after seeing Instagram photos of the same symptoms she was experiencing.

While using social media, Jacqueline Craig, 39, discovered that the reason she was in so much pain was lipoedema, an abnormal build-up of fat that can develop in your legs and sometimes arms.

The woman explained that she struggled with her body image since her teenage years, as she was unhappy with her "jiggly" legs.

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