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I said I wouldn’t post anything until next week unless something came up...well something came up. I went last week to get some blood work for Dr. Castro (Fort Worth – Endocrinologist) and everything was normal except…..my body is producing too much cortisol which is an indication of Cushings. I looked it up and I decided that I do not want that.
Unfortunately I do have some of the symptoms, but I am sure if I get creative enough I can explain those away. However, in the mean time he is sending me paperwork for additional testing that I start on Monday. He wants to measure my cortisol and the tests I’ll be doing will verify cushings or verify that he is just being overly cautious. I vote for the latter. I thought a brain tumor was bad, but now I’m going to have a really fat upper body and a hump.
Of course, it is quite rare….what else would I have…the rarer it is, the more of it I'll have. So bring it on. I am ready to face whatever test this may be to my sanity. So far so good. If I am going to have an additional malady, just give me something I can take a pill for and it will go away. Keep the rare stuff …just give me….hmmmmm……..let me think….OK, I know..just give me a rash and keep the cushings.
I guess that's all the news, oh no ....&@%$&@%$#.....
Damn….now my arm itches!
My name is Donna and I have a stupid Brain Tumor, Cushings, and a rash.
Be careful what you wish for.
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Donna:
ReplyDeleteCushings is a sign of a pituitary tumor. When the tumor is removed, the symptoms usually go away. So look on the bright side. I say if you know too much it can really scare you.
Love you,
Ruby
hey, Donna's right. At least the doc is considering it. That's a good sign! Keep pushing and keep up your research! I'm local if you need to vent!
ReplyDeleteActually, if you have Cushing's you want to educate yourself.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cushings-help.com/intro.htm
ReplyDeleteHave you found this site and it's message boards? Lots of info on Cushing's.
Now that they know it's Cushing's I hope the sugeon will do things differently and remove the tumor instead of trying to drain it (if that's even possible). Yes, it usually is done through the nose.