Cushing's Blog Alerts ~ January 16, 2011

Cushing's & Cancer: Pediatric Endo in California?
By MaryO
Cushing's & Cancer. The life and times of a pituitary Cushing's survivor (1987) AND a kidney cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma) survivor (2006). I must be a Super- Woman...NOT! Hiya! About Me. Cushing's and kidney cancer (renal cell ...
Cushing's & Cancer - http://cushingshelp.blogspot.com/

0 comments - Cushing's Moxie
By Moxie Melissa
Many Cushing's patients travel from all over the US and Canada to receive treatment in Los Angeles. I'll provide more details later on that. So, I thought I'd share travel info with my Cushie friends in hopes of making their medical ...
Cushing's Moxie: Fighting The... - http://cushingsmoxie.blogspot.com/

This, in turn, may cause weight « pcgwurm.com
By admin
Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder defined by the body's overproduction of the steroid cortisol. Cortisol regulates blood pressure, cardiovascular function, and the body's usage of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat stores. ...
pcgwurm.com - http://www.pcgwurm.com/

BRAINS! - Cushing's Help and Support Boards
I haven't heard from Dr. F yet (it hasn't even been two weeks sin From the Cushings Help Organization,... - http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php?

A rock and a hard place - The Weary Zebra- Cushing's Patient w/o ...
By The Weary Zebra

We still do not know conclusively if I still have Cushing's. The MRI that was taken last week doesn't show any tumor left, but I still show many cushing's symptoms. We cant test to see if I still have it because I have a massive sinus ...
The Weary Zebra- Cushing's Patient... - http://wearyzebra.blogspot.com/

E20-E35 Disorders of other endocrine glands
By Oglasnik

E24.0, Pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease. Overproduction of pituitary ACTH Pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. E24.1, Nelson's syndrome. E24.2, Drug- induced Cushing's syndrome. Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), ...
MKB-10 - http://mkb-dijagnoza.blogspot.com/

Cushing’s Blog Alerts ~ January 23, 2010

Daily Doses of WTF » Blog Archive » I have no idea where this is ...
By admin
It was not even close to being a fit, and Lupus attacking the brain is even rarer than Doctors claim Cushing's is… and it was never a full fit. There were things that I just didn't have, but because there was not really any other ...
Daily Doses of WTF - http://dailydosesofwtf.com/

Surf the world & spread the word: Risk factors that can lead to ...
By surfblog
... or medical conditions: Obesity is associated with certain medical conditions like hypothyroidism (low thyroid function), Cushing's syndrome (excess hormone production by adrenal gland), arthritis (due to decrease physical activity). ...
Surf the world & spread the word - http://surfworldblog.blogspot.com/

Rheumatoid Disease - Arthritis Signs and Symptoms Cushing's ...
Cushing's syndrome is a rare endocrine disorder caused by high levels of cortisol in the blood.
Rheumatoid Disease - Arthritis... - http://rheumatoiddisease.com/

symptoms of cushing's syndrome - Bloglines
Defines Cushing's syndrome, a disorder resulting from prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. ...

Cushing's Blog Alerts ~ January 11, 2010

Addison's Help: Trying something new…again
By MaryO
A radio button – you can play the Cushing's podcasts right from this toolbar. You can also add stations that you'd like to listen to. You can also add other modules like games, weather, email, hundreds of different things. ...
Addison's Help - http://addisonshelp.blogspot.com/

 

Daily Improvements: Branching out...
By Catherine Hughes
And I'm doing these things whilst dealing with chronic post-surgical pain and a variety of endocrine problems, whilst also undergoing testing to determine whether I might have cyclical Cushing's Syndrome. But I do love a challenge! ...
Daily Improvements - http://dailyimprovements.blogspot.com/

Cushing’s Blog Posts ~ 9/23/2009

Adrenal Disorders - Cushing's Syndrome
EmpowHer - Phoenix,AZ,USA
When your body produces too much cortisol, it may lead to Cushing's syndrome. Cortisol is a hormone that the body can produce naturally or cortisol can be ...

 

Cushing's Family
By judycolby
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Life with two kids and a husband who all have Cushing's. Jess, Judy, Justin. "you did what you knew to do at the time. when you knew better, you did better." Maya Angelou ...
Cushing's Family - http://judcol.blogspot.com/

 

Endocrine Journal Club: New Cushing's guidelines
By Dr. Wei-An Andy Lee
Cushing's syndrome remains one of the most challenging endocrine pathologies. Most clinical features overlap with those of common diseases found in the general population, and some patients have an atypical clinical presentation with ...
Endocrine Journal Club - http://endojournalclub.blogspot.com/

Alerts, April 9, 2009

Just Another Day in Paradise: National Cushing's Awareness Day - 2009
By Christina
April 8th is National Cushing's Awareness Day. I am copying Melissa's blog for today. She had all the information I wanted to share, so I figured why do the work when she already did it all so well? I hope she doesn't mind, and, ...
Just Another Day in Paradise - http://christinapay.blogspot.com/

Cushie Blogger
By MaryO
Diagnosing and Treating Cushing's: Presentations by Dr. Theodore C. (Ted) Friedman - Thanks, Robin! She posted this in her blog survive the journey survive the journey: Diagnosing and Treating *Cushing's* *. ...
Cushie Blogger - http://cushie-blogger.blogspot.com/

