Home🎤 Archived Interview with Heather S, Pituitary Cushing’s Survivor

🎤 Archived Interview with Heather S, Pituitary Cushing’s Survivor

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 MaryO Interviews, Meetings and Conferencesadenoma, cortisol, Cushing’s, diagnosis, endocrinologist, medications, message boards, MRI, PCP, Pituitary, pituitary tumor, steroids, surgery, symptoms, testing, treatment

Heather, pituitary surgery on January 18, 2006 after years of medical problems, June 5, 7:30PM

Listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cushingshelp/2008/06/05/interview-with-heather-s-pituitary-cushings-survivor

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