Recently diagnosed
Hello, I was diagnosed today with iih due to my optician finding something abnormal yesterday. I went to the eye hospital and I had a CT scan and they confirmed the diagnosed of iih.The eye consultant only mentioned weight loss to me as its common with overweight women (im an overweight woman 🙃).
Im currently being treated for hypothyroidism and being investigated for pmos which makes it very hard for me to lose weight. I mentioned to the consultant that the only way for me to lose weight is to eat 900 and under calories, to which he replied my gp can help me lose weight and GLPs may be the best option. I also mentioned that the symptoms ive been experiencing have been happening 4 dress sizes lighter and it was just as bad maybe worse then.
I have a history with restrictive eating disorders and I dont feel like I can confidently lose a significant about of weight without slipping back into it.
I have been given no other option, its either lose weight or I risk going blind and im quite terrified. Im not opposed to losing weight and it is something id like to do but I feel like losing weight and blaming it on my weight cant be the only thing.
If anyone has been given any other advice that would be a great help and reassurance.