The very newest bios on the site (2010)

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New Bio December 31, 2010
Taylor (TayTay) is from Lovington, New Mexico. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio December 26, 2010
Sandra (sandeeb) is from Hammond, Louisiana. She had Cushing's in 2002 caused by an adrenal cancer. The cancer has recurred 2 more times; now for the third time.

New Bio December 23, 2010
Caspar (hedge) is from London, England. He is a 26 year old male former Cushing's patient.

New Bio December 15, 2010
Shi is from Fort Bragg, California. She is a caregiver. Her friend has Cushing's and possibly other problems.

New Bio December 11, 2010
Robert (CheFong) is from Portland, Oregon. He had pituitary surgery.

New Bio December 8, 2010
Spiderman (LAP) had undiagnosed Cushing's for four years and had half her pituitary removed 12 months ago.

New Bio December 3, 2010
Tammy (Tammy75840) is from Fairfield, Texas. She is not yet diagnosed but has PCOS and many Cushing's symptoms.

New Bio December 2, 2010
Linda (lawlesslaw) is from Lewisville, Texas. November 19 2009 her adrenal gland was removed and since then her body is trying to get back to normal.

New Bio November 27, 2010
Debbie (kenneltech) is from Arvada, Colorado. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms.

New Bio November 26, 2010
Erika (newdawnfades) is from North Carolina. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms.

New Bio November 21, 2010
Jenn (Jenn) is from Minnesota. She had a CT scan for Giant Cell Tumor and an adrenal adenoma was found, then a second on the other.

New Bio November 18, 2010
Gini (Gini Pickle) is from Clinton, Arkansas. She had her left adrenal gland removed with robotic surgery.

New Bio November 16, 2010
Chontal (Chontal) is from Charles Town, West Virginia. She had her pituitary surgery October 14, 2010 at University of VA.

Updated Bio November 15, 2010
Amber (Hunter's Mom) is from Walker, Iowa. Hunter has recently been diagnosed with Cushing's. His doctors tested him because he hasn't grown in nearly 3 years. His tumor is putting pressure on his optic nerve although his vision has not yet been affected. Amber updated his bio after his pituitary surgery

New Bio November 12, 2010
Tracy (SCMom) is from South Carolina. She believes her 9 year old daughter has Cushing's.

New Bio November 9, 2010
Rashelle (Rashelle) is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She has had pituitary surgery, stereotactic radio surgery and a BLA.

New Bio November 7, 2010
Dom (05819) is from Ernest, Pennsylvania. He is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms.

New Bio November 6, 2010
Christy (DRC1218) has had symptoms for as long as she can remember and she is scheduled for pituitary surgery with Dr. McC on November 12th.

New Bio November 5, 2010
Melissa F is from Las Vegas, Nevada. She has had pituitary surgery and was interviewed on the Cushing's Help Podcast Series November 3, 2010. Achived audio is available through the Podcast page of this site, BlogTalkRadio or through iTunes Podcasts

New Bio November 1, 2010
Patrick (Patrick) is from Montreal, Canada. He is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. He has his first endo appointment on December 3, 2010.

New Bio October 31, 2010
Tiffany is from Escondido, California. She was recently diagnosed with adrenal Cushing's and will be having laproscopic surgery on the 15th of November.

New Bio October 31, 2010
Trish (luv4life) is from Deptford, New Jersey. Her partner got Cushing's Syndrome from abundant steroid injections due to a severe back injury and it has rendered her "comatose".

New Bio October 30, 2010
farmbrewer is from Janesville, California. 15 years ago he was told that he had an adenoma on his pituitary gland. He thinks that explains everything he have been dealing with for the past 20 years.

New Bio October 30, 2010
Jennifer (mrsames77) is from Humble, Texas. She thinks her 11 year old son might have Cushing's and she is taking him to be tested.

New Bio October 26, 2010
Christina (refundle) is from Lee, Massachusetts. She thinks her 16 year old daughter has Cushing's but they are having trouble getting a diagnosis.

New Bio October 25, 2010
Enza is from Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. She has just been diagnosed with Cushing's disease. She does not yet have a surgeon to remove her adrenal gland. She also has a very tiny one on her pituitary.

New Bio October 23, 2010
Claudia (ClaudiaM) is from Oakville, Connecticut. Looking back, she thinks she was undiagnosed for at least 7 years. Her pituitary surgery was in February 2007.

