Well, another round of consults, another round of tests. The surgeon specialist feels very confident that I have Cushing's Disease. The endocrinologist specialist thinks that the surgeon is wrong. She was pretty rude about calling me fat, I thought. Just for everyone's info, I am NOT grossly obese in the medical sense. I am overweight, and I do eat a low-fat, lowish cholesterol diet. I can't lose the upper body fat no matter how hard I try. My family doctor feels that it's medical at this point, but being a GP, the only thing she can do is refer me to specialists for more tests. I AM about 40-50 pounds overweigt for my size. That's only moderate obesity, and most medical texts I've consulted say that if fatty liver disease exists, then upper-body weight gain is likely a medical condition associated with the adrenal glands.
One report says Adrenal Adenoma, a fancy term for a swollen adrenal gland. Given my higher-than-normal blood pressure, rapid mood swings, constant depression, facial rash, upper-body weight-gain, striae (aka stretch marks), and everything else, I bet my blood test comes back showing high cortisol levels. That will prove Cushings.
And the Endocrinologist and her bedside manner can go fly a kite. With every classic symptom of the syndrome, she rules it out and calls me fat? Whatever. Then she said something SO funny I just have to comment. "But we need to remove your right adrenal gland just in case." Is she kidding?
And that's why she's PRACTICING medicine. She's not actually DOING medicine, she's just practicing.
God give me strength. Please. I think you can see why. ::shakes head::
(For those of you that might condemn me for taking the Lord's name in vain, I include YOU in the reasons for the above sincere prayer.)
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The True Samurai has only one judge of honour, and this is himself.
Decisions you make and how these decisions are carried out are a
reflection of whom you really are.
You cannot Hide from yourself.
-The Bushido Code, Meiyo (Honour)
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