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Cushing's Syndrome

From what I understand, it is a syndrome which causes

weight gain in abdomen and back, 

striae of the abdomen, thighs, breasts, and arms,

thicker/more visible body/facial hair,

irregular or absent periods,

fatigue,

muscle weakness,

depression, anxiety, irritability,

loss of emotional control,

cognitive difficulties

All symptoms which I’ve been having.  So I’m like alright.  What causes it?

An excess of the hormone cortisol.  

This happens when:

You take something called corticosteriod for an extended period of time

The body’s own overproduction

Now, I am not on a corticosteriod.  My next question: Why would I be over producing this hormone?

A pituitary gland tumor.  Benign, but dangerous none the less.  

An ectopic ACTH-secreting tumor.  (ACTH is what tells the body to make more cortisol.)  These tumors, as I understand it, have an equal chance of being benign or malignant.  They are found in a lung, pancreas, thyroid or thymus gland.  

A primary adrenal gland disease.  Disorder of the adrenal gland.  Benign tumor on the adrenal cortex.  Cancerous forms of this tumor are rare, but with my luck… 

Familial Cushing’s syndrome.  Rare, genetic.  

Okay, so I’ve already done the physical exam, urinalysis, and the blood work.  Next question: What if I have it?  How goes the treatment of this syndrome? 

If the testing comes back and suggests so, I will have to submit to a CT or MRI.  Fun fun.

Treatment involves:

Surgery. To remove the tumors.  If they are present.  Then there will be drugs to take to replace hormones.

Radiation therapy.  Oh joy.  This will happen if the surgeon can’t remove the tumor or if they simply say I can’t have the surgery.  Six weeks.  

Medications.  More pills.  

Then, all which will be left is to take it slow and recover.  

I’m kind of really worried about this.  

FFXIVWrite #16 - Jitter

It’s a shivering feeling that radiates from the pit of Houmei’s stomach or the small of his back, radiating out like an earthquake. His tail twitches. He bounces his leg. His mouth goes dry.

This is what happens when someone asks him where he’s from. Does he hail from Othard? Is he a refugee? Is he hoping to return to Doma now that it’s rebuilding?

He lets those quaking nerves turn into a cheerful smile.

“I’m from the sea! I’ve been sent ashore to learn about how folk live on dry land. I’m the prince of jellyfish!”

They might laugh. They might stare. They’ll probably blink a moment, not sure what to think.

But he’ll feel steady, after that.

You are ever a dream, and never a reality. You are a scheme, but never a plan. You are a wish without command.

B. E. Barnes (via hushed-words)

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