New Bio October 21, 2010
Claudia (ClaudiaM) is from Oakville, Connecticut. Looking back, she thinks she was undiagnosed for at least 7 years. Her pituitary surgery was in February 2007.

New Bio October 21, 2010
Kim (Kimmer) is from Missouri. Her pituitary adenoma was removed on June 16, 2010 and she's amazed how much better she feels already.

New Bio October 20, 2010
Diane (besillysometimes) is from San Pedro, California. Her pituitary adenoma was removed in 1997 and her pituitary gland doesn't function any more.

New Bio October 19, 2010
Emma is from Perth, Australia. She had surgery to remove the tumour on her pituitary gland in December 2009 and so far it is a success.

New Bio October 18, 2010
Sue (SueK99) is from Leominster, Massachusetts. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She just heard about Cushing's on 10/15/2010 and is testing now.

New Bio October 18, 2010
Catie (Catiebree) is from Arkansas. She has been pretty sick since November 1999. She is constantly on steroids of one kind or another and uses steroid inhalers daily.

New Bio October 16, 2010
Judy K (mamaK) is from Alexandria, Indiana. She has symptoms for years, but no one pulled it all together until she had two spontaneous foot fractures. She had houseguests at the time, both German doctors. The husband handed her a list of tests before he returned to Germany and said "I think you have Cushings, have your doctor run these tests".

New Bio October 14, 2010
Erika is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She has first appointment with the endocrinologist on November 11, 2010.

Updated Bio October 11, 2010
Amber (Hunter's Mom) is from Walker, Iowa. Hunter has recently been diagnosed with Cushing's. His doctors tested him because he hasn't grown in nearly 3 years. His tumor is putting pressure on his optic nerve although his vision has not yet been affected.

New Bio October 11, 2010
Kelly (KellyRae110) is from Lubbock, Texas. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She is testing now.

New Bio October 10, 2010
Chris S (suter32) is from Kalamazoo, Michigan. After years of preparation and training to become a Navy SEAL, he recently found out that has a pituitary tumor and Cushing's Disease.

New Bio October 10, 2010
Kate (Katie) is from Louisville, Kentucky. An MRI located a small tumor on her pituitary gland. She had surgery to remove the tumor at the beginning of August, 2010.

New Bio October 7, 2010
Joni is from Urbana, Ohio. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She is testing now.

New Bio October 4, 2010
Sue (suziet88) is from Birmingham, England. Her cortisol levels are high and it seems she has adrenal problems rather than pituitary.

New Bio October 2, 2010
Nicole is from Maine. She had her first pituitary surgery in 1998 and a second in 1999. She has had Proton Beam radiation and a BLA, also. She has just learned that she has Nelson Syndrome.

New Bio September 28, 2010
Sierra is only 13. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She is testing now.

New Bio September 26, 2010
Rachel is from Flagstaff, Arizona. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She feels that something is going wrong with her adrenal glands.

New Bio September 26, 2010
Helena (Helena) is from Vancouver, Canada. She is not yet diagnosed but has many symptoms. She will see a specialist in November, 2010.

New Bio September 26, 2010
Phyllis (Phyllis) is from Madison, Alabama. She was recently diagnosed with steroid-induced Cushing's after months of testing following years of issues and misdiagnoses. She also has Multiple Sclerosis.

New Bio September 26, 2010
Heidi's son is from Greymouth, New Zealand. He is suffering from a number of symptoms which are Cushings-like. He has asthma and has used inhalers since he was 8 years old. He is now 21 and continues to have to use inhalers. He also was on Growth Hormone Replacement from the age of 9 until he was 16.

New Bio September 20, 2010
Jessica (Jessica) is from California. Her pituitary tumor has returned after 4 years. She is going for MRI and treatment options within the next few weeks.

New Bio September 9, 2010
Jen (mamac) is from California. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and will see an endo soon.

New Bio September 6, 2010
Bill (bill) is from El Centro, California. A CT scan found an adrenal mass but he doesn't have any symptoms.

Updated Bio September 5, 2010
Carolyn (CarolynB) is from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was diagnosed with Cushing's February 9, 2010 and had the transsphenoidal surgery, April 13, 2010. She was the featured speaker in a Cushing's Guest Interview September 15, 2010.

