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Nobody tells you that being a bigger woman means doctors treat your knee pain differently. I've had knee problems for about six years now. Every single appointment, the first thing out of their mouth is "well, if you lost some weight..." as if I haven't been trying. As if I don't know. Meanwhile my knee is grinding and popping and I'm limping around the grocery store because I can't afford to stop moving. I have a life. I have grandkids. I can't just sit in a chair and wait until I'm skinny enough to deserve treatment. The osteoarthritis got bad enough that my doctor finally referred me to a physical therapist last year. I was dreading it. More lectures about my weight. More exercises designed for people half my size. More feeling like a failure. But then I met Denise.a Denise is my physical therapist. She's around my age and she's built like me. First appointment she looked at my knee, watched me walk, and said "girl, I know exactly what you're dealing with because I've got the same knees." I almost cried right there. She had a knee replacement two years ago and she showed me pictures from her recovery. Told me what helped, what didn't. She never once mentioned my weight except to say that bigger bodies need different support than what you find at CVS. About two months into our sessions she came in wearing these gray sleeve things on both knees. I asked her about them. She said she'd been wearing them since before her surgery and still wears them now for the swelling and stiffness. I told her I'd tried knee braces before, but they don't make them for legs like mine. They roll down, dig in or leave marks. She laughed and said "these aren't those cheap pharmacy ones" and wrote down the name for me. I looked them up that night. They had actual plus sizes up to 4XL. And the pictures showed real legs that looked like mine. So I ordered the 3XL. When they came I put one on and it slid on really easy without yanking or struggling. I wore it the whole day and it stayed up, didn't roll or pinch the back of my knee. I called my daughter and said "I think I found a knee brace that actually fits me" and she said "why do you sound emotional" and I said "because I've been looking for fifteen years." It's been about two months now. I wear them almost every day. I sleep in them when my knees are acting up and Denise was a life saver, they have helped with the swelling, the pain and that grinding feeling. My knees still hurt. I still have arthritis and I'm probably still headed for a replacement at some point. But I went to the zoo with my grandkids last weekend and walked for three hours. I was sore after but I did it. Six months ago I would have said no. Denise asked me at my last appointment if I'd ordered them yet and I showed her my knees. We matched lol. She just nodded and said 'told you.' If you're plus size and you've given up on finding knee support that fits, these actually work. The brand is onecompress. They go up to 4XL and they stretch without losing compression I'll put the link below. They have a really good return policy too, so there is no risk to give them a try. I wish I found these YEARS ago.