SusanM

Sounds like work! On the other hand, it sounds like it will be very helpful to some. Just curiosity...what was this stopped before? Was there a problem?

Thanks, MaryO. My apologies, I didn't go back to the original but read just what was in this thread.

Melissa of TX, thanks for doing this work and pulling this list together. As I read through it, the list has a powerful impact to the reader. Having to have a list like this makes me sad (that any of us are sick), but doing so helps the world understand more about who we are. I elected not to participate for personal reasons, but encourage others to do so. One minor thought....pituitary adenomas are not the only thing that causes Cushings. Pituitary Hyperplasia is the rare form of this disease and thought you may want to update the definitions portion to include pituitary hyperplasia along with pituitary adenomas.

Thanks for yet another great dr F interview!

Excellent! It's great to hear of that support!

Best wishes that this is processed quickly and approved for you.

Interesting. It's a beta-blocker which is a very common hypertension drug. I take and have taken it for over a year. I asked the endo about it prior to doing testing and I was told the drug would not interfere with testing. The adrenaline comes from a different portion of the adrenal gland than cortisol. I believe that is the reason why there is no impact to the cortisol testing. Thanks for sharing....interesting!

Way to go, MaryO! I am so happy to see the the contribution going to the running of the boards! TERRIFIC!

Kathi: On my screen, those five fingers are the rays of the sun that is in the corner of that area. Are you on XP or an earlier version of Windows? Thinking that maybe you aren't seeing the sun and clouds.

Cool!

Ditto what Lynne said. Even when a person is full blown, there can be a binding problem that doesn't lend itself to have high UFCs. This I know.

Canasa: Thanks for sharing. This is a scary thought!

Got my shot on Saturday with 309 elderly folks via the board of health. It was like a buffalo stampede! Couldn't believe how people were acting. As long as you had a number, you were guaranteed a shot. For some reason, there was panic in the room. I got there 2.5 hours early and was #37 (of 310). Hopefully, there will be a contingency plan next year so this doesn't happen again!

Hi, all: Love the new boards and the look. Easy to get around too! What happened to my post pituitary surgery posts? I had two threads, one of which I began the other day. Where are they? Just noticed that my count of posts is also reduced --- were random items removed?

Dara: Thanks for sharing this info. I was told years ago to have a bracelet, but I am allergic to metals include 24K gold. Ugh! I'll take a look at this site.