Re: PCOS or Cushings?
From: Christa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:14:58 -0600 (CST)
Annette-
You make me giggle :-) The way you said that to me was like a mom
talking to their little kid! I liked it. You make me feel like I'm just
being overly paranoid and I have nothing to worry about. Thank you. I
will take the 24hr urine in a couple of days just to see what comes
back. At least I feel a sense of relief though. I'm happy to hear that
you're a nurse as well!
At Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Annette wrote:
>
>At Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Christa wrote:
>>
>>I got my blood work back and it showed elevated levels of cortisol and
>>normal levels of everything else. Someone on another board said it's
>>possible I could have Cushings Disease or Syndrome or whatever. I was
>>diagnosed with PCOS after a sonogram showed the little cysts around my
>>ovaries. My symptoms from late adolescence (which are still current)
>>were acne, hirsutism on my chin, and excrutiatingly painful periods for
>>day one and two of my cycle. Now I'm starting to get confused and
>>nervous. Can I have both Cushings and PCOS? I am getting the 24hr urine
>>test done this week. I have to try and collect my urine on a day that I
>>don't work or have school for obvious reasons. Maybe I can start
>>collecting on Sunday morning! Does anyone have experience with this? I
>>would appreciate some info. I have been to a website on Cushings
>>already but I'm starting to get overwhelmed by all the stuff I'm
>>reading. I'm not a doctor and it seems like alot of this stuff
>>(symptoms) are similar. HELP!!
>>
>>--
>>Christa :-)
>>
>Christa...calm down...I don't think that you have "Cushings Syndrome."
>What it is, is a tumor in the brain. Pituitary Gland to be exact.
>Symptoms are fast to come on...and you would not go all of these years
>without knowing...okay? Trust me...I have researched this... Take Care
>sweetie... Well, also...I am a nurse. Sincerely...Annette
--
Christa :-)
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