New Bio September 4, 2010
Anne (Lu2) is from North Brunswick, New Jersey. Anne thinks she might have steroid-induced Cushing's.

New Bio September 4, 2010
William S (Ryan1976) is from Atlanta, Georgia. He has been told he might have Addison's but William believes he has Cushing's.

New Bio September 4, 2010
Diane (cardfan) is from St. Louis, Missouri. She was diagnosed with with Bilateral Nodular Adrenal Hyperplasia in 1979 and has had many health issues since then.

New Bio September 1, 2010
Felicia (sofrustrated) is from Weeki Wachee, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio September 1, 2010
Krissy (Oregon Girl) is from Portland, Oregon. She has high levels of cortisol and going to see an endo on Dec 1.

New Bio August 31, 2010
Carolyn (CarolynB) is from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was diagnosed with Cushing's February 9, 2010 and had the transsphenoidal surgery, April 13, 2010. She will be the featured speaker in a Cushing's Guest Interview October 6, 2010.

New Bio August 30, 2010
Cristine is from New York. She has a 3cm tumor on her adrenal gland and it will be removed on Sept 1st! She cannot wait to get her life back.

New Bio August 25, 2010
Nina (BflyW) is from Oslo, Norway. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio August 23, 2010
Mary (madmary) is from Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. A bike accident when she was 34 caused blood to drip on her pituitary leaving her with Cushing's.

New Bio August 23, 2010
Kristina is from Milford, Delaware. She was diagnosed with asthma in 1999.  Since then, she has used Flovent 4 times daily and has steriod-induced Cushing's.

New Bio August 22, 2010
Donna (Miss Donna) is from Ravenna, Ohio. She has had two pituitary surgeries, Gamma Knife Radiation and nothing has changed. She will see her Dr. again for a possible BLA

New Bio August 18, 2010
Rob is from South Africa. He was diagnosed with Conn's 13 years ago.

New Bio August 15, 2010
Necrodata (NecrodataThanatos) is from Derby, England. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but she is testing now. She says she has obvious undiagnosed acromegaly, PCOS, undiagnosed Asperger's, Tourette's and bipolar disorder.

New Bio August 14, 2010
Rhoda is from Dublin, Ireland. She was diagnosed when she was 13. She has had the tumour on her pituitary removed, a BLA, Nelson's and had some radiotherapy.

New Bio August 13, 2010
MelB (MelB) is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but an ER physician recently told her that her chronic symptoms seemed like an adrenal disorder.

New Bio August 13, 2010
Kim (Kim) is from Jacksonville, Florida. She has been diagnosed with Cushing's but no tumors have been found yet.

New Bio August 11, 2010
Kim B (dkvision) is from Goshen, Indiana. Kim started getting sick about 10 years ago. She could not figure out what was going on when she started piling on weight, over 100 lbs. She has been going to doctor after doctor trying to figure out what is wrong.

New Bio August 11, 2010
Irene P (Reni) is from Rexburg, Idaho. Reni has low cortisol and low DHEA.

New Bio August 10, 2010
Heather W's son is from Hollywood, Florida. Heather has a 6 year old son named Conor who weighs about 105 pounds. He has been checked for diabetes and thyroid. He has a hump on back of neck, a fat round face and is always hungry.

New Bio August 8, 2010
Wendy H (FrustratedG8R) is from Fleming Island, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio August 7, 2010
lillah (lillah) is from England. She has had Cushing's Disease (pituitary) for about 15 years but was undiagnosed until 3 years ago.

New Bio August 6, 2010
Ginny W (ginlyn) is from Aurora, Colorado. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and has been trying to figure this out since 1999.

New Bio August 6, 2010
sea (sea) is from New Zealand. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio August 4, 2010
Shannon P (shannon dewayne) is from Pascagoula, Mississippi. After a failed pituitary surgery, he has been in the Corlux trials for a year and a half. After he finishes he will still have to decide on another surgery or radiation.

New Bio August 3, 2010
carolsid (carolsss) is concerned about her dad. His face is very big and round. His neck has gotten very fatty as well and his stomach is big. About 1 1/2 yrs ago her dad was getting cortisteriod shots in his back for a herniated disc.

New Bio July 29, 2010
Helen K (taunold) is from Ridgeland, Mississippi. She was diagnosed in June 2010 and is having surgery on August 3, 2010 to remove the tumor from her pitiuitary gland.

