Uhrm.. Pituitary Tumor?
xSirensSong
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Okee dokee, first, the fun stuff: I'm Meagen (Or you can call me Sirens), 23 from Indiana, & am into video games ~ League of Legends every night & for hours on end on the weekends, ESO, Guild Wars, Skyrim, Minecraft, silly games on Steam, Smite, Dawnstar, yada yada yada.. A goal of mine is to be able to cosplay once I get to my goal weight: so super excited about that!
I have around 75 more pounds to lose in total. I break my goals down into nerdy-licious mini goals in order to break up the large number that stares at me in the face. Every 5% of my body weight lost, I reward myself with something NOT food related. You can check out my profile if you'd like to see how I've got it goin' on. Also, I break down my ticker that way. Once I hit that goal, I'll redo my ticker & add on another 11 or so pounds to lose.
And now the not so fun stuff that brings me to this post: I was diagnosed with PCOS/Insulin Resistance & hypothyroidism last year around July. I didn't really start taking the diagnosis seriously until I was weighing in at 225 pounds & all that I saw was weight gain consistently. I went to my OB/GYN feeling so down, stuck, & like there was no way out. I felt so embarrassed breaking down in front of her, just crying because I didn't know what else to do. She was very comforting & has helped me every step of the way. I started feeling better, lost a little bit of weight, but now, I'm starting to get back to that very emotional place.
About a week ago, I had some more blood tests done because nothing is happening (7 pounds lost since last November). My levels in some areas came back very high & now I'll be going in to confirm the presence of a tumor on my Pituitary Gland in my brain. My doctor is 99% certain, the tests will just confirm this. I'm a bit scared at this point because I am so young & am having to deal with this, but on the other hand, this could be the 'answer' to everything that is going on with me.
Support is much needed & I'd love to meet new people along the way, anyway. Any takers or tips or pointers for someone going through this?
~Sirens :flowerforyou:
I have around 75 more pounds to lose in total. I break my goals down into nerdy-licious mini goals in order to break up the large number that stares at me in the face. Every 5% of my body weight lost, I reward myself with something NOT food related. You can check out my profile if you'd like to see how I've got it goin' on. Also, I break down my ticker that way. Once I hit that goal, I'll redo my ticker & add on another 11 or so pounds to lose.
And now the not so fun stuff that brings me to this post: I was diagnosed with PCOS/Insulin Resistance & hypothyroidism last year around July. I didn't really start taking the diagnosis seriously until I was weighing in at 225 pounds & all that I saw was weight gain consistently. I went to my OB/GYN feeling so down, stuck, & like there was no way out. I felt so embarrassed breaking down in front of her, just crying because I didn't know what else to do. She was very comforting & has helped me every step of the way. I started feeling better, lost a little bit of weight, but now, I'm starting to get back to that very emotional place.
About a week ago, I had some more blood tests done because nothing is happening (7 pounds lost since last November). My levels in some areas came back very high & now I'll be going in to confirm the presence of a tumor on my Pituitary Gland in my brain. My doctor is 99% certain, the tests will just confirm this. I'm a bit scared at this point because I am so young & am having to deal with this, but on the other hand, this could be the 'answer' to everything that is going on with me.
Support is much needed & I'd love to meet new people along the way, anyway. Any takers or tips or pointers for someone going through this?
~Sirens :flowerforyou:
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I have no pointers, but just wanted to say good luck. I can imagine how scary that must be.0
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xSirensSong wrote: »Okee dokee, first, the fun stuff: I'm Meagen (Or you can call me Sirens), 23 from Indiana, & am into video games ~ League of Legends every night & for hours on end on the weekends, ESO, Guild Wars, Skyrim, Minecraft, silly games on Steam, Smite, Dawnstar, yada yada yada.. A goal of mine is to be able to cosplay once I get to my goal weight: so super excited about that!
I have around 75 more pounds to lose in total. I break my goals down into nerdy-licious mini goals in order to break up the large number that stares at me in the face. Every 5% of my body weight lost, I reward myself with something NOT food related. You can check out my profile if you'd like to see how I've got it goin' on. Also, I break down my ticker that way. Once I hit that goal, I'll redo my ticker & add on another 11 or so pounds to lose.
And now the not so fun stuff that brings me to this post: I was diagnosed with PCOS/Insulin Resistance & hypothyroidism last year around July. I didn't really start taking the diagnosis seriously until I was weighing in at 225 pounds & all that I saw was weight gain consistently. I went to my OB/GYN feeling so down, stuck, & like there was no way out. I felt so embarrassed breaking down in front of her, just crying because I didn't know what else to do. She was very comforting & has helped me every step of the way. I started feeling better, lost a little bit of weight, but now, I'm starting to get back to that very emotional place.
About a week ago, I had some more blood tests done because nothing is happening (7 pounds lost since last November). My levels in some areas came back very high & now I'll be going in to confirm the presence of a tumor on my Pituitary Gland in my brain. My doctor is 99% certain, the tests will just confirm this. I'm a bit scared at this point because I am so young & am having to deal with this, but on the other hand, this could be the 'answer' to everything that is going on with me.
Support is much needed & I'd love to meet new people along the way, anyway. Any takers or tips or pointers for someone going through this?
~Sirens :flowerforyou:
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That type of tumor is usually benign. The dr will put you on meds...and schedule an MRI1
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It's a relatively minor surgery, as brain surgeries go.
I had an aneurysm many years ago (two brain surgeries to fix that, including a full craniotomy) and my pituitary subsequently failed. So now I have hypopituitarism, which is what will likely happen to you after you have the tumor removed...if you aren't already there. I also have PCOS and thyroid problems.
There are injections daily. Losing weight is difficult, but possible. You are already in the right place--exercise is important, as is eating a low-to-moderate carb diet. Tracking helps a lot to keep things under control.
Start looking for an endocrinologist who is a pituitary specialist. They are hard to find, but you will need that specialized care.0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »It's a relatively minor surgery, as brain surgeries go.
I had an aneurysm many years ago (two brain surgeries to fix that, including a full craniotomy) and my pituitary subsequently failed. So now I have hypopituitarism, which is what will likely happen to you after you have the tumor removed...if you aren't already there. I also have PCOS and thyroid problems.
There are injections daily. Losing weight is difficult, but possible. You are already in the right place--exercise is important, as is eating a low-to-moderate carb diet. Tracking helps a lot to keep things under control.
Start looking for an endocrinologist who is a pituitary specialist. They are hard to find, but you will need that specialized care.
It's a two year old thread. Hopefully OP has gotten the care she needed.0 -
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