In 2010, after retiring from being a teacher and librarian, I rewarded myself with piano lessons. I had always wanted to learn to play the piano, but after a couple of years of taking lessons, I noticed that my eyesight was not as sharp as it should be… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Patient Stories
Lavender J., Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Date: May 19, 2016 | Tags: 50-59, female, Missouri, Pituitary tumor, Transsphenoidal surgery
Claire D., Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Date: December 14, 2015 | Tags: Canada, female, Ontario, Pituitary tumor, Transsphenoidal surgery
My name is Claire. I live in Ottawa, Canada, which is in the beautiful province of Ontario. I have been living Cushing’s free for 10 years now and I want to share my story of hope with you.… Continue Reading
Selene G., Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Date: December 8, 2015 | Tags: 10-19, female, New York, Petrosal Sinus Sampling, Pituitary tumor, Transsphenoidal surgery, USA
I would like to preface my story by saying that for the first time in my life, at age 16, I am feeling happy and well. I wanted to share my story of Cushing’s Disease in hopes that it will be of help to others who experience the severe mental health aspects of Cushing’s.… Continue Reading
Ashley C., Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery
Date: September 17, 2015 | Tags: 10-19, female, Massachusetts, Pediatric, Petrosal Sinus Sampling, Pituitary tumor, Transsphenoidal surgery
I had always been a happy, energetic, and athletic child, constantly laughing and participating in a number of extracurricular activities. I was always a social butterfly with many friends, always sleeping out and having fun. It was not until I reached the middle of my eighth grade year that I started to notice a number of odd changes to my appearance and my personality.… Continue Reading
Marian U., Adrenal tumor
Date: September 17, 2015 | Tags: 40-49, Adrenalectomy, female, Virginia
The changes came about gradually. So gradually, that it is very difficult to pin-point exactly when the overall change became larger than the sum of individual changes and became something that was difficult to ignore. For my whole life, I was “Marian” and then one day, I was someone else. I had become someone unrecognizable: the “Not Marian.”… Continue Reading
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