New Bio July 25, 2010
Kim V (Kimvs) is from Cape Town, South Africa She was diagnosed 3 months ago with Cushing's caused by 4.5mm microadenoma on her pituitary. She had transsphenoidal surgery on 31 May 2010 but her cortisol levels have failed to drop

New Bio July 25, 2010
Elle L is from Melbourne, Australia. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio July 23, 2010
Shannon (Shannon3) is from Dallas, Texas. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now. A new neurologist said it was very likely she has Cushing's and/or PCOS.

New Bio July 20, 2010
Elaine (elainewwjd) is from Gibraltar (British overseas territory). She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now. She has been diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis and PCOS.

New Bio July 19, 2010
Johanna (Johanna) is from Carlbad, California. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio July 18, 2010
Erin (ErinGoBraugh) is from Michigan. She stumbled across Cushing's Help by accident actually after doing a search on rapid weight gain. When she entered her symptoms in any search, she came up with Cushing's.

New Bio July 14, 2010
Robyn N (Robyn) is from Rock Hill, South Carolina. She has had fibroid tumors removed and a total hip replacement as well as breast cancer. Her left adrenal gland taken out on June 29th, 2010.

New Bio July 10, 2010
Kate D is from The Dalles, Oregon. In the process of trying to pass a couple of large kidney stones the CT also located a tumor on her left adrenal gland. She had adrenal surgery on May 24th, 2010. Kate also has a prolactinoma and thyroid nodes.

New Bio July 8, 2010
Lindsay (LindsayReed) is from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio July 8, 2010
Elana (ebeebe) is from Ellington, Connecticut. A benign tumor was found on her right adrenal gland and it was removed May 3rd, 2010.

New Bio July 6, 2010
Lesley C (lescor3) is from New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

Updated Bio July 2, 2009
Angela (AngelaK) is from Howell, Michigan. She had gastric bypass surgery in December 2006. As more symptoms showed up her PCP treated them individually. A recent MRI shows a pituitary tumor and she is consultation with a neurosurgeon at the University of Michigan who only does pituitary operations (2000+). Angela updated her bio after her pituitary tumor was removed in July 2009.

Updated Bio June 24, 2010
Lor is from Minnesota. She has updated her bio after been diagnosed twice then UNdiagnosed. She has been re-diagnosed with pituitary Cushing's after first being diagnosed in May of 2009.

New Bio June 23, 2010
Wendy (wendyandjoel) is from Denver, Colorado. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now. She started having symptoms some of the Cushing's symptoms back after her daughter was born in 1995.

New Bio June 19, 2010
Kimberly (Usagrl) is from Palm Bay, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now. She started to get sick and gain a lot of weight when she was 7.

New Bio June 10, 2010
kripal is from New Delhi, India. An a ultrasonography shows a 2cm tumor was found on her right adrenal.

New Bio June 3, 2010
Keith (Dad in distress) is from Richmond, Virginia. His daughter is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has had many symptoms for the last three years and is testing.

New Bio May 28, 2010
Erica (Mzthang08) has a prolactinoma (pituitary tumor). Doctors are figuring out what to do since it is now a macroadenoma.

New Bio May 27, 2010
JoJo is from Georgia. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has had symptoms for many years.

New Bio May 27, 2010
Holly (holly720) is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has had symptoms for at least 5 years. Holly met someone from the message boards who introduced her to Dr Ludlam and she is testing now.

New Bio May 21, 2010
Allison (Als) is from Highland Heights, Kentucky. She first went to the endocrinologist in 2009 and had her pituitary tumor removed by Dr. Ian McCutcheon in early May 2010.

Updated Bio May 20, 2010
Tonya (LadyVenom) Tonya (LadyVenom) is from Merrillville, Indiana, She has had a pituitary tumor removed and has had GammaKnife radiation. She has also had an aneurysm. She thinks she is having another recurrence. Tonya updated her bio in May, 2010.

New Bio May 20, 2010
Sherri (slfrese) is from Mesa, Arizona. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. Sherri will be a featured speaker in an upcoming CUshing's Guest Interview.

Updated Bio May 17, 2010
Aly (Aly H) is from Poughquag, New York. She had transphenoidal pituitary surgery in July of 2009 and then again in August of 2009. Aly was the featured speaker in a Cushing's Guest Interview May 6, 2010.

