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The very newest bios on the site (2018)

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There are currently over 2,000 bios on the original Cushing's website and are slowly being converted to the newer CushingsBios.com format.

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New Bio December 31, 2018
Caryl is from Philippines She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but her OB-GYN told her she has PCOS. She has several other Cushing's symptoms.

New Bio December 15, 2018
Brian is from Pendleton, IN He had thyroid surgery in October 2015 and a second in December 2015. He also has had pituitary surgery. In July 2018 blood tests confirmed his Cushing's is back.

New Bio November 26, 2018
Mak M is from California She has been having a really rough couple years with a multitude of symptoms. A 6mm microadenoma was found on her pituitary gland.

New Bio November 23, 2018
Louise is from Washington. She has ACTH independent bilateral adrenal hyperplasia.

New Helpful Doctor November 6, 2018
Oregon. Dr. Maria�Fleseriu is affiliated with OHSU.

New Bio November 19, 2018
Krista is from Eugene, OR She had pituitary surgery in April, 2015. She has also dealt with thyroid cancer.

New Bio November 14, 2018
Sahana (Sahana) is from Mumbai India Her daughter had many Cushings symptoms starting at 15. She had laparoscopic adrenal surgery and is now 7 months post-op.

New Bio November 10, 2018
Michelle (Michelle) is from Santa Monica, CA. She is not diagnosed with Cushing's but gained 50 pounds with no change in activity or eating. She sent an article on Cyclical Cushings to her doctor at the Mayo Clinic.

New Bio November 7, 2018
Stephanie M (Stephanie) is from Eielson AFB Alaska. She has had two pituitary surgeries, gamma knife and has taken mifepristone.

New Helpful Doctor November 6, 2018
Alaska. Dr. Ahmed is professional, thorough with his research, thoughtful, and thinks I'm his star Cushing's patient (I'm his only Cushing's patient).

New Bio October 26, 2018
Cerce H (CC7) is from Rohnert Park, CA. It has been 26 years since her first symptom of excruciating unrelenting back, and neck, jaw, and temple pain. She has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's and is testing for Cushing's now.

New Bio September 29, 2018
Kimberly N (Bedrock Mama) is from New Jersey. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but has many symptoms and a cyst on her pineal gland.

New Bio May 29, 2018
Steve was undiagnosed for 12 years. After a pituitary surgery, he turned out to have ectopic Cushing's in his right lung.

New Bio April 30, 2018
Summer J (Summer84) is from Fresno CA. She had pituitary surgery 1-24-17 and had a lot of trouble weaning off steroids post-op.

New Bio April 26, 2018
Patty met with her neurosurgeon and ENT and had pituitary surgery June 2017.

New Bio April 26, 2018
Angie is from Alamo. Her Endo tested her and within 6 months they were positive for Cushing's. She had surgery on her pituitary gland April 11, 2017. The endo at the hospital said that the surgery was unsuccessful.

New Bio April 24, 2018
Autumn is from Alamo. Her Endo tested her and within 6 months they were positive for Cushing's. She had surgery on her pituitary gland April 11, 2017. The endo at the hospital said that the surgery was unsuccessful.

New Bio March 30, 2018
sjw (Jane W) is from California. She 76 years old and was recently diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome after years and years and years of suffering symptoms.

New Bio March 13, 2018
Stuart is from Brisbane, Australia His daughter's chronic weight gain plus all the other acute symptoms ruin her life, and chip away at her once-immense self-esteem.

New Bio March 5, 2018
Annie is a child who was treated at�Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development�for Cushing's Syndrome.

New Bio March 3, 2018
Jennifer T. Newspaper article states "Woman who suddenly gained 40LBS, while suffering hair loss, bruising, and migraines, diagnoses herself with a rare hormonal condition - after finding a lump of FAT at the back of her neck".

New Bio March 1, 2018
Zoe shares her experience of living with Cushing�s disease, a rare condition that develops when your body produces too much of the hormone cortisol.

New Bio February 27, 2018
Tamara K is from Louisiana and Illinois She has been told by three physicians including Pacific Neuroscience Institute and a Harvard physician that she has Cushing�s Disease.

New Bio February 24, 2018
Roxanna (Dawn) is from San Jose, CA. �Among other symptoms she has �a large abdomen, low thyroid and high testosterone, purple stretch marks, edema in ankles and legs, extreme joint pain and vitamin D deficiency.�

New Bio January 29, 2018
Lin N (Lin) is from Vassalboro, Me. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but her new doctor agreed that she may have Cushing's and referred her to an Endocrinologist. Her midnight saliva Cortisol is twice high normal.

New Bio January 26, 2018
Cyndi K (What Now?) is from Bradenton FL USA. She is In the process of discovery - all symptoms check marked. CT Scan completed 2 days ago - waiting with anxiety for results of blood work and scans.

New Bio January 20, 2018
Ashley D Her mother has Cushing's and she just found out she has high cortisol levels, too.

New Bio January 20, 2018
Stacy is from Greencastle, Indiana. She has tumors on both adrenals and one on her pituitary gland. Her endo offered to put me on a new trial drug in which I declined.

New Bio January 17, 2018
Mika is from New South Wales, Australia. She is not yet diagnosed with Cushing's but thinks she's close.

New Bio January 16, 2018
Stacy B is from Greencastle, Indiana. She has tumors on both adrenals and one on her pituitary gland. Her endo offered to put her on a new trial drug in which she declined.

Janice (Not So Cushie), Upcoming Book, Installment 2
Janice's memoirs about her experience with Cushing's Disease, Part 2.

New Bio January 8, 2018
Pam M (mapgirl23) is from Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is the mother of an 18 year old daughter who she suspects has Cushing's.