Re: PCOS or Cushings?
From: Christa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 14:05:00 -0600 (CST)
Zowie-
Thanks for the reply :-) At least I know I'm not alone! I'm going to
start the 24hr urine test on Sunday morning and hopefully get the
results back quickly. As far as I know that's the test which will rule
out Cushings! Wish me luck and please let me know of any info you come
across in the mean time. Keep posting as I'm interested in hearing
about your progress.
At Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Zowie wrote:
>
>Hi Christa,
>You reminded me that when I saw the wrong Endo (it was a metabolic one),
>she wanted to run tests on me for Cushings. Gave me 2 cortisol pills to
>take and I was due to come back for bloodwork, which was supposed to
>also occur simultaneously as the GTT tests. I wasn't able to make it
>back there for so long, and I finally just forgot about it! I did find 2
>sites regarding Cushings:
>http://cushings.homestead.com and
>http://www.medhelp.org/nadf
>The first seems to be the most informative, although I only just found
>them. I do find it interesting that a LOT of the common PCOS symptoms
>are also associated with Cushings. Guess I'll have to do some more
>reading and speak to the RE on Friday when I go for my appt. I wonder
>if it is possible to have BOTH---but also wonder how hard Cushings is to
>detect. Both are rare, but Cushings apparently seem to be only a rare
>occurence, and not a rare TOPIC like PCOS. Guess I'll have to check
>into it. Now you got me concerned! lol :)
>
>--
>-- Zowie :)
>
--
Christa :-)
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