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Ashley C., Transsphenoidal Pituitary 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

Tiffiny D., transsphenoidal pituitary surgery

My name is Tiffiny. I am a 35-year-old mother of three wonderful little girls. Before Cushing’s, my favorite hobbies were working out daily and competing in 5K running races every Saturday. I could run 3 miles in 23 minutes or less. … Continue Reading

Shelby C., Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery

It was late August, 2009 when I walked onto campus as a spunky, tiny 18 year old ready to live on my own and take on the collegiate world. Four months later I left feeling like a completely different person. I was demoralized, depressed, confused and in a lot of pain. My body and mind were quickly turning on me and it was out of my control. … Continue Reading

Kathleen C., Persistent Cushing’s

My name is Kathleen and I presently have Cushing’s disease due to an inoperable ACTH secreting pituitary tumor. I was born in 1950 and am married with two great sons and a wonderful one and a half year old grandson. My husband and I have lived in the small, rural town of Mt. Shasta, CA at the foot of the mountain with the same name since 1979.… Continue Reading

Jenifer W., Pituitary Tumor and Surgery

Until about two years ago, Cushing’s Disease was not a part of my vocabulary; neither was cortisol, nor ACTH. Little did I know, these terms were components in the life I had probably lived for decades. Growing up, I’d always been a little bigger than the rest of the girls in my class. Yes, I’d tend to be on the chubby side from time to time, but I was not obese.… Continue Reading

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