Can I Come In And Play?

HEY GIRL!!  When I came and saw you were posting on here so much - that's when I decided to make this my new support home too!  I totally missed you!  You are such an exercise inspiration!  I need to get my booty in gear. And of course I miss swappin' recipes with you! :) :) I can't wait to catch up with you some more.  (((((((BIG HUGS)))))))

Welcome, this is a great board that will offer loads of support and sound advice. I am glad to hear things are starting turn around for you. You sure have had more than your share of troubles. WISHING YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS! Sher

Thanks for the welcome Sher! :) :)

Hi Amy, Welcome back!! You sure have gone through alot!!!  Thank goodness you are your way to a much healthier life!!

In my twenties I also had a tumor, a pitiutary tumor!! I had gained 80 lbs in a year and I had doctors tell me it was because I had gotten married and working full time ....weight gain happens???  I switched doctors a millions time until my hero, Dr M, figured out I had a pituitary tumor!! I had been trying to pregnant for years (fertility treatments) and nothing then as soon as tumor was treated I became pregnant with my son!!! 2 boys later I had tried everything to lose weight and finally turned to WLS. I got my life back!!

I look forward to you sharing your recipes. I hoard recipes .....I wish I used more of them !!

 

Wow Summer - this actually WAS a pituitary tumor!!  Because it was producing the growth hormone it had grown so large it invaded my cavernous sineous (carotid artery) and was pressing on my optic nerves.  But essentially - it was just an overgrown pituitary tumor!  We're like tumor buddies!!  LOL.  OK- maybe that was funny.  But very coincidental! :) AND - I also got mine diagnosed when I went to my OB because of infertility too!!  I hadn't had normal hormone balance since I had my DD in 04.  My OB did an MRI to make sure I didn't have any pituitary issues and lo and behold - there it was.  I'm still battleing fertility though - my pituitary was permanently damaged by the tumor and the radiation.  I'm seeing a fertility Dr. now though and so far she seems confident that it will only be a few minor hormonal injections that should help get the wheels back turning.  I have to wait several more months to let the dust settle a little more on the radiation, etc - then we'll see.  Keep your fingers crossed! Did you have your tumor removed transphenoidal as well (through your nose?) What a small world!  Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

Have your doctors checked your prolactin levels?? Although I didn't have any other signs of  a prolactin problems (leaky breasts etc) my levels were too high as soon as that 1 hormone level was in the normal range I was pregnant within a week!!! I also had visual changes and as soon as I had my son by sight was back to 20/20!!! Yeah!! I was luck y my tumor was small enough to shrink with heavy duty meds....which made me sick but IT WORKED!!! I always felt like I was gonna croak b4 I hit 30!!! Thanks God for Doctors who listen!! I actually took in pictures which had dates on the bottom and my doctor couldn't believe I went from a thin girl, picture of me on a windsurf board,  to unhappy obese girl  within a year. I'll be pulling for you!!!!!!! I hope those injections are the magic bullet for you!!! Please keep me updated!!! Summer

Oh yeah - they check my prolactin  along with EVERY hormone.  Seriously - like every other week they basically drain me - they take like 12 viles of blood for all the blood work they do.  LOL.  My hormone levels will never return to normal on their own because of my pituitary being so damaged.  I take meds to replace a lot of them.  But there is no medicine you can take to trigger fertile ovulation - that's where the injections come in.  My fertility doc things that it shouldn't be too complicated since my reproductive system is totally healthy otherwise - just missing some "signals" from my brain. I'm anxious to start TTC again but I have to be patient.  Hopefully focusing on trying to loose a few more LBs by then will take my mind off of it again.  And chasing my three year old around the house certainly keeps me entertained for now! :)

Sounds like you and your doctors have everything under control.!!! When do you get to start the injections??

I agree chasing a 3 year around is great exercise and leave little time to think of anything else!! My baby is going off to kindergarten this year !!!! They grow up so fast....i wish he was 3 again!!!

Have a great day!!!

I have to wait 6 months out from my last radiation treatment.  So that means sometime in early October! :)  I'm so excited!

Hey neighbor ... also check out the Illinois board!  Welcome to the Grads board ... a lot of great and knowledgeable people here ... I've learned (and hopefully shared) a lot here, and its great to be able to pull info together and see that we're not alone in some of our long-term post-op battles. Hope to see ya around. karyn