Prolactin Levels

[njannel]

Why are prolacting levels still elevated eventhough Pituitary Tumor is not present?

[SarahB79]

dostinex works great for me... I have some dizziness and nausea the day after I take it, but overall it has kept my prolactin levels well with in normal range and it seems like the tumor is not growing.  (MRI's have not shown much).  

I have been on Dostinex for over a year and still have weight gain and some of the symptoms before.  Fertility has not returned either.  But periods are normal.  When the pituitary gland is effected the rest of your endocrine system can get wacked out too... have your endocrinologist run tests for adrenal, testosterone, diabetes and thyroid periodically.  

[njannel]

On my visit to neurosurgeon it was discovered that my tumor hemorraged.  The MRI pictures showed this... Luckily enough for me the hemorrage that occurred was not large enough to affect optical nerves or anything else for that matter.  To avoid any future hemorraging and because medicine was discontinued for a year (this was when Tumor was "gone")... I have to have surgery to remove Tumor.  The surgery is scheduled for the 14th of December.  Do not know what to expect YET... So I'm pretty scared.

[rumpled]

I had the surgery - while no surgery is *fun*, of my 12, it was not my worst. Prepare ahead of time so you don't have to bend over - put stuff you think you will need above waist level. Slip on shoes etc. I felt much better after surgery.

Make sure your surgeon has done bunches of times - like over 500 - and you should be fine.Endoscopic is better than microscopic - surgeon has better view.

[njannel]

Thanks rumpled.  The surgery itself is only 11/2 to 21/2hrs long (not bad).  Not sure about Micro or Endoscopic.  I will ask.  They will be going through my upper lip, Dr said "no scarring"...yey!!  Thanks for your helpful insights.  How long did it take you to recover?  Was there anything Dr. Asked you not to do?  

[rumpled]

Surgical recovery is usually a few weeks - but I had it via a nostril, which is how most if not all surgeons do it now - why is he doing it via the lip? Do you have a sinus obstruction?

I was asked not to bend over, no straws, no lifting for a while after surgery.

[njannel]

It has now been almost two weeks after my surgery!!  During surgery... What was once a tumor ended up to be a non-cancerous fibrosis cizst (TYG).   Have to wait till the 29th December to go to two follow-up visits (Endocrinologist & Neurosurgeon).   Recovering well...  Still have headaches, light sensitivity, and well still having nose discharge :(.  Watching TV seems to be a TASK for me... get dizzy from watching fast moving objects accross the screen.  Anyone out there that can tell me how long before you recover completely?   What "getting well" signs should I be looking for during recovery process?  Thanks & Merry Christmas everyone!!