Possible IIH - Can losing weight help?
Hi there!
I had an eye exam done yesterday and was told my optic nerves are enlarged on both of my eyes. I am being referred to neurology. I freaked out and went to the ER today and they did a CT and it was normal. They were going to do a LP and MRI but wanted to keep my overnight and I was not ready/prepared for that. I have reached out to my PCP and am currently waiting on a call back.
I did read that this disease is most common in women of childbearing age who are overweight... that is me. I am almost 39 and 200 lbs at 5'6. If I lost weight, could that put the IIH in remission or no? Google says it can but I'm assuming if it were that easy, there wouldn't be 19k members in this thread. I am absolutely terrified reading some of your posts. Knowing that I will have to get a LP and could get a post-dural headache or that I may have to be put on this medicine that makes me feel horrible.