Friday, December 16, 2011

My Friends with Adrenal Insufficiency

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     Patients with Cushing's disease and those with Addison's disease face the same bully every day.       Cortisol is an ...

My Friends with Adrenal Insufficiency

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     Patients with Cushing's disease and those with Addison's disease face the same bully every day.       Cortisol is an omnipr...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Hope & Stem Cells

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Lab-grown hormone factory put to work http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21228384.700-labgrown-hormone-fa...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Pituitary Glands Made from Stem Cells

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This is the best news I have heard in a long time. "Pituitary glands grown from mouse embryonic stem cells If the same trick can be r...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

I'm Back, Giving Testing a Final Go

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Hi to everyone.  I thank all of you for reading along and for all the letters.  I will write back soon. If I don't reply, please ...
Monday, June 6, 2011

PARTICIPATE: Quality of Life Survey

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I encourage every Cushing's patient to complete this National Institutes for Health survey* regarding quality of life. We must seize the...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Glimmer of Hope: Delayed Remission

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Thank you to my Cushie friend Debra for sharing this article.  You gotta believe. ~m Delayed Remission after Transsphenoidal Surgery in Pati...

Why Obesity Is A Disease

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Preach it. I totally agree.  SCOTT KAHAN, M.D.: Why Obesity Is A Disease Obesity is a chronic medical condi...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Dumb da Dumb Dumb..... DUMB!!!!

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This is what it sounds like when the President of the National Honor Society cries. Whaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa "Cognitiv...
Monday, May 16, 2011

CUSHING’S: Relentless and Nefarious

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I am 27 days post op for my second pituitary surgery. I had blood work done on post op day 16 after withholding for 24 hours, aka skipping m...
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Obesity Research: Consequences vs. Causes

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Obesity is bad, we get that The Guardian "People tend not to believe that a medical condition can cause weight gain, but the little-kno...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

This is your Life.

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Cushing’s Syndrome during Pregnancy

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EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Cushing’s Syndrome during Pregnancy: Personal Experience and Review of the Literature Cushing’s syndrome (CS) ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Addison's Disease Poses Risks To Patients

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I am so happy to see this article.  Addison's is the opposite of Cushing's. Addison's results from low cortisol levels, and Cush...

Hair Samples: Better Testing

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My endocrinologist in Los Angeles has been working on a similar study here in the US.  I hope that patients in the future will not have to u...

Cushing's Disease: Unraveling a Medical Mystery

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I found this video tonight when doing some research online. You know you will be sick a while when your disease is called a "medical my...

Recovery: Post Op Day 14

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Hi everyone.  I felt pretty good up until yesterday.  Luckily, I had a follow up appointment with my endocrinologist who diagnosed me with C...

93 Years Old and Still Dancing

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I found this while researching low sodium levels. I like this lady. This made me smile. New York Times' article: Doctors Say Don't...

Cushing's in the News

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This beautiful and sweet gal had the same pituitary surgery as I did two weeks ago. Dramatic difference in appearance. She gained 70 pounds....
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Think Like a Doctor: A Litany of Symptoms Solved! - NYTimes.com

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Thank you to Dr. Sanders and the New York Times for shining a spotlight on Cushing's patients and offering a different perspective for t...

Think Like a Doctor: A Litany of Symptoms - NYTimes.com

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This is so much fun -and so important to get the word out. Plus, this shows how much a patient suffers while them doctors fail to diagnose a...