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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

📞 Webinar: Perioperative Care for the Pituitary Patient: Optimizing the Surgical Experience
Learning Objectives: Discuss patient expectations for pituitary surgery and recovery Discuss best practices to minimize risk of complications What questions to ask your medical providers
⭐️ Top PIcks on the Message Boards updated February 8, 2020
Top content from across the community, hand-picked by MaryO and the Cushing's community,
📰 Clinical Characterization of Patients With Primary Aldosteronism Plus Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome
Primary aldosteronism (PA) plus subclinical Cushing’s syndrome (SCS), PASCS, has occasionally been reported. We aimed to clinically characterize patients with PASCS who are poorly profiled.
📰 New way to study pituitary tumors holds potential for better diagnoses and treatments
The new tests being investigated at Houston Methodist not only have the potential to lead to better diagnoses for patients with pituitary adenomas, but also for many other types of brain tumors in the future. The findings, which were published Jan. 28 in Scientific Reports, an online journal from Nature Publishing Group, describe a new way being looked at to […]
📰 Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Pulmonary Embolism From Tumoral Extension
Cushing syndrome or a mixed picture of excess androgen and glucocorticoid production are the most common presentations of Adrenococortical carcinoma. Other uncommon presentations include abdominal pain and adrenal incidentalomas. In the present report, a 71-year-old male presented with abdominal pain and was eventually diagnosed with ACC. He was found to hav […]
📰 Clinical trial: Multicenter Study of Seliciclib (R-roscovitine) for Cushing Disease
This phase 2 multicenter, open-label clinical trial will evaluate safety and efficacy of 4 weeks of oral seliciclib in patients with newly diagnosed, persistent, or recurrent Cushing disease.
🔵 Cushing's Help Guest Forum
The Guest Forum has returned on a trial basis. At the moment, new guest questions are not moderated.
✍️ Comment added to Stefanie, Pituitary Bio
Hi Stefanie I would be happy to talk or email which ever is more convenient. I have pituitary cushings. 2 surgeries later last one oct 2019 I seem to be doing good so far.
📰 Pasireotide Reduces Pituitary Tumor Volume in Cushing’s Disease
Five children had Cushing’s disease (mean age, 14 years; two girls), including one macroadenoma. Those with Cushing’s disease presented with obesity (100%), short stature (60%) and headache (40%). Transsphenoidal resection resulted in biochemical cure; however, two patients experienced relapse 3 and 6 years after surgery, respectively, requiring radiotherapy […]
🖤 In Memory: Lori Holt ~ January 6, 2008
During the first few days of September 2007, Lori had surgery to remove her adrenal gland. She experienced extreme difficulty post surgery and never recovered.

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