A Golden Oldie
Hello. I was led to this site while searching for information. I am surprised to find out that so many people have similar stories to my own.
Last summer I went to the ER because of unexplained vomiting. They said that my liver values were off, and I needed a CT scan. So I went to my internist and after the scan he called to tell me that they found a tumor on my left adrenal gland. He told me to stop taking Metformin, and at the time I was taking 850 mg 3 times daily. I am severely diabetic, have hypertension and am taking 5 blood pressure meds. I have had a lifetime of weight issues, missed periods for years at a time, have had hair loss on my head, but I shave my chin and mustache every day since I was a teen, and I am constantly tired. I also am obese, but eat usually once a day now, since my abdomen is so large. My legs and arms are smaller than the rest of my body, and this has happened over the last 10 years. I have a buffalo hump, and have since I was a teenager.
The last 2 endocrinologists I went to just yelled at me for not eating properly and not monitoring my glucose levels. One told me that she was glad my daughter is married because I am going to die. She never checked me for anything. The crazy part was after the internist called me and said that I would have to have surgery to remove the adenoma, he changed his mind. All of a sudden, he said I needed to be followed by an endocrinologist, after he knew the two that I had been seeing. He referred me to a new endo, who immediately said she didn’t think I had Cushing’s syndrome, but she ordered some tests. I didn’t take them because she was in the process of leaving the practice. I see a cardiologist who insists that adrenal adenomas are common, and usually don’t require any attention. UMMM, I am on 14 different medications for diabetes, hypertension, depression, and arthritis in my back. I think the evidence is present, but the doctors don’t seem to want to deal with my situation.
So, I changed doctors. I go to a new endocrinologist on 9/2, and I pray this one will listen. My health is failing, and my quality of life has sufferred because of all of these problems.
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Sep 17, 2013 @ 03:30:57
You did the right thing. Demand all tests for Cushings be done.