As a primary school teacher working long hours, Bethan Goodhew put her headaches and dizziness down to fatigue and stress caused by her busy job. 

Working with four and five year olds she would spend much of her day crouching or sitting on little chairs with her young pupils. 

“Then when I stood up, everything went black and I saw stars. I couldn’t see and I felt completely -off balance. 

"I had to stand still so I didn’t bump into the children,” says Bethan, from Old Colwyn, Clwyd, North Wales. 

Bethan tried to blame her symptoms on the fact she was rundown after a series of colds, and thought the dizziness was down to her blood pressure. 

But soon her eyesight started to suffer and she struggled to focus on the computer or the books she was marking. 

The 26 year old knew her weight was an issue – she weighed 25st and was a size 28 – but she had no idea this was the cause of her problems. 

Eventually, she sought help – first from her optician thinking she needed glasses, then from a neurologist who discovered she was suffering from benign intracranial hypertension. 

This rare condition is when fluid pressure builds up in the skull, -squashing the optical nerve, which carries vital messages to the brain, behind the eye. 

It was putting Bethan’s sight – and -possibly her life – at risk. 

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Although the condition is linked to weight, the exact cause is unknown. 

Bethan says: “It was terrifying. I went to the opticians thinking I might end up getting some new glasses,You can find quality Wholesale Cheap Designer Prom Dresses Online and evening gowns. then I was told it could be cancer and sent for scans. That freaked me out. 

“When someone is telling you there is -something wrong with your brain, it’s the scariest thing you can hear. 

“When I went to see the neurologist, he told me I could lose my vision – intrcranial hypertension could be deadly,” she says. 

When Bethan was sent to a brain specialist, her -family were so worried they paid to go private rather than wait 16 weeks for an appointment on the NHS. 

The neurologist explained that if the condition went untreated, it could permanently damage her nerve and even leave her blind. 
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