August 2014 - December 2015
I went to my General Practitioner to talk to him about some problems I'd been having. My main complaints were headaches, fatigue and joint pain. He ran some blood tests to check for diabetes and thyroid problems. When the blood tests came back clear he suggested that my problems were caused by being overweight. Since I was overweight I figured he must be right and resolved to lose weight.
My doctor wet me up with a nurse who specializes in helping people lose weight. The problem was, she mainly works with patients with diabetes and she treated me in a similar way. Carb counting was too much for me and as I have done with other diets, I eventually fell off the wagon. And so summer turned to fall and my troubles persisted. Since I knew the problems were my own fault I did my best to ignore them as I continued to try to lose weight.
I didn't know it then but the headaches and joint pain I was experiencing were very early symptoms of the pressure that was building in my skull. It wasn't at a critical level then and couldn't have been diagnosed but it was the start of my journey with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
Read On - Part Two: It Gets Complicated
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