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monarchmomx2

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  • Birthday 08/07/1972

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    very blessed to have a loving supportive family of my husband and two daughers, age 16 and 20. I love scrapbooking/card making and am a bit of a "Disney freak", I volunteer at a local pantry serving on the Task Force, active member of Church and Emmaus

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  1. welcome! as Melly said, a Cushing's diagnosis takes many many labs, unfortuntately there is not a single test that can diagnose or rule it out. It is common for Cushies to have low ferritin and Vitamin D, were either of those checked. My endo considers low ferritin to be under 60, which is more conservative than most lab normal ranges. Alot of Cushies do have high glucose as well. buffalo humps is common with Cushings and PCOS, have you had your testesterone checked?
  2. starting another round of testing in hopes that I have figured out 'high' days. praying that if this is the correct diagnostic path for me, the results will support and motivate me to keep on

  3. home from a short trip with husband....home to find an email from my GP that he's ordered labs for me! 24 UFC with 17's, 8 a.m., 4 p.m. and midnight blood draws repeated up to three times! this is scary too....and anxiety to choose the right days

    1. April81

      April81

      Sounds like you've got a good GP. Good luck!

    2. Tofu

      Tofu

      That's great news!!!! I hope you catch some nice clear highs!

    3. monarchmomx2

      monarchmomx2

      thanks....going to do a midnight serum tonight, i'm still nervous

  4. finalizing email to send to endo requesting more tests, i just keep praying God will keep directing me to a diagnosis, whatever it may be

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    2. Tofu

      Tofu

      God WILL lead you. Just keep praying and testing. Good luck - please keep us posted!

    3. DebraC
    4. betseebee

      betseebee

      You're in my prayers!

  5. today i am thinking that i feel much better when i don't overload on sugar....bummer

  6. today i'm feeling frustrated and impatient with the diagnosis process. I know that I have truly been fortunate to have seen an endo who recognized and knew how to test for Cushings. My initial 24 hr dexa-supp test resulted in 3.8. Tomorrow morning i will go have a 48 hr dex-supp draw, earlier this week i returned 2 salivary tests, which she said could take up to 3 weeks for results. meanwhile I surf this board and the internet feeding a growing obsession to validate her theory.

    1. monarchmomx2

      monarchmomx2

      24 hr test -- normal result <1.8

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