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Aida

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Hmm my tops' necks always stretch further on my right side than left, I may have the same thing as you!

14 years ago

Angie

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We are all lopsided! Beauty lies in imperfection.

14 years ago

lyn*

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One of my legs is a different length than the other; but I don't think I've ever posted that here.

It's never been a dressing problem for me though, because I pad my shoes.

14 years ago

Anonymous

I am completly lopsided. My left side arm and leg are thinner and my waist is nipped in a lot more than on my right side. I think I might be an hour glass on my left side and a rectangle on my right side.

14 years ago

catgirl

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Angie, the good thing is my tailor tweaked my alteration accordingly so the neckline will fall right... I'm glad he noticed my little "quirk".

14 years ago

Mo

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Yep - when my BF got a suit and sportcoat on our New Orleans trip, the tailor shortened just one sleeve on the jackets for him. One arm longer.
I have one leg longer but it doesn't bug me much until I run over 10 miles - then it starts to pull my patella/knee. The chiropractor straightens me back up and then I do it again lol. Rinse, repeat.

14 years ago

Girl X

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My left foot is almost a half size bigger than my right. And I think my whole body is a little twisted - if you look at a new t-shirt, the side seams are straight on either side. After I've worn it a few times, the seams are an inch off - the right side seam is an inch forward and to the left, and the left side seam is an inch back and to the right. So long as I don't twist any further I think I'm okay!

14 years ago

Angie

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What a fab tailor, Una. My right leg is a little longer than my left, and my left hand is smaller than my right.

14 years ago

anne

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I have slight scolosis and like Tracina, my waist is more nipped in one side.

14 years ago

ticksgirl

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I think I may have noticed this on myself today. I tried on a top with a centered pattern and thought "What shoddy manufacturing! Surely they could have done a better job of centering this," and then slowly it dawned on me that since I tried on several different versions of the same top, all with the same problem, *perhaps* the problem might possibly be with *me*.

14 years ago

Sveta

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Una, one of my shoulders was quite higher than another too. This was all from bad posture! After my chiropractor pointed it to me and showed what exercises to do last year I began to correct my posture every time I remember that. That and also yoga helped - now it is almost normal.
You can correct it too! Try this: in front of mirror place your hands on your sides under your bust so thumbs go on the back and other fingers are on the side of your breasts. Then press thumbs into your back pushing your shoulders up and back. This should put your shoulders into the right position. I do it during the day every time I remember. It reminds me what my posture should be. Now after 6 months doing this it is almost automatic.
Let me know if you want me to take a picture of this exercise for you.

14 years ago

MsMary

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My, uh, girls are noticeably different sizes. And my right foot always wants to point sideways instead of straight ahead.

14 years ago

Kate

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MaryK, my left foot juts out to the left when I walk/run! I got it from my dad. Our left legs aren't quite screwed on straight at the knee...

14 years ago

Marley

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I have one shoulder that is noticeably higher than the other and I've been told that that is the cause of a LOT of the pain that I have in my neck and shoulder. Sveta - I would love to see pics of that exercise that you just described!

14 years ago

catgirl

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Me too, Sveta - I tried to do it, but I am seriously impaired at following instructions without a visual.

14 years ago

Patty

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I have had many doctors comment on my "very asymmetrical face" this one specific doc I went to see when I was in college (for a cold I was afraid would stop me from some 24 hr studio work) had to repeat--"no you don't understand--you have a VERY asymmetrical face, have you considered plastic surgery". Dentists I take my husband/kids to over the years have told me I should "have that abscess looked after". I have to tell them it's my crooked face. Not good for the old self esteem. When someone looks at me --I wait for a comment, like I've been hard wired to it.
Sorry I'm a bit of an Eeyore at times--purge... I do know that everyone's face is different on both sides and that's normal---I just don't want to be bugged about it by a bunch of guys in a car in the parking lot at the mall--twice!! Gak--purge again!!
.....Uhhhhhhhh--have you seen the trailer for Cowboys and Aliens yet?......Squirrel!

14 years ago

lyn*

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Patty - OUCH! That doc wasn't very nice and that's just his opinion; we sometimes look for asymmetry as a sign of neurological or vascular problems, but maybe his friend was a plastic surgeon and needed some business? *hugs* I do understand what it's like to have a face that attracts attention though - I have had reconstructive plastics done on my face and elsewhere; and man, while that was healing, people stared openly ... it does make you feel crummy.

