Everyone kept telling me it was probably stress or hormones, but I knew something was wrong.
, which I’d never heard of. But I learned that it is caused when a tumor on the pituitary gland secretes a hormone called ACTH that tells the adrenal gland to produce excessive amounts of the stress hormone cortisol. All that cortisol in the blood causes weight gain, insomnia, bruising,Dr. Liu told me I would have to have a dexamethasone suppression test and an MRI to confirm the diagnosis. When she said I might need brain surgery, it was as if my heart dropped and my world stopped.
, he told me the surgery could be done via an endoscope through my nose; that was a bit of a relief, but I was still scared and nervous. I had the surgery in September 2020, though, and it changed everything.It took me a few weeks to recover, but now I feel so much better. I have to take steroids until my body learns to produce the normal amount on its own. But the change has been amazing.
I’ve lost 35 pounds, and my body is going back to the way it was. I look in the mirror and don’t want to run away—I can see my collarbone again, and my face looks like it did before. The best thing is that I can sleep! My husband is amazed when he wakes up and finds me in bed, because for years I was never there—when he woke up in the morning, I would have already been up for five or six hours.
It was difficult and frustrating, especially during the pandemic. But I couldn’t give up. Even when people told me it was just age or stress, I knew it had to be something more. No one really knows what you’re feeling except you. I’m so glad I kept looking for answers until I found one.This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.
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