Saturday, January 9, 2010

Test Results, Schmest Schresults

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Well, I finally got my greedy little hands on my test results. January 6, 2010. My tests were run December 7-10, 2009. I can't organize ...

Patients With Mild Cushing Syndrome May Benefit From Adrenalectomy

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I found this article. A little dated but shows that some Texas endocrinologists recognize early to mild Cushing's. Yahoo for the DFW C...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

REOCCURRENCE: Hard to know for sure

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I wanted to take a minute to update y'all on my progress post op. There has been so much that happened. First off, the best thing I can...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

DEPRESSION: Are you more than just sad or down?

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I was up late on the computer, organizing years of digital photos. While watching TV, I was intrigued by a commercial I saw. It was along th...
Saturday, December 5, 2009

FAQ U: MELISSA'S MAIL BAG

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Sue left me a message on my favorite ">Tips to Get Diagnosed Quickly post. She asks such good questions that I decided to answer th...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

REST IN PEACE: 46 year old Bonnie lost to Cushing's

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This blog post is posted from Cushing's & Cancer. Thank you for sharing this with all of us, MaryO. I did not know Bonnie personall...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

STARS GO BLUE: The Omnipresent Threat and the Aftermath of Cushing's

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* Would you know what to do if your child had Cushing's? Jackie, Sam's mom says: "It happened in early August, and quite frankl...
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fighting My Way Out of the Funk

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I'm sorry. I haven't been posting here. I realized I didn't want to share any bad news. People don't expect that from me. P...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

FOLLOW-UP: It's Back to San Antonio

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Hi. I don't have much to say except that I am heading back to San Antonio on Thursday for follow-up appointments with my endocrinologist...
Friday, July 17, 2009

TESTING PHOTO UPLOADS FROM MY PHONE

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05/10/2009: Elena on our first Mothers Day together. I know that if I didn't have Cushing's, I wouldn't have Elena. She is the ...

I'M FAT, I'M FAT, I KNOW IT: Outreach to the Weight Loss Community

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** As many of you know, it is my hope that we can inform the populace about Cushing's disease and hopefully improve the quality of lives...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

ORGANIZATION MOXIE: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

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Hi everyone. The wean is slow but going okay. I am 5 weeks post op today. My dose of hydrocortisone is 15 mg @ 8 am and 5 mg @ 3 pm. I see m...
Friday, July 10, 2009

WHITE ON RICE: Get Your Test Results from your Doctors

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Are you one of the people who still believe your doctor is always looking out for you? Naaah... really? They try, but the docs and their st...

NAPS: The Search for the Ultimate Afternoon Delight

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I started napping for the first time since my pituitary surgery four weeks ago. It started this past Tuesday, when I dropped my dose of hyd...

WISE WORDS WORTH (W)REPEATING

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I found this in a stack of papers. I can't find who wrote this? Was it Linda or Kate or MaryO? If you know, please tell me. I want to...
Monday, July 6, 2009

HEAR YE, HEAR YE: Patients Talk about Life with Cushing's

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* You can read about Cushing's. This blog and many other websites offer the text version of this devastating disease. Hearing people wh...

DEATH BY CUSHING'S: Accidental death verdict on 40-year-old mum

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* It is with a heavy heart that I share this story today about an unnecessary death, due to Cushing's. I send my most sincere condolence...
Saturday, July 4, 2009

DEPRESSED: Withdrawal from steroid cortisol replacement

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My body is not making any cortisol on its own. Cushing's disease made my hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis off kilter. Now, I am taki...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

CARDIAC PADDLE TO THE CHEST: A Letter from the Founder of the Pituitary Network Association

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* I have found the Pituitary Network Association to be an incredibly helpful resource. For the undiagnosed, take this letter from its foun...

CUSHING'S: For the new folks

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Hi everyone. I am working on a few blog posts that I hope I can post soon. For today, I'd like to spend a minute or two helping some new...
Saturday, June 27, 2009

CUSHING'S DISEASE ENDS MODEL'S CAREER; SHE FINDS BETTER ONE

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I have so much respect for Carol Perkins for sharing her story in Ladies Home Journal, the prominent women's magazine. That takes a lot ...