3 and a half months post-op

Mar 29, 2012

I figure it's time to update this.

I am 3 and a half months post-op.  I've lost 60lbs so far and have gone from a size 24W-18.
I didn't have any co-morbities going into surgery, but I did suffer from benign intercranial hypertension.

Pre-op I experienced massive headaches and blurry vision.  I went to see my eye doctor and she referred me to an eye surgeon.  My optic nerves had become swollen due to a buildup of spinal fluid not draining properly.  I had to have numerous spinal taps to reduce the fluid buildup and to control the headaches.  I was told that I had benign intercranial hypertension and the main group of people who get it are overweight/obese women between 18-40.  I was told that weight loss is the number one way to help reduce the symptoms.  I'm 3 months post-op now and have noticed a decline in the severity of my headaches.  I went back to my eye doctor recently and the swelling of the optic nerve has gone down, but my eyesight has been damaged permanently and I now need to wear glasses.

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