fatigue

[lil35]

I have recently been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor i was hoping someone could tell me if fatigue and weakness are related to this and if so are there any measures too take-i have started on dostinex this is week four i have been fatigued terribly for a couple of months now i was healthy and full of energy..please help...

[rumpled]

I am glad you are getting the scan.

Also, make sure too, if you are not, that you get copies of all your tests and that the doc does, say, more than just a TSH and T4 which tell nothing about what the thyroid is doing. Make sure that you have had antibody tests (hashimoto's, grave's,) and get the free T3 and T4 tests as those test the actual thyroid function instead of what the pituitary is telling the thyroid to do.

I have found out later when a doc said all is well, when I got the tests, that some were abnormal, and it was not a good thing.

[lil35]

thanks for your reply
i am getting a thyroid scan done in a two weeks to check nodules that can be felt as well all my hormones are ok as far as im aware they dont like to give too much info..i have more blood work next week and so endo week after..i feel like i have no energy i sleep and still feel the same i am taking vitamins but i need something for some energy i have two children under 4 i am really struggling to cope everyday with this fatigue...
I am thankful i dont have cancer or anything worse,i truly am thankful for that.

[rumpled]

Fatigue is very much a part of pit tumors.

By your med, I say you have a prolactinoma. I had one of those too. I took parlodel.

Have they tested your other hormones - thyroid etc? Often other hormones are effected. I hate to tell you this but in the beginning they just thought I had one tumor, I ended up with two - so make sure that they are not just testing PRL but all the pit hormones.

How often are you getting follow up testing?