Adrenal Ademoma & Cushings?

I know how it feels but I

Wouldnt accept the brush off

It can mean , they dont know what to do

I would book an appointment with a very good

Endocrinology program

Ucla, john hopkins, etc...

Be sure to share all of your symptoms and request at least a cortisol level be done.  I was having many similar symptoms and had some abnormal thyroid labs so was referred to the endocrinologist.  The repeat thyroid labs were normal, I didn’t have a moon face and the other typical physical symptoms were there but not pronounced so he pretty much blew me off until my cortisol level came back elevated. With that he ordered the appropriate tests and made the definitive diagnosis of Cushings Disease.  I’m now almost 2 months post op from a trans sphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection.  I still have the leg weakness and lack of stamina but my blood pressure is pretty much normal now off meds and I’m sleeping a lot better and only having to get up to the bathroom about twice.  The neck fat pads, the back jump & the big abdomen are slowly starting to reverse and my face is a whole lot thinner.

Opal...having the buffalo

hump is one of the major identifying characteristics

of Cushing's. The other two are a "moonie" face and an excessive amount of weight gain..i went from 105 lbs to 276 lbs in 6 months...so 175 lb weigh gain rapidly. With Cushings there are many symptoms and all of us..the patients..none of us have all of the same symptoms..mood swings, acne, anger outbursts, the wgt gain and moonie face i had...my period stopped at age 37..i never had another one, i also never had the usual menopause symptoms either. I'm 66 now, i was 31 when i started getting sick..urinating a lot sounds like diabetes..testing for Cushing's is cortisol blood test, cortisol saliva tests, 24 or 48 hour urine specimen..to diagnosis if needed those 3 tests are usual tests. If you have any more questions, please ask us.

Opal , there will be a doctor who takes you seriously

Probably as suggested, you could check your cortisol

To see if your adrenal tumor is causing your cortisol

To be low or elevated

Thank you all so much for the advice.  One more question has any of you ever felt like you was going crazy over the years?---Emotionally?  I am a pretty sane person, but there are times I feel like a nervous wreak...