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🦓 Day 1: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2022

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge, Cushing's Awareness Challenge 2022 April Fool, awareness, bruise, Cushing's Awareness Challenge 2022, diagnosis, doctors, Dr. Harvey Cushing, drug companies, endocrinologist, exercise, fatigue, hirsuitism, MRI, Pituitary, sleep, stretch marks, surgery, symptoms, transsphenoidal, treatment, tumor, Video, weight

April is always Cushing’s Awareness Challenge month because Dr. Harvey Cushing was born on April 8th, 1869.

Thanks to Robin for this wonderful past logo! I’ve participated in these 30 days for Cushing’s Awareness several times so I’m not quite sure what is left to say this year but I always want to get the word out when I can.

As I see it, there have been some strides the diagnosis or treatment of Cushing’s since last year. More drug companies are getting involved, more doctors seem to be willing to test, a bit more awareness, maybe.

How fitting that this challenge should begin on April Fool’s Day. So much of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease makes us Cushies seem like we’re the April Fool. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the doctors who are the April Fools…

Doctors tell us Cushing’s is too rare – you couldn’t possibly have it. April Fools!

All you have to do is exercise and diet. You’ll feel better. April Fools!

Those bruises on your legs? You’re just clumsy. April Fools!

Sorry you’re growing all that hair on your chin. That happens as you age, you know. April Fools!

Did you say you sleep all day? You’re just lazy. If you exercised more, you’d have more energy. April Fools!

You don’t have stretch marks. April Fools!

You have stretch marks but they are the wrong [color/length/direction] April Fools!

The hump on the back of your neck is from your poor posture. April Fools!

Your MRI didn’t show a tumor. You couldn’t have Cushing’s. April Fools!

This is all in your mind. Take this prescription for antidepressants and go home. April Fools!

If you have this one surgery, your life will get back to normal within a few months. April Fools!

What? You had transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s? You wasted your time and money. April Fools!

I am the doctor. I know everything. Do not try to find out any information online. You could not have Cushing’s. It’s too rare… April FOOL!

All this reminds me of a wonderful video a message board member posted a while ago:

So now – who is the April Fool? It wasn’t me. Don’t let it be you, either!

🦓 Day 1: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2020

April 1, 2020April 12, 2020 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge April Fool, awareness, bruise, Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2020, diagnosis, doctors, Dr. Harvey Cushing, drug companies, endocrinologist, exercise, fatigue, hirsuitism, MRI, Pituitary, sleep, stretch marks, surgery, symptoms, transsphenoidal, treatment, tumor, Video, weight

April is always Cushing’s Awareness Challenge month because Dr. Harvey Cushing was born on April 8th, 1869.

Thanks to Robin for this wonderful past logo! I’ve participated in these 30 days for Cushing’s Awareness several times so I’m not quite sure what is left to say this year but I always want to get the word out when I can.

As I see it, there have been some strides the diagnosis or treatment of Cushing’s since last year. More drug companies are getting involved, more doctors seem to be willing to test, a bit more awareness, maybe.

How fitting that this challenge should begin on April Fool’s Day. So much of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease makes us Cushies seem like we’re the April Fool. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the doctors who are the April Fools…

Doctors tell us Cushing’s is too rare – you couldn’t possibly have it. April Fools!

All you have to do is exercise and diet. You’ll feel better. April Fools!

Those bruises on your legs? You’re just clumsy. April Fools!

Sorry you’re growing all that hair on your chin. That happens as you age, you know. April Fools!

Did you say you sleep all day? You’re just lazy. If you exercised more, you’d have more energy. April Fools!

You don’t have stretch marks. April Fools!

You have stretch marks but they are the wrong [color/length/direction] April Fools!

The hump on the back of your neck is from your poor posture. April Fools!

Your MRI didn’t show a tumor. You couldn’t have Cushing’s. April Fools!

This is all in your mind. Take this prescription for antidepressants and go home. April Fools!

If you have this one surgery, your life will get back to normal within a few months. April Fools!

What? You had transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s? You wasted your time and money. April Fools!

I am the doctor. I know everything. Do not try to find out any information online. You could not have Cushing’s. It’s too rare… April FOOL!

