Hi. I'll try to keep it short.
I've always been a small size and short ( size 6). I've always been a healthy eater and have a small appetite.
Just over 4 years I suddenly started gaining weight. There was no reason for it to happen. I went from a size 6 to 12/14 in about 5 months. And it's gone up another 3/4 stone since.
I was still eating the same diet and I exercise 6 out of 7 days.
I mentioned it to my GP, she blamed a medication, I stopped it nothing changed.
Over the next 4 years they've fobbed me off . They said it was my depot injection and I would have to wait up till 1 year before weight came off. I've been off it 18 months , nothing.
I spoke to Gp over phone insist I must overeat and refused to act.
I got seen by a consultant ( due to a trial I was involved in) who said he was concerned about my weight, and he could feel my liver was enlarged . He explained even if you eat a good diet after you get to a certain weight you can still get fat deposits on your liver.
He referred me for an U/s. The radiologist recommended metabolic tests, my Gp refused. They insisted I had an appt with a dietician.
I paid for an app where you enter everything and it breaks it down into the basic food groups plus fat, salt , sugar and calories. So I sent a 14 day diary to the dietician for my appt this week.
She's confirmed my diet is not a problem. My calorie count would not cause weight gain. And with it plus exercise I should be losing.
She's writing to my GP to say this.
I don't have polycystic ovaries. I'm hypothyroid but it's always been stable.
Oh I saw an endocrine Dr around 3 years ago and he refused to do anything as I don't have stretch marks. No joke.
So does anyone have any ideas. What can I expect from my Gp, I can't go private. It really affects my mood.