The second episode of Pituitary Grand Rounds features Dr. Lewis Blevins in a compelling discussion with Sloan Hart, a patient with a dangerous, delayed diagnosis of Cushing’s disease, which caused tremendous hardship and suffering.
Sloan, Pituitary Video
October 15, 2026
Pituitary, Video ACTH, Birth control, bruising, Buffalo hump, central obesity, cortisol, Cushing's disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Dr. Lewis Blevins, DVT, endocrinologist, fat-shamed, fatigue, hair growth, hair loss, high cholesterol, hirsuitism, hypertension, lethargy, memory loss, mood disorders, muscle atrophy, pain, PCOS, photos, pituitary, Pituitary Grand Rounds, plethora, pre-diabetic, ptsd, skin, straie, stress, video, Weight gain Leave a comment
Lauren, Undiagnosed Bio
December 8, 2025
Hashimoto's, Hypothyroidism, Other Diagnosis, Steroid-Induced, Undiagnosed ACTH, cortisol, epidural, Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, pre-diabetic, steroid, undiagnosed Leave a comment
Hello. my name is Lauren. I am currently being tested for Cushing’s and am scared.
I have hypothyroidism/ Hashimoto’ s auto immune disease. Also my sugar is pre-diabetic.
I am 53 years old. I don’t have a lot of the symptoms. I had gone into my endo and told him how rotten I feel. So he started with some testing. My ACTH number was 278 and my cortisol was 19.
This was around the middle of November.
However, in August i herniated a disc. I have been on oral steroids for 5 days in August, a epidural steroid shot in my back in August, had back surgery end of September and put on a steroids for 5 days and had a steroid shot in my knee in October. Also on a lot of pain killers and meds. I am off all meds for the last 4 weeks, off pain killers since October.
Also, I have had a very stressful and sorrowful last 10 years. I buried my 22 year old son 2.5 years ago.
I am hoping this is causing the reading.
I am glad I found this site. Thank you for reading this. I pray we all get well.
Thank you,
Lauren
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rokchix86 (rokchix86), Undiagnosed Bio
September 6, 2015
Menopause, Other Diagnosis, Undiagnosed A1C, Blood pressure, Buffalo hump, cortisol, CT scan, endocrinologist, HRT, menopause, MRI, pre-diabetic, weight 1 Comment
So, I’m in the process of being tested for Cushings. I have to have an MRI and CT scan pending bloodwork results for the contrast dye. My endocrinologist said I keep failing my cortisol tests. In other words something is always elevated.
For me my journey began a few years back when I was working out like crazy doing cross training and kickboxing 4 days a week and bike riding and taking long walks, I was also dieting. I kept gaining weight. I started needing maternity clothes. I had the hump already for a few years but was previously able to lose weight.
I assumed oin was menopause but nothing I did worked. The Drs did bloodwork which was all fine. I started having hot flashes do they put me on HRT which actually caused me to drop 5 lbs. Now I know something is off.
It took my BP shooting up suddenly along with my A1C reaching prediabetic range for the Drs to believe there really was something going on.
So here I am, I started my testing in June and now it’s Sept. Still no official diagnosis. I’m very tired and depressed. I don’t go out because I don’t want to see anyone. I can only wear stretchy pants and have a hard time finding long enough shirts.
I don’t recognize myself anymore. *sigh*
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Sarah’s 14-year-old Son
May 3, 2014
Male, Undiagnosed acne, advanced bone age, anxiety, bruising, depression, emotional symptoms, fatigue, frequent illness. virus, fuzzy thinking, male, memory loss, mono, pneumonia, pre-diabetic, precocious puberty, puffy eyes, slow healing, strep, Stretch marks, striae, testosterone, undiagnosed, Weight gain Leave a comment
Fourteen-year-old son, who increasingly exhibits more and more signs of Cushings:
has had frequent illnesses: viruses, strep, pneumonia (two times) , & mono x’s 6+ years
has had progressively worsening difficulty with learning “fuzzy thinking” and huge memory deficits x’s 4+ years
has had progressively worsening difficulty with emotional control x’s 4+ years
has had progressively increased fatigue x’s 4+ years
has had progressively increasing central weight gain x’s 4 years
has had puffy eyes x’s 4 years
has had progressively slowed healing of insect bites and wounds on skin x’s 4+ years
has had easily bruised skin and acne x’s 4+ years
has had progressively worsening feelings of depression x’s 3+ years
has had progressively worsening feelings of anxiety with daily activities of life x’s 3+ years
has had stretch marks that faded from purple to flesh colored for 2+ years
has precocious puberty
has advanced bone age
has high testosterone levels
has been labeled as pre-diabetic
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