This narrative nonfiction novel chronicles my sonâs twenty-year journey to get his Cushingâs disease diagnosedâa journey that took far too long.
Throughout the book, I highlight opportunities for testing that could have been done according to endocrinologist guidelines.
The core message is clear: early diagnosis is crucial for people to live vibrant lives.
Read Surviving Cushingâs Disease: A Young Manâs Journey.
From the back cover: Dean’s health deteriorated slowly because of a tiny intruder in his brain. For years, the little beast caused subtle damage by sending harmful messages throughout his body. Salvation came on a winter morning when surgeons removed the culprit. Surgery corrected the problem, but the real battle is the long, grueling fight against the disease’s lingering effects.
Dean continues to fight for the quality of his life as his smile radiates the scars of his surviving spirit.
Join a Doctor of Pharmacy as he retrospectively reviews his son’s long and challenging journey to obtain a diagnosis of Gushing’s disease. This compelling narrative is framed against the backdrop of clinical guidelines developed by leading endocrinologists from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Iâm still suffering from symptoms after 25 years of surgery and it took the doctors nearly 20 years to diagnose before 2004 when I had my surgery..So yes you are never cured from this illness it is with you for life
I’m so sorry you’re still suffering, Shagufta. I know what you mean, though. It didn’t take me as long as you – or the man in this book – to be diagnosed but I still have symptoms from before surgery and some issues from the surgery itself.
I hope you’re at least somewhat better than you were pre-op.
Best of luck to you!
Iâm worse as I got gout two years ago in both knees and have lost excessive weight for no reason and doctors canât find anything ..i thought I had addisons disease as have all the symptoms but endocrinologist checked me and said my cortisol levels were normal and everything was fine..Suffering from anxiety and depression and also having stomach and bowel issues so itâs a mystery to what is causing everything..Doctors are still doing more tests as worried about my weight loss..So not a very happy person as my life has gone upside down đđĽ˛đĽ˛đĽ˛