Sunday, March 24, 2013

How chronic pain has made me happier

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The difficulty in recovering from Cushing's is that for some, it fails to leave us -- despite multiple surgeries or even cortisol-loweri...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Cortisol and Tinnitus

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I had my second pituitary tumor resection surgery done at MD Anderson Cancer Center on April 20, 2011.  My ears have been ringing with tinni...
Monday, March 4, 2013

Reoccurrence: A Cushie's Worst Nightmare

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Hooray. You somehow heard the word Cushing's. Someone finally ran the right tests at the right time. You finally got some highs in corti...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Persistent Cushing's

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Treatment of Cushing's Disease if Surgery Fails "Bilateral adrenalectomy is usually reserved an...
Monday, February 11, 2013

Patient's Symptoms Of Cushing's Disease Beginning To Abate After Endoscopic Pituitary Cure

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Another patient's tale of ofd symptoms, misdiagnosis, and surgical path in hopes for a cure. Thanks for sharing your story, Kathie. ...

Extrapituitary Parasellar Microadenoma in Cushing’s Disease

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These articles about pituitary tumor tissue located outside the pituitary really make me suspicious about what could be source of my uncured...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Science of Stress

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This Oprah article could easily be entitled:  The Science of Stress: 5 Things Cortisol is Doing to Your Body It is all here, in black and wh...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Loneliness impacts the human body like physical stress

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Many Cushies long for a unflinching, strong, support structure that won't let us fall down while we are sick. I believe, actually, that ...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

New Orphan Drug Approved for Cushing's

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FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Dec. 14, 2012 Media Inquiries:  Morgan Liscinsky,  301-796-0397 ;  morgan.liscinsky@fda.hhs.gov   C...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Spotlight on Cushing's: Lori on Dr Oz

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Be sure to watch Lori's heartbreaking  and informative segments  on the Dr Oz show. Thank you Dr Oz! Out of Control Obesity:  One Woman...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

My Friend Lori Featured in News

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Doctors, Patient From Ohio State Wexner Medical Center To Be Featured On 'Dr. Oz' Show Wednesday December 19, 2012 5:39 PM COLUMBUS,...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Cushing's to be Featured in National News

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In September 2012, Dr. Oz from the Dr Oz Show joined my dear friend Lori and her amazing surgical team for her 4th (and ultimately 5th) brai...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Australian Pituitary Foundation

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Our friends in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia gathered to discuss the pituitary gland today. Click here for more program details. http://www.gp...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Therapy of Adrenal Insufficiency

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This new article from our friends in Italy is a comprehensive yet easy-to-read look at adrenal insufficiency. I find this information so val...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Aggressive Cushing's

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I have been so sick for the 75 days with adrenal insufficiency. As a result, I have been unable to determine the right ketoconazole dose at ...