Cardiomyopathy missed for two years

A carer who piled on six stone in six weeks was told to do ‘more with her feet and less with her mouth’ by bungling doctors who failed to diagnose her fatal heart condition.

Katie first went to see her GP after noticing the rapid weight gain and was prescribed antidepressants, diagnosed with anxiety and even accused of over-eating despite having no history of either.

At one point Katie saw her GP 13 times in one month alone, only to be given an asthma inhaler after her lung capacity was tested.

After putting on six stone in water retention in six week, doctors finally took her seriously, referred her for testing and found she had cardiomyopathy - which can be fatal.

She shared her story with me for Metro.