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Pituitory or brain tumour?

Hi... I am starting to feel as though my doctor thinks I have munchausen syndrome and I'm very worried they are not taking my symptoms seriously!!!  For the past year or so I have been getting breast milk.  One breast is clear and the other is a greenish grey colour....  I have suddenly developed also hair growth on my face... mainly chin area which is thick and course....  My periods have gone very eratic and extremely heavy and I am suffering from severe headaches and nausea....  the headaches and nausea have been continual for the past month and I am finding this unbearable.  The doctor thinks I may have a trapped nerve?  All of my blood tests have come back as negative... ie good... all except my red blood cells which are down.

I have also been having blank spots in my vision from time to time... which makes it uncomfortable for me to read as words just disappear and also a general feeling of being spaced out.

I went to see an endocronologist the other day who just laughed at me.... and said there was nothing wrong as all of my bloods are fine....  how can they be fine when i have all of these symptoms.  I have also gained 28lbs in the past 11 months and this is really getting me down.

I asked if i could be going through the change and he said no....  I asked it if could be pituitory related and he said no as the blood tests are fine..... i asked could it be my thyroid to which he responded i don't have thyroid as he can tell by looking at me.... anybody got any ideas what this could be please???  I have a lot of pressure behind my eyes and at the base of my head/top of spine and nothing seems to be shifting it.

I've been given anti inflammatories, anti nausea tabs, paracetamol, diazapam and something else to take to help with these symptoms but this is surely masking what it it???  and even with these i still have the dull headache....

I am now worried it may be something to do with my brain as my aunt died of brain cancer.... my sister reminded me of this today so very concerned...... if a blood test comes back as negative does this rule out the fact that i could have a growth or something in/on my brain??

Please help/!!!!
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Hi there. I understand the discrepancy that is occurring in your diagnosis.  you have symptoms suggestive of a pituitary macroadenoma, the headaches, visual symptoms , galactorhea, menstrual problems, nausea, but hormone levels are within normal limits. Therefore, your pressure symptoms could be due to a brain tumor like pituitary adenoma or craniopharyngioma. Other possibility is polycystic ovarian syndrome causing hirsutism, menstrual irregularities etc. both these need to be ventured, get an MRI brain also. Hope that your neurologist and gynecologist can find a clue to the problem. Take care.
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Sounds like your hormones are going insane!

It's a lot more common than you think to be honest.
It's caused my infections, over active hormones, false pregnacny,

On a more serious note:

'A rare cause of high prolactin levels is a benign growth in the pituitary gland that over-stimulates the prolactin releasing tissue.'

You can have en eye test done to see if your pituitry gland is enlarged, so if your Dr isn't taking you seriously try asking an optician for their advice.


Personaly, I think your Dr's sound rude, and have no compassion for people who are in constant fear of having something terminal or serious.

I'm not a Dr by the way, but it's always nice to have someone actually reply.


FORCE your Dr to care. Use the 'I'm suicidal' treatment on them if you have to!
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