14 years ago

firefly

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I tried on some bootcut trousers recently. They were almost but not quite PPL, but what really bugged me was that one side was ever so slightly shorter than the other. I thought it was a mistake in manufacturing at first, but I think it must have been a mistake in me

14 years ago

Sveta

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Una, Marley, I will try to take pictures today and post them here - or is it better on a new thread? Marley, that's right: bad posture is not only makes us look bad but causes the pain in the neck and shoulders and even can lead to a permanent spine problems. I had to fight a pinched nerve in my shoulder for more than 6 months last year and now I am very diligent about improving my posture.
I also highly recommend to take yoga which really does wonders to improving the posture and making you aware of your body.
Patty, that is so awful, you have my full sympathy! People are so cruel at times...

14 years ago

Cilleena

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Yep, Una, I'm asymmetrical too. Ears are different heights, eyes are different, right breast bigger than the left, right leg a tad longer than the left. Seems my right side is a little larger than my left in general. I never noticed my shoulder heighth, but I bet it' off too. We are all human.

14 years ago

MNsara

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It's comforting to know we are not alone

My right side is slightly bigger than my left side(arm, leg, breast), but some of that may be from being right handed? Then my left foot is bigger than my right. One leg is shorter than the other. Then I get to add in the arthritis and degenerative issues on my right side. . .woohoo!

Sveta - I'd love to se your exercise too. I think a separate thread might be good - then we can favorite it. . .

14 years ago

Janet

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This is actually quite comforting to me. I have scoliosis too, and one leg is about half an inch shorter than the other. I don't know how visible my asymmetry is to others, but I can see a significant difference in the two sides of my face and body. My one shoulder sits higher than the other, my chin is crooked, one eye is wider than the other, my left foot is larger than my right, and I even see a difference in the width of my calves and ankles.

So we may be lopsided, but we're still fab!

14 years ago

RoseandJoan

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I'm in the club too, one side of my body is naturally *ahem* perkier than its rather droopy counterpart, the difference is noticeable in the biceps, the bust, the bottom and the calf but C'est la vie and all that jazz!

14 years ago

Steph

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My boyfriend has very lopsided shoulders and, like Marley, this causes a lot of neck, shoulder, and back pain. His is because he was a baseball pitcher for many years and the constant twisting motion made him develop scoliosis. Unfortunately, many doctors, including orthopedists, have told him that there is nothing he can do to correct it, short of back surgery (which they strongly recommend against). My guess is if the issue is posture-related, Sveta's exercises will help, but if it is due to scoliosis of the spine, there might not be much you can do.

14 years ago

Aziraphale

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I'll chime in too, in this group effort to make you feel better about your asymmetry!

My most noticeable asymmetry is right in the middle of my face: my eyes! The right one folds a little more than the other. It's not a huge thing, but it has been like that for my entire life. When I was younger it used to annoy me, but I've moved on.

Also, my right foot is a half size smaller, so I often find myself putting a heel insert into my right shoe. I have other slight asymmetries in my body but they don't require special treatment -- right hand bigger than the left, right earlobe smaller, etc.

14 years ago

Anonymous

Did you ever consider going to a chiropractor? It could be as simple as misalignment in your spine, hubby has it all the time!

14 years ago

Elly

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I get chronically severely misaligned--- the kind of thing where a physical therapist has spent 30 minutes yanking on a hip that had to be out of the socket despite the fact I had been walking on it all week like that. It is very typical for me to get up and look in the mirror and see one shoulder 4 inches higher than the other. Of course, that affects how your girls hang and then you look all Quasimodo. Unless you have some sort of medical problem, there is a good chance a noticeable abnormality is something that can be corrected by a chiro.

14 years ago

KristineK

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@Cilleena -- my ears are different heights too! I've never met anyone else who had uneven ears before, now I feel all warm and fuzzy

My right foot is about a half size larger than my left foot, and my left calf circumference is almost a full inch more than my right calf. Needless to say this presents some boot shopping challenges

14 years ago

tarzy

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I've noticed another interesting physical irregularity about all the women on this board.

All of your hearts seem to be twice as large.

♥

14 years ago

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