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The Cost of Cushing’s Disease

Cushing’s disease (CD) is a costly disease, both in terms of its cost to the patient-physical, emotional, and financial-and its cost to society. The costs to the patient are represented by the increased mortality risk, about three-five fold in untreated disease, and the physical costs associated with its significant comorbidities – hypertension, diabetes, cardiac disease,… Continue Reading

Carolina M., Pituitary Transsphenoidal Surgery, Recurrence

I am from Peru, South America and I am now living in Jackson, Mississippi. I was diagnosed with Cushing’s in 2005 when I was a 25 year old. I had just finished medical School in Lima, Peru.… Continue Reading

Danielle R., Pituitary Transphenoidal Surgery, Recurrence, Bilateral Adrenalectomy

When I first knew I had Cushing’s Disease, I was 19 years old and just beginning my sophomore year of college at UVM. After having pneumonia, gaining 50lbs my freshman year, and having my first kidney stone, the diagnosis was solidified in my head. I had researched online and finally found out what was wrong with me.… Continue Reading

“Looking” for a Tumor in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome

Cushing’s syndrome occurs when the adrenal glands produce too much cortisol for a long time. It is most often caused by excessive production of the adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH), which normally is produced by pituitary gland and controls the production of cortisol by the adrenal glands. Excessive ACTH can be made by a tumor in the… Continue Reading

Pam K., Adrenalectomy

This is my journey with Cushing’s Syndrome. I am 57 years old. How long have I had it? I don’t know. All I know is that when I was finally diagnosed in the spring of 2010, the doctor said that I have had it a long time.… Continue Reading