All this reminds me of a wonderful video a message board member posted a while ago:

So now – who is the April Fool? It wasn’t me. Don’t let it be you, either!

🦓 Day 1: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2019

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge April Fool, awareness, bruise, Cushing's Awareness Challenge 2019, Cushing’s Help, diagnosis, doctors, Dr. Harvey Cushing, drug companies, endocrinologist, exercise, fatigue, hirsuitism, MaryO, message boards, MRI, Pituitary, sleep, stretch marks, surgery, symptoms, transsphenoidal, treatment, tumor, Video, weight

April is always Cushing’s Awareness Challenge month because Dr. Harvey Cushing was born on April 8th, 1869.

Thanks to Robin for this wonderful past logo! I’ve participated in these 30 days for Cushing’s Awareness several times so I’m not quite sure what is left to say this year but I always want to get the word out when I can.

As I see it, there have been some strides the diagnosis or treatment of Cushing’s since last year. More drug companies are getting involved, more doctors seem to be willing to test, a bit more awareness, maybe.

How fitting that this challenge should begin on April Fool’s Day. So much of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease makes us Cushies seem like we’re the April Fool. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the doctors who are the April Fools…

Doctors tell us Cushing’s is too rare – you couldn’t possibly have it. April Fools!

All you have to do is exercise and diet. You’ll feel better. April Fools!

Those bruises on your legs? You’re just clumsy. April Fools!

Sorry you’re growing all that hair on your chin. That happens as you age, you know. April Fools!

Did you say you sleep all day? You’re just lazy. If you exercised more, you’d have more energy. April Fools!

You don’t have stretch marks. April Fools!

You have stretch marks but they are the wrong [color/length/direction] April Fools!

The hump on the back of your neck is from your poor posture. April Fools!

Your MRI didn’t show a tumor. You couldn’t have Cushing’s. April Fools!

This is all in your mind. Take this prescription for antidepressants and go home. April Fools!

If you have this one surgery, your life will get back to normal within a few months. April Fools!

What? You had transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s? You wasted your time and money. April Fools!

I am the doctor. I know everything. Do not try to find out any information online. You could not have Cushing’s. It’s too rare… April FOOL!

All this reminds me of a wonderful video a message board member posted a while ago:

So now – who is the April Fool? It wasn’t me. Don’t let it be you, either!

💉 Helpful Doctors: New Jersey

January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 MaryO Five Star, Helpful Doctors acoustic neuromas, chordomas, craniopharyngiomas, doctors, Dr. James K. Liu, jugular foramen tumors., meningiomas, neurosurgeon, New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, pituitary surgery, pituitary tumors, Rutgers University, RWJ Barnabas Health, Skull Base

James K. Liu, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Director of Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery
Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School
RWJ Barnabas Health

Dr. James K. Liu is the Director of Cerebrovascular, Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery at the Rutgers Neurological Institute of New Jersey, and Professor of Neurological Surgery at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School. He is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and has a robust pituitary tumor practice at University Hospital and Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

Dr. Liu graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and obtained his MD from New York Medical College with AOA honors. After completing a neurosurgery residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, he was awarded the Dandy Clinical Fellowship by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and obtained advanced fellowship training in Skull Base, Cerebrovascular Surgery & Neuro-oncology at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

Dr. Liu is renowned for his comprehensive treatment of complex brain tumors and skull base lesions, including pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, craniopharyngiomas, chordomas, and jugular foramen tumors. His robust clinical practice encompasses both traditional open and minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches. He also specializes in microsurgery of cerebrovascular diseases including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), cavernous malformations, and carotid artery stenosis. He also has expertise in cerebrovascular bypass procedures for moya moya disease, carotid artery occlusion, vertebral artery occlusion, complex aneurysms and skull base tumors, as well as endoscopic-assisted microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm.

As one of the most active researchers in his field, Dr. Liu has published extensively with over 250 peer-reviewed publications and 25 textbook chapters. He has taught many hands-on cadaver dissection courses in skull base surgery and has lectured extensively nationally and internationally throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Liu’s research is focused on the development of innovative and novel skull base and endoscopic techniques, quantitative surgical neuroanatomy, microsurgical and microvascular anastomosis skills training, virtual surgical simulation, pituitary tumor biology, and clinical outcomes after skull base and cerebrovascular surgery.

