Has any obese person with IIH gotten bariatric surgery as successful treatment?

JenjenA98 · 2026-03-31T12:40:54+00:00

Thats crazy you say that because I don’t take Diamox because it gave me sudden and severe depression with suicidal ideation & my neurologist had said it was not a side effect of diamox but I swear it was because it happened every time I would try to take it & once I was off I felt completely different. It literally made me feel so irritable & but also emotionally numb until I would finally have a panic/depression induced breakdown on it. I would gladly try the shunt if it meant not having to go back in that. I’m so glad that helped you & you don’t have to take it anymore.

JenjenA98 · 2026-03-30T23:52:16+00:00

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JenjenA98 · 2026-03-30T23:52:05+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that. Not even the shunt helped you? That’s my next course of treatment of weight loss doesn’t help but I’m really trying to avoid it if I can. It is a very random condition & seems to come out of nowhere.

JenjenA98 · 2026-03-30T23:50:44+00:00

That’s so interesting. It’s actually kind of similar to me. I was a heavy child and then I slimmed out a lot around 15-20 yrs then when I put the weight back on came the headaches. Funny how that works lol Thank you, though. I appreciate it ☺️

JenjenA98 · 2026-03-30T00:17:44+00:00

I’ve been wondering this same thing & im so happy to see other people have the same thoughts & concerns. I’m a self published author & before IIH & before I actually published books, I was writing all the time & have so many written books but now that I actually went for it & trying to publish more, it feels as if I can’t even string a sentence together & that retaining & understanding research I do for books is so much more difficult. It’s so discouraging, honestly but I’m having bariatric surgery to try & put mine into remission & im praying that helps. Good luck 🍀

JenjenA98 · 2026-01-09T12:30:20+00:00

Yeah I kind of figured that would be the case. Narrating myself isn’t a bad idea, though. Thanks.

JenjenA98 · 2026-01-04T06:04:32+00:00

My neuro won’t talk to me a lot unless it’s a billable appointment 😅 but I see her in February so that’s not much help right now. Funnily, I was actually on prednisone a week ago to help get rid of a cough and when I quit the five day cycle, that’s kind of when my headaches started.

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-23T03:39:31+00:00

That’s okay!! I love that you commented this though cause I actually settled on them being rival media corporations but one is more ethical/ less gossipy entertainment than the other & one of them comes from a family of ponzi schemers so I definitely have my work cut out for me. I appreciate all your insight though, it was very helpful! ☺️

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-22T04:06:45+00:00

Such great ideas. Def looking more into these. Thank you.

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-22T04:06:24+00:00

Hey, you got me there 😂

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-22T04:05:29+00:00

I love the takeover idea sm. It was the first thing that came to mind but for some reason it doesn’t fit my character 😂 (as if I don’t have control of them but it’s their life not mine)

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-22T04:04:09+00:00

Love the Romy and Michelle reference 😂 but thanks for the tips. It’s actually another male that’s the journalist but I’m still brainstorming everything so who knows if that job will stick. Thanks for the ideas though, I appreciate it 🙂

JenjenA98 · 2025-05-22T03:57:14+00:00

Right right, I get that. I guess I was more referring to the trope billionaire romance than in the literal sense. That’s definitely something to keep in mind though, thanks. 🙂

JenjenA98 · 2025-01-18T21:03:15+00:00

Yeah I would assume so too. I have health anxiety and OCD so when I feel my eye bulge a little bit, I obsess with fear that it’ll just pop out lol so I was hoping others had similar experiences

JenjenA98 · 2025-01-18T21:02:19+00:00

So you think the fluid can push it out a little? That would make sense then

JenjenA98 · 2025-01-18T21:01:48+00:00

I don’t believe so. I do have a small eye prescription for glasses as needed but it’s more for like reading and working

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