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SusanM

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  1. 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.

  2. 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!

  3. 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!

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