HI there!

My name is Lin, I believe I may have Cushing’s based on what I have read. I was a normal person going about a normal life when I had surgery in 9/12. Immediately following the surgery, I gained 110 pounds in a year. I went through three physicians and no one could explain why I would gain weight like that.

The last doc in 2014 did do 24hr saliva tests. He told me then that my Cortisol was high but I never saw the test and honestly did not know what Cortisol was or what that meant. In hindsight, neither did he because no follow up tests were done nor was I sent to an Endocrinologist.

Between Feb 17 and Nov 17 my entire body changed. I had been very fit in the past and had a lot of muscle. My body now is nothing but cellulite. My hands and feet once slender now resemble Vienna sausages, my face is as round as a cantelope and the fatigue, depression, anxiety and feeling of unwellness was just to bad to ignore.

New doc in 2018 was first to take me seriously, I had read a few sites and knew to go in armed with a journal and pictures. He agreed that I may have Cushings and referred me to an Endocrinologist. Again my midnight saliva Cortisol twice high normal. So here I am, looking for answers, looking for someone more experienced than me. Come to me Yoda and help me find the answers I seek.

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