Friday, August 31, 2012

"Glucocorticoids and Mood"

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Another wonderful article from our friends at the Cushing's Support & Research Foundation ( www.csrf.net ) for this article. It i...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Solu-Cortef Alert

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Thank you to our friends at www.caresfoundation.org for this important reminder. As you know, many Cushies rely on Solu-Cortef in cases of ...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Hip pain coupled with shoulder pain

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  Next Section Crutches in Cushing's disease Avascular necrosis of bone can be almost silent until it comes under unusual strain. We rep...

Hip Pain: Another Cushing's Symptom

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Cushing's Disease Presenting with Avascular Necrosis of the Hip: An Orthopedic Emergency ABSTRACT Nontraumatic avascular necrosis (AVN) ...

Yup, Your Ticker Could Go, Too!!

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Cushing's Patients Must Be Screened for Heart Disease By Piriya Mahendra, MedWire Reporter Published August 12, 2012 Individuals who use...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

In Loving Memory: Kym Grupido

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Thank you to Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness for sharing Kym's story as part of their continued efforts to draw attention to t...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Cushie's Life

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Pituitary Patient Sues for Misdiagnosis

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Pituitary tumors are not as rare as people think. Studies of autopsy reports show that up to 20% of the population -- one in five people --...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Boom & Bust: Stress Fuels Market Crisis

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As a blogger and patient advocate, I always strive to explain the Cushing's experience in a way that caregivers, family and friends wi...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness

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Our friends at Boise Glow for Cushing's Awareness are doing an awesome job creating awareness for Cushing's in their corner of th...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Another Doctor Appointment Goes South

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Thanks to a fellow Cushie for making this. It is important to show friends and family how dismissive doctors are towards Cush...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Gambling on a Cushing's Diagnosis: What are the Odds?

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A Cushing’s friend of mine recently asked what we can say to our doctors to explain why we think we have Cushing’s. The Cushing’s community...
Friday, July 6, 2012

"Pituitary Disorders, the Often Missed Diagnosis"

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"Pituitary Disorder:  the Often Missed Diagnosis" Dr. Lewis Blevins is the medical director of the California Center for Pitu...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Less Fat, Still Weak after Cushing's

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Good news.  Fat decreases after wild, errant cortisol overproduction from Cushing's is stopped. Just like we Cushies t...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A Cushie's Job: Trudging through the Medical Literature

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If you have spent any amount of time on this blog, you will know that I am patient advocate who encourages you to be the most informed and ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

A Truncated Life or A Path with Purpose

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With all this time today online on a laptop (instead of my iPhone), I stumbled onto my post announcing here that the  second ...
Monday, July 2, 2012

I Hate You, Cushing's Disease

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Hi everyone. Sorry for such a long absence. In this past, I take time off from writing when I myself am too sick to talk about Cushing's...
Friday, June 1, 2012

"It is Literally Impossible for You to Have Cushing's"

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As much as these patient-made videos cause me to cheer, I am quickly infuriated at how endocrinologists get away with dismiss...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Our Friend Jordy Tells His Cushing's Story of Multiple Surgeries

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Our Friend Sherry Shares her Cushing's Story

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