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July 21, 2018 MaryO

I found it 11 years ago quite by accident and it not only changed my life but saved my life! Thank you, Mary Kelly O’Connor! 🥂 make mine a Dr. Pepper 😁

~ On Facebook, in response to our 18th birthday

⭐️ Top Picks on the Message Boards updated May 16, 2022
Top content from across the message boards, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community.
📰Osilodrostat Resolves Most Physical Signs of Cushing's Disease
Not only was central obesity the most common physical manifestation associated with hypercortisolism among these Cushing's disease patients, but it was also more frequently rated as severe at baseline
📰 Intermittent Blurry Vision: An Unexpected Presentation of Cushing’s Syndrome Due to Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia (PBMAH)
Our patient’s presentation was unusual as she presented at 40 years old, 10 years earlier than expected for PBMAH; and primarily with complaints of episodic blurry vision. Her symptoms also progressed rapidly as signs and symptoms largely presented over the course of 12 months, however responded well to surgical resection.
📰 The Genomic Landscape of Corticotroph Tumors: From Silent Adenomas to ACTH-Secreting Carcinomas
Corticotroph cells give rise to aggressive and rare pituitary neoplasms comprising ACTH-producing adenomas resulting in Cushing disease (CD), clinically silent ACTH adenomas (SCA), Crooke cell adenomas (CCA) and ACTH-producing carcinomas (CA).
📰 Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Syndrome following treatment of endogenous Cushing Syndrome
Literature regarding endogenous Cushing syndrome (CS) largely focuses on the challenges of diagnosis, subtyping, and treatment. The enigmatic phenomenon of glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome (GWS), due to rapid reduction in cortisol exposure following treatment of CS, is less commonly discussed but also difficult to manage. We highlight the clinical approach to navigating patients from GWS and […]
📰 Levoketoconazole improves cortisol control in endogenous Cushing’s syndrome
Compared with placebo, levoketoconazole improved cortisol control and serum cholesterol levels for adults with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome
📰 Safety of Long-Term Growth Hormone Treatment Assessed
A worldwide, observational study of adults and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) found long-term GH replacement was safe. These findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. … The most common all-cause adverse events included arthralgia (4.6%), peripheral edema (3.9%), headache (3.6%), influenza (2.8%), depression (2.8%), and recurrence of pituitary tumor (2.7%). […]
📰 Copeptin Levels Before and After Transsphenoidal Surgery for Cushing Disease: A Potential Early Marker of Remission
A difference in peak postoperative plasma copeptin as an early marker to predict remission of CD was not consistently present, although the data point to the need for a larger sample size to further evaluate this. However, the utility of this test may be limited to those who develop neither DI nor SIADH postoperatively.
👍 Human Growth Hormone Study
Research opportunity for Human Growth Hormone Deficiency caregivers of adolescent patients. This is a 75 min web-assisted phone interview, and the compensation is $125.
🖤 In Memory of Melinda Smith ~ May 9, 2014
Sadly, we lost another Cushing’s patient on Friday, May 9, 2014. Melinda was a member of the Cushing’s Help message boards since Jun 24, 2007. She was only 25 and left behind a young son and many loving family members.

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