New Bio May 11, 2010
GwenS (GwenLosAngeles) is from California. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. She has had symptoms since 2005 and was pregnant in 2007.

New Bio May 9, 2010
Marla (marlarae) is from Salem, Oregon. She had pituitary surgery at age 39, then developed Addison's Disease because her adrenal glands had atrophied. She also developed hypothyroidism, acromegaly and hyperparathyroidism.

New Bio May 6, 2010
Tanja is from the UK. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio April 23, 2010
Suzie G (suzie1) is from London, England. She had a transphenoidal hypophysectomy on March 31, 2010. The tumour was not found and so the surgeon took 1/2 the pituitary but cortisol levels remained high. She had a second surgery April 19, 2010 and is waiting for the results.

New Bio April 23, 2010
K (kds1) was diagnosed with Cushing's in April 2010 due to bilateral adenomas on her adrenal glands. She had the highest cortisol levels her doctor had ever seen.

Updated Bio April 22, 2010
Anne (Anka) is from Australia. She was diagnosed with a left adrenal tumor in January 2007. She had laparoscopic surgery in June 2007 to remove her adrenal gland.

New Bio April 17, 2010
Caryl is from Portland, Oregon. Caryl's constant headaches caused her Internist to request an MRI of the brain in September, 2008, resulting in diagnosis of pituitary tumor, size 8cm. Her sister has similar symptoms and is starting testing for Cushing's as well. Their mother had acromegaly.

New Bio April 16, 2010
Torri is from Beacon, New York. She had her adrenal gland removed last spring and this weekend she will be down to 1mg of the steroid. It has been a very rough two or so years, diagnosing to dealing with all of the terrible side effects - moon face, hump back, swollen mid-section, acne, depression, extreme exhaustion.

New Bio April 15, 2010
De is from Ireland. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. She first learned about Cushing's from an episode of House MD.

New Bio April 2, 2010
Brandi (femnn1) is from St. Louis, Missouri. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio April 1, 2010
Rosie (Rosie H.) is from Orland Park, Illinois. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio March 30, 2010
AnnaG is from Crestview, Florida. She was diagnosed with Cushing's several years ago and had a pituitary tumor removed in March, 2003. Repeat tests along with a couple others show her Cushing's is back.

New Bio March 29, 2010
Emily (McHan) is from Sale City, Georgia. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio March 29, 2010
saria433 (saria433) is from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio March 28, 2010
Derek (MrDerek) is from Essex Junction, Vermont. He is suffering from secondary hypogonadism and will be having a pituitary MRI soon.

New Bio March 25, 2010
Cynthia is from Nampa, Idaho. She had adrenal surgery in 2007.

New Bio March 25, 2010
Samantha (Sammyegail) is from Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. She has an adrenal gland disorder, severely underactive, underactive thyroid and severe migraines.

New Bio March 22, 2010
Stephanie (Steph1323) is from Cape Coral, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. She had thyroid tests done as well and those show perfect results, too.

New Bio March 12, 2010
Dwight (Rocky) is from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. He had a BLA in May of 2008 because of ectopic Cushing's disease. His recovery was good with most symptoms decreasing or continuing to improve but he still has no energy, extreme fatigue and depression.

New Bio March 10, 2010
Martha is from San Francisco, California. She was diagnosed two years ago with Cushing's Disease. She has had two unsuccessful pit surgeries and has taken part in a drug study that was also unsuccessful. Right now she's deciding whether to get a third pit surgery or have a BLA.

New Bio March 5, 2010
Melissa R (melissar) is from Chelsea, Oklahoma. She was diagnosed with pituitary dependent Cushing's disease in May of 1996 when she was 17. Since then she has had 2 pituitary surgeries, thirty radiation treatments, three attempts at a bilateral adrenalectomy with only one adrenal being removed.

New Bio March 4, 2010
Rita (sparkie) is from Lafayette, Indiana. Her neuro diagnosed Cushing's Syndrome right away but she's not sure her endo will be so easily convinced.

New Bio March 2, 2010
Linda (grimsh) is from Tampa Bay, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. A recent MRI showed a small pituitary tumor.

