Lorraine's Story...

Hi my name is Lorraine.
I have not yet been diagnosed yet, but I do believe that I might have Cushing's. About 5 years ago I began feeling very fatigued and just plain beat up. Every muscle in my body ached. I began gaining weight very fast. I was always so tired. My brain became very foggy. I had trouble speaking simple sentences. My memory seemed to be slipping away. I have acne all the time. My doctor prescribed an antibiotic for that. I have very little strength in my arms and legs. Two years ago I woke and my ring finger on my right hand was in pain and was very swollen. I went to the doctor and he took x-rays, but was not sure why. He said maybe tendonitis. I still have this problem, only now it is also affecting my feet. My joints at the base of 1-2 toes is swollen and is causing terrible pain in my feet. My ribs are always sore and I have terrible back pain. I thought this was because all the extra weight, but no matter what I do I can not lose a pound. I feel like I am carrying around my back. I have put on so much weight in my back. My shoulders are very rounded and I think I may have the "hump", but with all the extra back weight who can tell. I also have am experiencing blurred vision and dizziness around the same time the who memory loss began. I also have the stretch marks on the arms and stomach.