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Coleen (EyeRishGrl), Pituitary Bio
Mid-2004, at age 24 and halfway through planning my wedding, I started gaining weight. Hair started growing on my chin. Unexplained bruises started appearing on my legs. The wedding dress I had ordered...
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Adrienne, Steroid-Induced Bio
Another Golden Oldie. The last update Adrienne submitted was October 7, 2005. ~~ I recently wrote this and thought it is pretty good for a bio as it explains the diffrent types of diagnoses and...
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Melissa (MelissaZ), Steroid-Induced Cushing’s Bio
Hello, my name is Melissa and I have Cushings due to long term Steroid use. In April of 2012, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and anemia. About a month after my diagnosis, I started to have...
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Brenda B (BeBop), PCOS Bio
I recently read an article in the NY Times magazine about Cushings, and a light bulb went off. I have an appt with an endocrinologist in March, but I’ve been to a renowned large clinic near my home in...
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MSU Docs Help Local Teen with Rare Disease
A team of MSU doctors has helped a Leslie teen overcome a rare disease of the pituitary gland. 19-year-old Sydney Kandell was diagnosed with Cushing disease about a year ago. Doctors say the disease is...
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Lauren, Undiagnosed Bio
Hello. my name is Lauren. I am currently being tested for Cushing’s and am scared. I have hypothyroidism/ Hashimoto’ s auto immune disease. Also my sugar is pre-diabetic. I am 53 years old. I don’t...
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Chevy Chase’s jaw-dropping ‘SNL 40′ weight gain caused by steroids, poor...
Actor Chevy Chase’s shocking weight gain at the “SNL” 40th anniversary celebration has fans worried over his health. Chase, who has gained a significant amount of weight since 2013, may be taking...
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Gabby (nielk), Steroid-Induced Cushing’s Bio
I have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2013. I have been on methylprednisolone for about a year and a half now and have all the symptoms of Cushing’s Syndrome. My doctor wants to get me...
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Right diagnoses, drugs help woman return to normal life
You could almost say things have returned to normal for Patricia Kleinhoffer in her family’s home, if there was a such thing. What with living in a house with her husband, mother, brother, and four of...
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Rita (Rita), Steroid-Induced Bio
Hello to those who are frustrated & suffering! My real search for a diagnosis began vigilantly just over 2 years ago. I was extremely hot,exhausted,weight gain (unexplained) and not sleeping well...
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Kate N (Kate NC), Steroid Induced Cushing’s
Hi everyone! My name is Kate and I am 32 yrs old. I’ve had back pain since I was 14, and 6 years ago I went through a series of steroid injections to try to relieve the pain. I ended up with steroid...
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MizBellaTru, Undiagnosed bio
A Golden Oldie from August 12, 2007 I’m a 48-year old female who has had an awful lot of illness over the past 12 years and starting to wonder if there could be some connection to all of it even...
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Lisann, Undiagnosed Bio
Originally from December 20, 2008 Being checked for Cushing’s. Have adenoma, long term hydrocortisone user, Graves Disease, a lot of the symptoms. Don’t know much about Cushing’s. Having...
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Irene, Pituitary Bio
FOR Irene Fox, everything seemed to go wrong all at once. It was 1999 and she thought her life was falling apart. She felt her relationships had deteriorated. Her face and stomach became bloated....
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Nikki C, Steroid-Induced Bio
For Dunedin woman Nikki Cockburn, being one in a million is not a compliment. She is one of the very few New Zealanders with Cushing’s syndrome, a very rare disease caused by excess production of...
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