New Bio February 25, 2010
Debbie is from North Haven, Connecticut. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing. She was diagnosed with Graves 15 years ago and has two VERY small nodules one of her adrenal glands. Debbie will be interviewed in the Cushing's Help Podcast Series March 11th. More info here

Updated Bio February 24, 2010
Monic' (monic13) is from Grandview, Washington. Her Cushing's journey started when she left for college in 2006 at age 19. She went to OHSU to see Dr. Cook, was diagnosed with Cushing's and 3 months later she had pituitary surgery. She was interviewed in the Cushings Help Voice Chat / Podcast series February 4, 2010. Listen to Monic's interview on iTunes or on the podcast page.

New Bio February 20, 2010
Regina (Jeanie) is from Michigan. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms and is testing.

New Bio February 16, 2010
Bonnie (Bonaroo) is from Pennsylvania. She was diagnosed with Addison's disease in January 2009.

Updated Bio February 15, 2010
Wen (greydragon) is from Pennsylvania. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has several symptoms.

New Bio February 8, 2010
Sandra (Sandra) is from Hilton Head, South Carolina. She was diagnosed with pituitary Cushing's Disease after over 9 years of symptoms. She is now awaiting surgery at UVA.

New Bio February 8, 2010
Shellie (shellie) is from Haines City, Florida. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has been living with symptoms for 5 years. She is testing now.

New Bio February 5, 2010
Nanometer (sarah logic) is from Arhus, Denmark. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now.

New Bio February 3, 2010
Danielle R (Smilez133) is from Plymouth, Massachusetts. She started having noticeable Cushing's symptoms when she was 17 (2003). Her first pituitary surgery was on December 16th, 2009 and she had half of her pituitary gland removed on February 11th, 2010. Danielle was interviewed in the Cushings Help Voice Chat / Podcast series March 4, 2010. Listen to Danielle's interview on iTunes or on the podcast page.

New Bio February 2, 2010
Faye R (texastwin827) is from Austin, Texas. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but she has diabetes, is hypothyroid and is testing.

New Bio January 28, 2010
Nazli is from Cairo, Egypt. She had Cushing's and a left adrenalectomy 1974. She is testing again for a recurrance.

New Bio January 25, 2010
Robert is from Maine. He was recently diagnosed with adrenal Cushing's and has had chronic renal issues for over 20 years.

Updated Bio January 23, 2010
Amy (Amelita) is from Newark, Ohio. She has not yet been diagnosed with Cushing's but she is testing now. Amy has added info on her testing and has added her email address.

New Bio January 20, 2010
Robyn (Robyn) is from Franklin, Virginia. She was diagnosed with adrenal Cushing's in December 2009. Both of her adrenal glands are now 4 times as large as they should and overactive. Robyn is facing a BLA.

New Bio January 18, 2010
Bruce L is from Windsor Locks, Connecticut. He hopes that robotic surgery will remove his adrenal tumor leaving most of his adrenal gland so there will be no steroid treatment required.

New Bio January 14, 2010
Amy (Amelita) is from Newark, Ohio. She has not yet been diagnosed with Cushing's but she is testing now.

New Bio January 14, 2010
Susannah (spiritualgrl26/susannah) is from Sarasota, Florida. She had an ovarian cyst rupture when she was 18 and she has been diagnosed with PCOS as well as having an adrenal tumor. She doesn't currently have a doctor.

Updated Bio, January 14, 2010
Estela (Estrela) is from Oxnard, California. She has been diagnosed with adrenal hyperplasia, PCOS, alopecia so far. An endo suggested Cushing's and she is planning to see Dr. Ted Friedman. Estela updated her bio after seeing Dr. Friedman who thinks she may have cyclical Cushing's.

New Bio January 12, 2010
Tim B (tbovs) is from Sault Ste Marie, Canada. He has been struggling with rapid weight gain and fatigue and headaches for the past 8 years or so. A pituitary MRI recently showed a macroadenoma and he will continue testing.

New Bio January 12, 2010
Collette (ColletteJ) is from Dundee, Scotland. She has had 3 abnormal cortisol urine tests and one normal. She has a microadenoma on the left side of her pituitary. Despite this she is still not diagnosed.

New Bio January 5, 2010
Brandon (jediknight36) is from Lewisville, Texas. He is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and is testing now. He was interviewed in the Cushings Help Voice Chat / Podcast series. Listen to Brandon's interview on iTunes or on the podcast page. Brandon has also uploaded videos which are included in his bio.

New Bio January 1, 2010
Deb G (Deb Gal) is from Sachse, Texas. She is testing now for Cushing's and has had many symptoms since the 1970s.