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• 📰 Vision Loss May Herald Brain Tumor
  Tumors arising in the pituitary gland show symptoms either due to excessive hormone secretion or due to excessive growth and compression and spread to the surrounding tissues. Adenomas that do not secrete hormones usually grow slowly and can remain asymptomatic for years. Those who secrete hormones show early symptoms due to the effects of hormones in the bo […]
• ⭐️ Top PIcks on the Message Boards updated May 8, 2021
  Top content from across the message boards, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community.
• 📰 Acromegaly: Chronic disease root of young man's abnormally gray hair and facial changes
  A chronic, progressive disease was discovered to be the reason why a man in his 20s experienced a sudden increase of gray hair and facial changes, local doctors said… Doctors suspected he suffered from acromegaly, a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of head bones, soft parts of the feet and hands and sometimes other parts of the body due to excess […]
• 📰 Chronic Insomnia Can Be Sign of Cushing’s
  Tumors arising in the pituitary gland show symptoms either due to excessive hormone secretion or due to excessive growth and compression and spread to the surrounding tissues. Adenomas that do not secrete hormones usually grow slowly and can remain asymptomatic for years. Those who secrete hormones show early symptoms due to the effects of hormones in the bo […]
• 📰 Chronic Insomnia Can Be Sign of Cushing’s
  Chronic insomnia can be a sign of Cushing’s syndrome, and doctors need be aware of this possibility, according to a case report of a woman diagnosed with Cushing’s shortly after seeking help for her insomnia. This case also emphasized the usefulness of the dexamethasone suppression test in identifying the specific cause of Cushing’s.
• 🖤 In Memory of Gregory J. Bart Jr. ~ May 7, 2016
  He died of a presumed heart attack. September 19, 2015 he said ''I was diagnosed hypertensive way back when I was 20. The condition remained for years, and became more acute with my cushings pit tumor. I still have high blood pressure, partially teated with three meds. I'll have to consult my doc and see if this may also be an issue.'
• 🖤 In Memory of Patti ~ May 2, 2002
  From the Message Boards: ” I loved her, she was a great friend. She died of adrenal cortical carcinoma.”
• 🦓 Day 30, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2021
  Today is the final day of the Cushing’s Awareness Challenge and I wanted to leave you with this word of advice… To that end, I’m saving some of what I know for future blog posts, maybe even another Cushing’s Awareness Challenge next year.
• ✍️ Hannah B, Pituitary Bio
  After countless doctors appointments and misdiagnoses, Hannah was diagnosed with Cushing syndrome. She has a tumor on her pituitary glad [sic] which causes it to release too much cortisol into her body, affecting her metabolism and growth hormones. It also affects her energy levels and her ability to recover from workouts. “Labs are normal, this is normal an […]
• 🧪 Home cortisol tests: 3 of the best
  There are several home cortisol tests available to purchase over the counter or online. These allow a person to take a sample of blood, urine, or saliva before sending it off for analysis. After taking a home cortisol test, people can usually receive their results within 2–5 days online or via a telephone call with a healthcare professional. However, there a […]
• 🦓 Day 29, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2021
  In 1983 I came across a little article in the Ladies Home Journal which said: “If you have these symptoms…” I found the row with my symptoms and the answer read “…ask your doctor about Cushing’s”.
• 📰 Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Cushing Syndrome
  Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare and severe disease. Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization. The association of the two disease is rare and uncommon. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman admitted in our service for acute pancreatitis and whose Cushing syndrome was diagnosed during hospitalization. The aim of this work is to try […]
• ⁉️ Cushing’s Myths and Facts: “Vitamins and Natural Remedies can cure/heal Cushing’s”
  Do you know how many people have told me that if I just “juice”, I will be cured from Cushing’s or Adrenal Insufficiency?! I appreciate the sentiment, but the sad reality is that no amount of juicing and no vitamin will cure Cushing’s. Some Cushing’s patients do take vitamins, some do eat raw food or paleo diets, and some even juice. However, this is just a […]
• 🦓 Day 28, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2021
  I was walking somewhere on deck and suddenly a wave came up over the deck making it very slippery. I fell and cracked the back of my head on the curved edge of a table in the dining area. I had the next-to-the-worse headache I have ever had, the worst being after my pituitary surgery. At least after the surgery, I got some morphine.
• ⁉️ Cushing’s Myths and Facts: Even Though You Are Chronically Ill, You Should Have The Same Amount Of Energy Every Day…
  Christine Miserandino uses the spoon theory to answer the question, “What does it feel like to be sick?” The spoons serve as a symbol for resources available and energy spent to get through every moment of every day.
• 🦓 Day 27, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2021
  It would be nice to have everyone out there walking or running but that’s not real life, at least in the Cushie world. It’s been a long time since I’ve really been In My Life – maybe it’s time to get back.
• ✍️ Janice B, Pituitary Bio
  I was married 38 years when I became sick in 2011, but the family doctor and my husband wouldn’t believe me. They thought I was lazy, fat and crazy when they shipped me off to a mental ward in a hospital. I knew I was physically sick with Cushing’s Disease, but I couldn’t convince the psychiatrist. I left my husband, got a new doctor and was diagnosed with C […]
• ⁉️ Cushing’s Myths and Facts: “You should be all better by now!”
  Fact: However, in the case of the chronically ill, a different cycle occurs. In the chronically ill, the person loses his normal health. He goes through a period of treatment and sometimes recovers...
• 🦓 Day 26, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2021
  So often during the diagnosis phase of Cushing’s I felt lost like this picture – I was walking alone to an unknown place with an unknown future. My diagnosis was pre-Internet which meant that any information had to be gotten from libraries, bookstores, magazines…or doctors. In 1983 to 1986 I knew something was terribly wrong but there was no backup from doct […]
• ⁉️ Cushing’s Myths and Facts: “Each Person Requires the Same Dose of Steroid in Order to Survive…”
  Fact: In simple terms, Adrenal Insufficiency occurs when the body does not have enough cortisol in it. You see, cortisol is life sustaining and we actually do need cortisol to survive. You have probably seen the commercials about “getting rid of extra belly fat” by lowering your cortisol. These advertisements make it hard for people to actually understand th […]