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Brandy B., Adrenal Tumor and Surgery

It was spring of 2011 when I started to notice a change in myself. Clothes were fitting tighter and my appetite was out of control. I’ve always been a thin gal, weighing 125lbs. I was 39, so I thought, “guess this is part of growing old”. It wasn’t until the following year (2012) that everything seemed to hit me. I felt like I woke up one morning 50 pounds heavier, looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize myself. … Continue Reading

Maria P., Adrenalectomy

Hello, My name is Maria, I am 32 years old and am from Bogota, Colombia, yep! The land of good coffee! I don’t even know where to start because I am not quite sure when it started. I was a ballerina and almost became a model; yeah, one of those appearance freaks! Then I started to gain weight like it was going out of style. I had no clue as to why; I was not eating more and I was not exercising less.… Continue Reading

Van N., Adrenal Tumor

I am a twenty four year-old female who had an adrenal tumor. My main symptoms were depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, acne, body hair, fatigue, joint pain, no menstrual cycle, and hair loss. … Continue Reading

Susan S., Adrenalectomy

I was a patient under the care of various endocrinologists being treated for “Subclinical Cushing Syndrome” since Oct 2010. In October 2010 while having an abdominal CT scan completed by a hospital emergency room for abdominal pain (unrelated to the “Subclinical Cushing Syndrome”), the CT showed several left adrenal gland adenomas. … Continue Reading

Linda W., Adrenalectomy, Stroke

My story is a little different than those I have read so far. I wanted to write about what happened to me. I found out about Cushing’s syndrome in 2008 but had aphasia (lack of ability to speak or understand language following a brain injury), dyslexia and very limited communications ability. Currently I write well enough with some editing to share my story.… Continue Reading

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