Cushing's with Moxie: Fighting The Worst Disease You've Never Heard Of

“Genetics and runaway appetite are not the only causes of obesity. Sometimes, your own body can turn against you in ways you never thought possible.” ~The Science of Obesity

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Quick, Easy, Inexpensive Cortisol Testing Should Soon Be Available on All Smartphones

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June 2014 Quick, Easy, Inexpensive Cortisol Testing Should Soon Be Available on All Smartphones Contact: Aaron Lohr Director, Media Relation...

Continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion viable option to normalize cortisol

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" Continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion viable option to normalize cortisol Øksnes M. J Clin Endocrinol Metab . 2014;doi:10....

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Learning to Love Yourself while Cushie

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A new friend who is facing a Cushing's diagnosis lamented her recent attempt to find a swimsuit for her pregnant-looking Cushie body. ...

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Growth Hormone Replacement can cause Adrenal Crisis

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ATTN: Cushing's patients who take growth hormone injections. Ask your doctor for a prescription of hydrocortisone and keep it with you a...

Monday, September 15, 2014

Compassion Breeds Solidarity

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My compassion for and interest in illnesses, especially the rare or mysterious, has exploded since my Cushing's diagnosis in 2007. I now...

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Lessons of Alexis Shapiro: Texas Girl's Ordeal Spotlights Silent Crisis

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Lessons of Alexis Shapiro: Texas Girl's Ordeal Spotlights Silent Crisis BY BILL BRIGGS A Texas pre-teen's medically induced obesit...

Friday, July 4, 2014

Hug your Cushie: What is getting an MRI like?

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I am happy to introduce my new series, Hug your Cushie. Life as a Cushie is rough. You see it happen to your loved one or friend. You drive ...

Thursday, July 3, 2014

My Quest by Care360

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Back in 2011, I bragged about how Quest Diagnostics gives patients their test results through their app . I happily study each report to un...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Measure cortisol on a smartphone

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The Cushing's community has bemoaned the absence of any cortisol-measuring device for the patient's use. Now after my bilateral adre...

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Facial Recognition: Hope for Cushies?

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Because Cushies can have very specific body changes, such as moon facies, red cheeks, supraclavicular pads, this type of disease database ca...

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