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Hi, I'm 43 and a mother of two boys. Ages 13 and 10. I live in N. California with my boys, husband Golden Retriever and cat. All very important to me.
I went to my PCP in March 2009 with a swollen neck, not sure what to make of it. So the story begins......My Endo is suspect of Cushing's Syndrome at this point. I have already scored high on the preliminary Cortisol and the ACTH tests. I am now into a 2nd round of testing. This week: M, W & F I have blood drawn and Sun, Tues and Thurs. I am doing the 24 hour urine test. With Mon-Tues taking 0.5mg of Dexamethasone and on Wed-Thurs taking 2mg. Today being Thursday, my legs are terribly restless and I still need to take one more dose of the 2mg Dex before bed. I have a feeling I'm not going to get much sleep tonight. But that's okay, if that's the price I need to pay for diagnosis, I'll take it. Maybe I'll just get up in the middle of the night and me and the dog will take a walk. That would not be so bad.
My boss' father passed away 8/1/09 from complications due to Cushing's. This is very close to our hearts at my work place right now.
That's my bio for now. I'll update it when I learn what my diagnosis is.
Meanwhile, if you think you might want to chat with me, please introduce yourself. I would love to get to know you. ~ Tanja Maria (tmb)
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