OBESITY MYSTERY SOLVED: The Reversible Cause You Never Knew!

Leslie is a woman whose life took a drastic turn in her late 20s when she gained over 100 pounds for no apparent reason. Little did she know, her weight gain stemmed from a hidden medical condition – and a reversible cause of obesity. So join me on this medical mystery as Leslie as she reclaims her health and her life.

This video is made for educational purposes only and should not be viewed as medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health.

SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video
COMMENT with any questions or just to say hi
LIKE if you want to see more like this!

🙋‍♀️ Let’s stay connected!
Instagram: Violin.MD
Facebook: @realviolinmd
Twitter: Violin_MD
Mail: PO Box 1, 119 Spadina Ave, Toronto ON, Canada, M5T2T2

See you in the next video!
~ Siobhan (Violin MD) ~

——————————————————————
❤ YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY WATCHING... ❤

25 year old hiccuped for 3 years straight!

KNEE PAIN Leads to SHOCKING Diagnosis: Medical Mystery Solved!

Shocking cause of deadly meat allergy: medical mystery solved!

——————————————————————
📸 Image Credits:

[tgm]

Yeah. I gained 110 pounds in less than 60 days. Five male doctors told me I was healthy and should eat less. I was referred to a psychiatrist. The 6th doctor was a female. She was a former OGBYN, took one look at me and called Hospital emergency room down the street, to ready a bed: My thyroid had stopped working: Hashimoto’s Disease & Deep depression. Lost sense of taste & smell & touch. Hair loss. After treatment I had been so swollen and bloated that I lost 25 pounds in one week. This wonderful female doctor who had a genuine desire to really help women had saved my life.

[teresayates]

My mother was gaining weight hand over fist shortly after my dad passed. She had her thyroid removed many years ago. I asked her if she had it checked lately and she said her levels were fine and didn't know why she was gaining weight. I found out after visiting her for a while that she was eating sweets of all kinds 24/7. My father was a Diabetic and they didn't keep sweets in the house because he would eat it. When he passed, she ate her grief with sweets and was in the beginning stages of dementia. She is in a retirement home now, she doesn't know me anymore, and I miss her so much❤

[sunshinelizard]

It's a problem that she wasn't sent to an endocrinologist by her GP years before. Weight gain is still treated like an issues of life choices and will power - that just needs to stop.

[ValC-vnvl]

I was an LPN for 40 years. My weight steadily increased over the years to 196 lbs. After I retired, my weight dropped to 154 lbs without trying. I attribute this to cortisol. Wish that I had switched careers many years ago.

[raewebb]

That poor woman. She suffered way too long. God Bless her

[yourmk]

My mom was told by doctors "you are too thin to have cushings". The high cortisol and tumor on her pituitary gland proved them wrong.

[Safferpsyche]

Doctors treat diabetes and hypertension but rarely investigate underlying causes.

[deedrole]

It's so easy for people to discount people with obesity. We still consider it a moral failing even when we understand that it's a physical disorder or a symptom.

[stormlord]

After I heard "After 10 years" I cried. Well done, Leslie! You stood your ground against a horrid life! And won!

[janinabaezakottirsch]

This is textbook Cushing's. Any doctor should have the knowledge to suspect it and ask for a endocrinology consult. It's honestly worrying that they didn't 😢

[ValsLife]

This is why I get annoyed when people comment "calories in vs calories out" regarding weight loss. It's not so simple and makes people sound lazy. Hormones play more of a role than I think we even realize.

[crystalheartstar]

That's amazing. Most doctors would just dismiss you as fat, fat shame you and then tell you to eat less. No blood tests, nothing.

[CatfromtheCanals]

Endocrinologist here: in our clinic we screen every obesity patient for Cushing‘s. And in many cases we don’t find it even in very suspicious cases. The screening is simple and not very expensive - no excuse for not doing it. Especially in cases with rapid weight gain and the typical adipose tissue distribution.
I also question the neurosurgeons a bit due to the complications but it is a difficult tumor to remove.

[brooketesfaye]

how exhausting for this poor woman. really makes you realize how much we take for granted. glad she's feeling great today ☺️

[mikerope]

OMG that first full night's sleep after having chronically high cortisol levels must be so energising.

[oats]

Hey siobhan! This story is really similar to what my mother went through. She had a pituitary adenoma for nearly 13 years. Was told by so many doctors that she was just fat. Eventually she had many episodes of extreme high blood pressure (the top number was around 210, a record for our local hospital). Finally someone decided to scan her head. Very large tumor wrapped around her carotid artery. She went through almost identical symptoms to this woman. Such a misunderstood disease, both Cushing’s disease and syndrome.
Happy ending by the way for my mom! She apparently had a very high chance of dying during her surgery but amazingly made it through. There’s so much care that happens post-op though. She went through so much.

[MidnightLibraryx]

This is exactly what is going on with me. I have been so scared to go back to see a doctor to get a diagnosis and start treatment because most doctors always see the weight and cannot go further to actually treat your real symptoms. I am so glad she was able to share her story because now I know what to do. Thank you so much for giving me this motivation and hopefully I can get better soon

[TheSimmpleTruth]

I developed Hashimoto at 38 and started gaining a pound a day even though I was doing cardio kick boxing 2 times a week and ballroom dancing 3 days a week and I was 115 lbs. I went from a size4/6 to a 10 in a week. It took years before doctors agreed that I had hypothyroidism even though I was telling them from the beginning that I had it. I had all the symptoms and it was in the blood tests but they refused to acknowledge it. One female doctor had the nerve to tell me that I needed to change my lifestyle, as if I caused it when my lifestyle could have not been any healthier; no alcohol, no drugs, ate very healthy, exercise… I gained about 135 pounds. Never in a million years I thought I would be that big. I wasn’t even that big the day before I gave birth to my son. I was about 80+ pounds bigger that at 40 weeks pregnant. In last 3 years, I lost 50 pounds, but gained 25 back. It is so super hard even if you do exercise and super healthy, no sugar, no gluten, no fast food, no dairy, no alcohol, no bread, no pasta, no rice… I feel like I wear a fat suit 24/7.

[LaraA]

@Violin MD The sudden appearance of cystic acne/hirsutism in someone who never had this issue in the past along with the weight gain immediately told me it was a hormonal /endocrinological problem related to the adrenal glands and pituitary gland .This is an excellent and fascinating presentation of a mystery with a complication and twists. I am so happy to hear that she is doing so well.

[infopubs]

Many thanks to Leslie for opening up about her medical journey. I wish only the best for her in the future!