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MRI shows brain "enhancements" that come and go

rhonda_duck

My mother, age 84, has undergone treatment for a brain lymphoma over the last 15 months. Her last radiation treatment was in October of 2...

3/14/19 MRI showed brain cancer. 7/12/19 repeat MRI showed almost gone..

MBauer5764

Even my PCP is confused on how metastatic brain cancer could be there and now seemingly gone or going away. New MRI read by different rad...

Losing Weight after pituitary adenoma surgery

rochelle32282

I've been diagnosed with pituitary macroadenoma. One of the biggest symptoms that is a physical obvious is my rapid weight gain. In the...

12 answers | 1 comment

Post Pituitary Surgery-How did you feel?

syfy

I am new to this, but here it goes...I am 32 years old and I just had a pituitary tumor removed 3 weeks ago. I have been trying to find ...

154 answers | 3 comments

High FSH 62.5 and LH 52.8

bridgetcrc

I am 42 year old woman who hasn’t had her period since Oct. 4th. My doctor called and said my FSH and other numbers were really high. I’m...

Need help understanding new MRI results for my cyst/lesion?

KELSIRAE7

1. No acute intracranial abnormality. 2. Stable 9-10 mm cystic focus in the left periatrial white matter that remains consistent with ...

T2 hyperintense and T1 isointense signal

rosemary71

My son just got his head mri back,it says showed a cystic area measuring 10mm in the roof of the nasopharynx showing T2 and T1 isointense...

Has anyone have pituitary tumor that returned?

gp35

Has anyone have pituitary tumor return? I was diagnosed 6 years ago and it disappeared. It was a microadenoma and non hormone secreting. ...

10 answers | 1 comment

Could it be Cushings?

Alicia_W78

I have had intense fatigue, hard to focus, weight gain, hair loss for years. I’ve been tested for thyroid, Lyme,and a whole bunch of othe...

Supplements

Libbydement

Hello everyone. I have a 3mm cyst on my pituitary gland stock and just got diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I'm wondering if any of you hav...

2 answers | 1 comment

“DAWS” while taking Cabergoline?

BF1313

I am taking cabergoline for microprolactinoma. Overall it’s been very effective, and I tolerate it well, with one exception. 72 hours a...

Pituitary Tumor, Afib, Low Blood Pressure

April209

My brother started having an irregular heartbeat (afib) 3 years ago which is about the same time he was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor ...

4 answers

If my prolactin is controlled, why is my testosterone still low?

MedicalHelpUser2018

I was put on Cabergoline to treat a pituitary micoradenoma. It worked great; my prolactin level went way down and my testosterone shot up...

Hyperprolactinaemia - depression? Do antidepressants help?

gitte

Hi I'm struggling with severe side effects of anti depressant medicin to cure - what I think is a prolactininduced depression. I have b...

12 answers | 1 comment

1.2x1.2cm Pituitary Macroadenoma: will I need surgery?

nadia_g

My recent MRI report stated that pituitary macroadenoma now measures 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2cm. The superior Inferior measurement has increased ...

Chronic daytime fatigue and pressure on right side of head

haiall

This is regarding my husband who has been suffering from head ache (a kind of dull pressure over his forehead and back of the head for a ...

Will cabergoline help get my weight back to normal?

Emloulah94

Hello, I've recently been diagnosed with 2 prolactinomas after going for help about producing breast milk and gaining weight without eati...

1 answer

5mm micro adenoma causing hair loss?

ClaraCastell

Hello all, I was recently diagnosed with a micro adenoma of 5mm after a test of slightly elevated prolactin which then doubled in at 53 n...

1 answer

My ACTH came back really low. Does this mean anything with pituitary?

Bratt777

I was just diagnosed with epilepsy. Two years after I fell really hard at work.

Scalp swelling and burning is it a sign

Afifov

I’m 29 years old and I use to have problem with my teeth access (extracted 2 already) its been a week now i do have a swelling scalp or s...

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