Dr. Liu is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Skull Base Society, Pituitary Network Association, The Facial Pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia) Association, AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, Tumor Section. He serves on the medical advisory board of the Acoustic Neuroma Association of New Jersey, and is the current Secretary-Treasurer of the International Meningioma Society.

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💉 Helpful Doctors: Arizona

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 MaryO Five Star Arizona, doctors, Dr. Alexander Zwart

Donna’s Doctor. She said on the message boards

“I Went to my Endo appt yesterday (prepared) I had a list of all of my symptoms and a few photos of me to show the dramatic changes that my body has gone through over a short period of time. Without my prompting, He is sure that I have Cushings. …The endo walked in the room, introduced himself, took a good look at me and my pictures and asked me if I had ever heard of Cushings? He told me that I was in good hands and that he would set me up with a great neurosurgeon.”

Dr. Alexander Zwart. He is located in Tucson Arizona.

Tucson Endocrine Associates.

5910 N La Cholla Blvd.

Tucson Arizona, 85741.

(520) 297-0404

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💉 Helpful Doctors: Pennsylvania

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 MaryO Four Star, Helpful Doctors doctors, Dr. Julia Kharlip, Pennsylvania

Dr. Julia Kharlip
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA

Endocrinologist specializing in Cushing’s

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🦓 Day 1: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2018

April 1, 2018March 29, 2018 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge April Fool, awareness, bruise, Cushing's Awareness Challenge 2018, Cushing’s Help, diagnosis, doctors, Dr. Harvey Cushing, drug companies, endocrinologist, exercise, fatigue, hirsuitism, MaryO, message boards, MRI, Pituitary, sleep, stretch marks, surgery, symptoms, transsphenoidal, treatment, tumor, Video, weight

April is always Cushing’s Awareness Challenge month because Dr. Harvey Cushing was born on April 8th, 1869.

Thanks to Robin for this wonderful past logo! I’ve participated in these 30 days for Cushing’s Awareness several times so I’m not quite sure what is left to say this year but I always want to get the word out when I can.

As I see it, there have been some strides the diagnosis or treatment of Cushing’s since last year. More drug companies are getting involved, more doctors seem to be willing to test, a bit more awareness, maybe.

How fitting that this challenge should begin on April Fool’s Day. So much of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease makes us Cushies seem like we’re the April Fool. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the doctors who are the April Fools…

Doctors tell us Cushing’s is too rare – you couldn’t possibly have it. April Fools!

All you have to do is exercise and diet. You’ll feel better. April Fools!

Those bruises on your legs? You’re just clumsy. April Fools!

Sorry you’re growing all that hair on your chin. That happens as you age, you know. April Fools!

Did you say you sleep all day? You’re just lazy. If you exercised more, you’d have more energy. April Fools!

You don’t have stretch marks. April Fools!

You have stretch marks but they are the wrong [color/length/direction] April Fools!

The hump on the back of your neck is from your poor posture. April Fools!

Your MRI didn’t show a tumor. You couldn’t have Cushing’s. April Fools!

This is all in your mind. Take this prescription for antidepressants and go home. April Fools!

If you have this one surgery, your life will get back to normal within a few months. April Fools!

What? You had transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s? You wasted your time and money. April Fools!

I am the doctor. I know everything. Do not try to find out any information online. You could not have Cushing’s. It’s too rare… April FOOL!

All this reminds me of a wonderful video a message board member posted a while ago:

So now – who is the April Fool? It wasn’t me. Don’t let it be you, either!

Day 1: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2017

April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge April Fool, awareness, bruise, Cushing's Awareness Challenge 2017, diagnosis, doctors, Dr. Harvey Cushing, drug companies, endocrinologist, exercise, fatigue, hirsuitism, MRI, Pituitary, sleep, stretch marks, surgery, symptoms, transsphenoidal, treatment, tumor, Video, weight

April is always Cushing’s Awareness Challenge month because Dr. Harvey Cushing was born on April 8th, 1869.

