Cushing's Disease-Pituitary Gland www.hormones411.org


Sharmyn McGraw searched for answers for seven years for whatever it was that was killing her; finally she diagnosed herself via the Internet with Cushing's disease, caused by a pituitary brain tumor.www.hormone411.org







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Uploaded: January 15, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Author: Sharmyn411

Length: 00:06:44
Rating: 4.00
Views: 3210

Tags: Thyroid Cushings Pituitary Gland Diagnosis Cushing's Disease ACTH Charmin Mystery Sharmyn Monte McGraw

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jazzyazzv (August 17, 2008 at 6:48 am)
Im going through the procedures of being tested. For years I have bee without my period and the Dr told me it was normal. Changed Gynos and she took one look at me and said Cushings. Thanks for posting when I get cured I'll be doing the same and crusade for Cushing suffers.
dannarocks (June 9, 2008 at 12:12 am)
my son has it! he is dx with so many things. then we saw a dr in endocrine clinic at arkansas childrens hospital. she walked in took one look and said he has cushings. she did test and he had it! it is very hard to deal with. my mom had a dna test to she if she had something other than cushings and they said she was a carrier. now that i think about i think i might have it. i lost 23 lbs due to gall bladder removal but my stomache is still big like i am 9 months preg and i am so frustrated!
SkEEzyJ (February 5, 2008 at 10:22 pm)
Thank you for posting. My onset with Cushing's was 1999, when I was 19 yrs old. When I was 25 I remember gaining around 30lbs in 2 weeks! I thought I was pregnant! After 7 yrs without diagnosis, I was miserable and ill everyday. Finally, last year, I had an MRI and was diagnosed, with a pituitary tumor. I had it removed 9 months ago, and I'm taking hydrocortisone and desmopressin daily. I went from 198lbs to 175lbs as of today.
Sharmyn411 (January 21, 2008 at 7:32 am)
This showed aired on and off for about a year. Pituitary disease is what I call "One of the best kept secrets in medicine." Many doctors are simply not aware of current and accurate information about pituitary disease. Recent studies show one in five adults may have a pituitary tumor. It's a serious illness, pituitary tumors account for about 20 percent of brain tumors but it can often be treated and put into remission if a timely and proper diagnosis is made.
GirlyGirlS88 (January 21, 2008 at 2:12 am)
This is great. When was it aired? I didn't even know that it existed.

~Melinda

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