Looking for some new supportive friends!

Hi Meghan!

I'm Jayme It sounds like you've been through QUITE a lot and that is incredibly scary!! Are you able to see now? I've had some vision problems myself, although NOTHING like what you've gone through. I started having vision loss due to migraines that were stress related. I'd never get the actual headache, just vision problems that would just happen all of a sudden and would last for minutes to days. It was very scary for me, as I'd be driving or at the store and all of a sudden I'd see what looked like kaleidoscope vision, or like someone had smeared vaseline all over my eyes. It was just very weird and very scary, so I can at least relate to the feeling of vision loss and being helpless there. I ended up finding out it was due to stress. I was going through school at the time, art and medical school, and the amount of stress my courses put on me, from staying up studying for days finally took a tole on my body. Since then I've learned to get much more sleep, stay out of stressful situations and take care of myself more in that regard. I'm also 10 years older now, at 33, so my body just isn't willing to deal with the crap of life anymore

I am, however, also trying to lose weight now, because as life happens, stress doesn't just go away because you want it to hahah! I went from being 110 to 180 over the course of 6 years, mostly from stress and neglecting to take care of myself. I just started back on the weight loss in March...so about 1.5 months ago. I wanted to lose 50lbs. So far I've lost 17 of those, but I know I want to lose more. I have some health issues as well that are pushing me to lose the weight, it's not JUST about looking good for me. The weight really adds stress to my body and the stress, while it doesn't affect my vision anymore, is affecting my female hormonal balances, and it's not the fun. So perhaps we could be motivation for each other. Friend me if you'd like! And, also, good luck to you

I'm new and I'm here to support you....

You sound like a lovely girl Megan! And yes I would love to be a part of your weight loss journey

I'm always looking for new friends - feel free to add me.

add me ill support you

I'm new and looking for some weight loss pals so i would be more than welcome to be friends(:

Feel free to add. My motivation is for health reasons as well. I just had my second hip surgery and facing a 3rd in a few months. I am hoping that talking some weight off of frame will help with the healing process among other things.

Hey Everyone! It seems you have been through a lot! I am back here again. I was gone for some time and went through some personal and big changes and I am now ready to get healthy, Having friends on here to help motivate me would be great! Feel free to add me!

meghanp92 wrote: »

I was very active on this site for a few months almost a year and a half ago, but unfortunately I fell off the wagon, as I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with. This past month I have been through a pretty crazy health scare, I thought I had a migraine for almost two weeks, then Bell's Palsy for a week, but was having a lot of vision loss with growing blind spots and finally ended up going to the ER after an opthamologist said my optic nerve was bulging out like crazy and I needed to see a neurologist ASAP. It took another five days in the hospital, and multiple MRI's, CT scans, and even a lumbar puncture to determine that I had pseudotumor cerebri, caused by a vein that was narrowed within my brain, not allowing the blood to drain correctly and giving me high pressure in my skull. They placed two stents in the vein to open it up, but there is still some risk of this happening again. The vein has likely been like that since I was born, but one of the things they usually recommend for pseudotumor patients is weight loss, so I have one of the best motivators ever! I am about 330 pounds right now, 22 years old, and looking for some new supportive friends to help me along this journey!!

I am so glad you were able to get the stenting done! Good luck in your journey!

Wow.... I can't imagine but thankfully you've been able to get help... Feel free to send me a request if you'd like.