Thanks to Robin for this wonderful past logo! I’ve participated in these 30 days for Cushing’s Awareness several times so I’m not quite sure what is left to say this year but I always want to get the word out when I can.

As I see it, there have been some strides the diagnosis or treatment of Cushing’s since last year. More drug companies are getting involved, more doctors seem to be willing to test, a bit more awareness, maybe.

How fitting that this challenge should begin on April Fool’s Day. So much of Cushing’s Syndrome/Disease makes us Cushies seem like we’re the April Fool. Maybe, just maybe, it’s the doctors who are the April Fools…

Doctors tell us Cushing’s is too rare – you couldn’t possibly have it. April Fools!

All you have to do is exercise and diet. You’ll feel better. April Fools!

Those bruises on your legs? You’re just clumsy. April Fools!

Sorry you’re growing all that hair on your chin. That happens as you age, you know. April Fools!

Did you say you sleep all day? You’re just lazy. If you exercised more, you’d have more energy. April Fools!

You don’t have stretch marks. April Fools!

You have stretch marks but they are the wrong [color/length/direction] April Fools!

The hump on the back of your neck is from your poor posture. April Fools!

Your MRI didn’t show a tumor. You couldn’t have Cushing’s. April Fools!

This is all in your mind. Take this prescription for antidepressants and go home. April Fools!

If you have this one surgery, your life will get back to normal within a few months. April Fools!

What? You had transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s? You wasted your time and money. April Fools!

I am the doctor. I know everything. Do not try to find out any information online. You could not have Cushing’s. It’s too rare… April FOOL!

All this reminds me of a wonderful video a message board member posted a while ago:

So now – who is the April Fool? It wasn’t me. Don’t let it be you, either!

Finding the team

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 MaryO Other Bloggers doctors, endocrinologist

Another great article from Kelly 🙂

Sometimes it isn’t you but them…really.

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 MaryO Cushing's Awareness Challenge Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2016, doctors

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, even though it’s hard.

🖤 In Memory: Shianne Lombard-Treman, March 28, 2018
Shianne was a Cushing's Survivor who had just published a book, Be Your Own Doctor She was 41.
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🖤 In Memory: Deloreese Daniels Owens, March 16, 2002
Deloreese Daniels Owens, daughter of “Touched by an Angel” star Della Reese, was found dead at her Los Angeles-area home at the age of 41. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Owens suffered from a pituitary dysfunction that made her prone to infections.
🖤 In Memory: Marie Richardson, March 2009
I do not know the exact date that Marie died in March, 2009. Contributory factors in Mrs Richardson's death had been Cushing's disease, a very rare condition involving a hormone disorder, and bronchial pneumonia.
🖤 Remembering Sue Koziol (SuziQ)
When I opened up my phone this morning, I saw the reminder that this is the anniversary of Sue's passing. She was such a good friend to so many here and so many Cushies worldwide. It's been another year. Not a day goes by that I don't miss Sue.
🥼Bee’s Knees: TKR, Finally!
After going through the Medical Clearances again, 5 days of antiseptic showers (plus another one this morning), drinking what seems like gallons of Gatorade (I couldn’t have the hospital-offered strawberry Ensure), my surgery is scheduled for 12:30 pm today.
‼️ Message Board Upgrade (and new features!) Coming this Weekend
This is our March maintenance release.
🎬 Video: Happy Girl tells her Story So Far
I am currently struggling to get a Cushing's Diagnosis. I have all the symptoms, the weight gain, the striae, the fatigue, muscle issues, Buffalo hump, it all matches up, but my salivary cortisol tests and the UFC I took also came back normal (It did not test for 17-OHS). My doctor's keep telling me it's […]
🖤 In Memory of Erica Michelle “GaGa” Meno, March 6, 2015
Erica was a fellow Cushing’s Disease survivor. She had been through pituitary surgery, radiation, and a BLA in an effort to receive her cure.
📰 Cushing’s Syndrome in the Elderly: Data from the European Registry on Cushing’s Syndrome
Evaluate whether age-related differences exist in clinical characteristics, diagnostic approach and management strategies in patients with Cushing’s syndrome included in the European Registry on Cushing’s Syndrome (ERCUSYN).

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