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In Memory of Bettye Jean Douglas ~ September 28, 2016
September 28, 2021
In Memory, Korlym, Pituitary, Treatments cortisol, Cushing's disease, hospice, In Memory, Korlym, pituitary Leave a comment
Born: March 30, 1938 Passed: September 28, 2016 Bettye Jean Douglas, age 78 of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Hickman County, Tennessee, and was preceded in death by her first husband Carl Jenkins, and parents James McKinley and Susie Louise Lampley Wright, and siblings, Marie […]
sjw (Jane W), Adrenal Bio
May 5, 2018
Adrenal, Diabetes, Korlym, Other Diagnosis, Treatments anxiety, Asthma, COPD, cushing's, cushing's syndrome, depression, emphysema, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney disease, Korlym, obesity, pre-diabetes Leave a comment
My name is Jane and I am 76 years old. I was recently diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome after years and years and years of suffering symptoms. My doctor for the past 7 years said that I had pre diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, fatty liver, asthma, emphysema, obesity, anxiety and depression. […]
In Memory: Bettye Jean Douglas, September 28, 2016
September 28, 2017
In Memory, Korlym, Pituitary, Treatments cortisol, Cushing's disease, hospice, In Memory, Korlym, pituitary Leave a comment
Born: March 30, 1938 Passed: September 28, 2016 Bettye Jean Douglas, age 78 of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at her home. She was a native of Hickman County, Tennessee, and was preceded in death by her first husband Carl Jenkins, and parents James McKinley and Susie Louise Lampley Wright, and siblings, Marie […]
Correy D (Cushie Correy), Pituitary Bio
January 8, 2017
Pituitary, radiation, Recurrence, Treatments Blood pressure, depression, Facebook, galactogram, gamma knife, lactation, mammogram, Mayo Clinic, pituitary, pituitary MRI, recurrence, Signifor, transsphenoidal, video, Weight gain 1 Comment
In the beginning: This journey started long before I knew it did. I was healthy for the first 27 years of my life. Around 27 or 28 I started having problems. It started with high blood pressure. No problem, that runs in the family. Medication will solve that. Around 30 there was something more strange […]
Right diagnoses, drugs help woman return to normal life
May 31, 2015
Diabetes, News Items, Pituitary, Pituitary Surgery, radiation, Treatments anxiety, Buffalo hump, cortisol, depression, diabetes, endocrinologist, Korlym, mifepristone, migraines, nap, radiation, steroid, Weight gain Leave a comment
You could almost say things have returned to normal for Patricia Kleinhoffer in her family’s home, if there was a such thing. What with living in a house with her husband, mother, brother, and four of her five non-biological children, things tend to get a little hectic, Patricia said. “There’s no such thing as normal […]
Kelly (Kelly Jo), Pituitary Bio
February 17, 2015
Pituitary, radiation, Recurrence, Treatments gamma knife, Korlym, pituitary, pituitary surgery, radiation, weight Leave a comment
My official journey with Cushing’s started in May 2007 when I broke my hip by stumping my toe. Dr fixed me and sent me on my way. About two weeks later I developed a PE and was in ICU for 5 days. It was there that the drs took note of my appearance (I […]
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