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Support Group in Houston?
Hello. I've recently been diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma and cyst on the pars intermedia (rathkes cleft?)
I am looking for others in the southeast texas/houston area to commiserate with. LOL. I need any kind of support I can get with this situation. If you know of a group around here, please share. I appreciate any info.
I am looking for others in the southeast texas/houston area to commiserate with. LOL. I need any kind of support I can get with this situation. If you know of a group around here, please share. I appreciate any info.
Hey-
I had a Rathke's Cleft Cyst. So I know a fair amount of info about these. They are non-secreting.but tend to be located a little closer to the Hypothalamus than other types of Pituitary growths. Mine pressed on the pituitary stalk and caused me to have probs with both the anterior and posterior Pituitary hormones. They can expand and contract and affect your pituitary hormones to jump all over the place.
How are your Pituitary hormones?
Mine caused me to have low TSH, LH, FSH, ADH, ACTH, GH and elevated prolactin.
I had a Rathke's Cleft Cyst. So I know a fair amount of info about these. They are non-secreting.but tend to be located a little closer to the Hypothalamus than other types of Pituitary growths. Mine pressed on the pituitary stalk and caused me to have probs with both the anterior and posterior Pituitary hormones. They can expand and contract and affect your pituitary hormones to jump all over the place.
How are your Pituitary hormones?
Mine caused me to have low TSH, LH, FSH, ADH, ACTH, GH and elevated prolactin.
What kind of pituitary tumor?
There are plenty of people on line (such as a lot of people here, myself included). I had a prolactinoma and Cushing's disease. My cushing's tumor grew back so for me, this is a long term thing and I had my adrenals out as well.
We can try to help you out here as best you can, but we are everywhere, even in different countries.
There are plenty of people on line (such as a lot of people here, myself included). I had a prolactinoma and Cushing's disease. My cushing's tumor grew back so for me, this is a long term thing and I had my adrenals out as well.
We can try to help you out here as best you can, but we are everywhere, even in different countries.
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