Hi Copacabana,
Nice to see another Minnesotan here... I used to live in Delano just west of the Cities on Highway 12. I do miss the Mall of America (and the 'Dales), 'CCO in the mornings, and the winters, but I love England too much to go back.
If what you have is only Cushings, and it's definitely caused by a tumor, then they should be able to fix you. Having a tumor is not a nice thing but pituitary tumors are usually very treatable and I wish you the best of luck with that.
I have odd hormone levels too. I had an MRI in August looking for the prolactinoma that my Endocrinologist was convinced I had. Four months on a waiting list for the test and another month for the results and they didn't find anything. Which means it's either there, and still too small to show on an MRI, or there's some other problem that they haven't even started to look for yet. I was hoping for an answer but all I got was another mystery.
I was put on Met and Spiro because my symptoms indicate PCOS, and in all fairness, it has helped but I don't think it's the whole answer. Nothing seems to happen quickly or easily under the British NHS. I have had to take a very strong lead in my treatment and that's a little scary sometimes because it makes me feel like I know more than the doctors and that's not a good thing. I have another round of tests at the end of January. |