O'Connor O'Riginals
By MaryO
O'Connor O'Riginals. 2:59 PM. Filed under: National Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day http://ping.fm/l4myc. 0 comments: Post a Comment · Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). © 2008 O'Connor O'Riginals.
O'Connor O'Riginals - http://oconnororiginals.blogspot.com/

Cushing's Moxie: Melissa's Battle with Cushing's Disease: April ...
By Cushie Melissa
The endocrine disorder named after him is obviously Cushing's Syndrome or Disease. Cushing's Syndrome is the state of prolonged exposure to corticosteroids resulting from either excessive cortisol production or steroid medication. ...
Cushing's Moxie: Melissa's Battle... - http://cushingsmoxie.blogspot.com/

Cushing's Alerts, March 14, 2009

Test-Impared Glucose tolerance for PCOS.? | Hair Loss
By admin
High cortisol levels can indicate Cushing's syndrome–another endocrine system disorder that shares many symptoms with PCOS. Sometimes Cushing's gets misdiagnosed as PCOS because PCOS is much more common. Filled under: hair loss in women ...
Hair Loss - http://www.hairlossrefuse.com/

 

DISEASE 4 INFO: Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Incremental ...
By SWEET FARRY
Hyponatremia, due to ectopic production of antidiuretic hormone or atrial natriuretic peptide, is observed in up to 15% of patients with SCLC, while Cushing's syndrome is seen in 2% to 5% of SCLC patients. ...
DISEASE 4 INFO - http://disease4info.blogspot.com/

2 People with Cushing's, one dog

Pituitary Chat Friends - Radiation?
It is a long, long story, but the short of it was that I was diagnosed with cushings disease in 2002. I didn't have surgery until 2004, due to "differences" within the endocrine community about my diagnosis (long story... ). ...
Pituitary Chat Friends - http://pituitarychatfriends.multiply.com/

PCOS + Short Stature = Cushings? - Cushing's Help and Support Boards
I don't know if short stature has anything to do with it, but it is possible to have had Cushing's for a long time without it progressing drastically. Many people here on the boards have had it for years, and one woman was determined to ...
From the Cushing's Help and Support... - http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php

Nancy Sellin
By Nancy
I am wondering if anyone knows anything about treatment for Cushing's Disease in dogs. I have a 13-year-old Shih-Tzu who seems to be displaying all the symptoms of the disease. My vet seems to concur that it might be that, ...
Nancy Sellin - http://nancysellin.blogspot.com/

More Alerts

yikes, floaters!
Now I have seen little bits that floaters can be caused by cushings, because of the steroids. I have not seen much info though. Two weeks ago I have had a good bit of floaters show up in both eyes, suddenly, and they seem they are here ...
From the Cushing's Help and Support... - http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php

Endocrinology
By MaryO(MaryO)
From http://lifeasamedicalstudent.blogspot.com/2008/10/endocrinology.html. Endocrine Hormonal regulation is much more complex than I first imagined, but it is incredibly interesting too. Endocrine System ...
Cushing's & Cancer - http://cushingshelp.blogspot.com/

Medical Update
By Christina(Christina)
Wahlen was a diabetes specialist but I didn't know he also specialized in Cushing's until my family doctor referred me to him. Dr. Wahlen trained under Dr. Lewis Blevins when he was at Vanderbilt so that was encouraging to me as I've ...
Just Another Day in Paradise - http://christinapay.blogspot.com/

Bill & Jess are on their way to Hays. He has his nuclear stress ...
By judycolby(judycolby)
Bill & Jess are on their way to Hays. He has his nuclear stress test today. Last night it occurred to me that it probably wasn't a good idea for him to go that far by himself in case he had a bad reaction to the test. ...
Cushing's Family - http://judcol.blogspot.com/

Alerts
By MaryO(MaryO)
cushing's photo, side view of neck - post surgery. cushing's photo, side view of neck - post surgery. Cushing's recovery photo, scars from adrenalectomy. Cushing's recovery photo, scars from adrenalectomy. Cushing's recovery photo . ...
Cushie Blogger - http://cushie-blogger.blogspot.com/

Google Alerts: Cushing's

Just heard of this disease/syndrome. HELP!
She said the other lady had told her that she thinks I may have Cushing's disease. This lady started telling her all the signs and symptoms of it and was never told anything about me. I checked out information on Cushing's on Wikipedia ...
From the Cushing's Help and Support... - http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php

Cushing's syndrome
By cooldoc(cooldoc)
Cushing's syndrome is a endocrine disorder characterized by the increase in cortisol hormone levels secreted by the adrenal glands.
Cool Technology blog - http://www.pulasthi.info/

"But I Am Not That Smart"
By Lisa(Lisa)
The new specialist mentioned that during my appointment in August. He was referring to rare diseases or complicated ones, I suppose. Is that a heartening statement? I implore you; if you wield any power in your life over people that ...
The Cushing's Disease Journey - http://cushings.blogspot.com/

Another Cushie Has Died
By Christina(Christina)
"Another Cushing's patient has died :( Over the years that I've been running the Cushing's sites, we have lost at least 16 Cushies - about 2 a year - that I know of. I wonder how many others there have been that I don't know about. ...
Just Another Day in Paradise - http://christinapay.blogspot.com/

Finally. Today I got Bill's test results, so things can move ...
By judycolby(judycolby)
Finally. Today I got Bill's test results, so things can move forward. When Bill was going out for his physical, I gave him a printout that Dr. F's office sent me about setting up an IPSS and what tests need to be done ahead of time. ...
Cushing's Family - http://judcol.blogspot.com/

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