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Martin's Story

HELLO TO ALL, SORRY BUT I HAVE TO WRITE THIS ALL IN CAPS SO I CAN READ IT MYSELF. I HAVE NEVER LOGGED ONTO THIS SITE BEFORE BUT MY WIFE HAS BEEN HERE MANY TIMES. I THINK THAT SHE USES J.H. AS HER LOG IN NAME.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR ME TO LOG ON SO BE PATIENT AND I WILL DO MY BEST. I AM A VERY SLOW WRITER AND SHOUL YOU E-MAIL ME I DO NEED A FONT SIZE AROUND 14 IN ORDER TO SEE.(DETACHED RETNAS)

I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF YOU KNOW MY STORY THROUGH ALL OF THE POSTING THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN BY MY WIFE BUT I WILL GIVE A BRIEF BACKGOUND...

I HAVE HAD MIGRAINE HEADACHES SINCE AROUND SIX YEARS OLD, I AM NOW 41. I JUST LIVED WITH THE PAIN OF THE MIGRAINES WHICH WERE A FEW TIMES A WEEK. AS TIME WENT BY THEY INCRESED IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY ALONG WITH BODY AND JOINT PAIN. I DID SEE DOCTORS WHO EITHER DID THEIR BEST TO HELP OR WROTE ME OFF AS STRESS OR DEPRESSION RELATED PATIENT. TIME WENT BY THINGS GOT MUCH WORSE.

WE MOVED OUR FAMILY FROM OUR HOME STATE SO MY WIFE WOULD HAVE HER FAMILY CLOSER TO HER IFSHE NEEDED AN IMMINANT SUPPORT SYSTEM. UPON ARRIVING, THE DOCTOR STUFF HAD TO BE STARTED ALL OVER EVEN THOUGH I GAVE FULL CHARTS TO THEM. ULTTIMATLY A NURSE PRACTITIONER ASKED ME TO SEE ONE MORE ENDO. WHO ASKED ME FOR ONE MORE MRI. (I HAD JUST HAD AN MRI 3 MONTHS BEFORE WITH NOTHING SHOWING)

AT ANY RATE THE VERY NIGHT AFTER MY MRI WAS READ, I GOT THE PHONE CALL...YOU HAVE A MACRO PITUITARY TUMOR THAT IS STRETCHING THE GLAND AND I HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY PLANNED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS! ALTHOUGH I WAS FEELING VINDICATED AND HAD THE I TOLD EVERYONE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG ATTITUDE, REALITY SET IN AND I REALIZED I HAD A BIG FAT TUMOR!

THE PITUITARY SURGERY GAVE SOME RELIEF FOR THREE MONTHS, ALL THE SYMPTOMS SOON REURNED IN FORCE ALONG WITH OSTEOPORPSIS, THYROID DISEASE,HYPERTENSION, CHRONIC PAIN (WORSENING), NOW ADDED ARTERIAL FIBRILLATION AND INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETIES AND, SINCE MY NOW DIAGNOSED CUSHINGS IS CYCLING, ADRENAL INSUFFIECIENCY AT TIMES. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY I LEARNED THAT I HAVE A RESIDUAL PIT. TUMOR THAT IS STILL .08CM THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE THAT THE BEST THAT COULD BE DONE.

MY WIFE WILL LIKELY BE THE ONE WHO CONTINUES TO POST MY UPDATES AND TALKS WITH YOU THE MOST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LOG ON AND THANK EVERYONE FOR YOU CARDS LETTERS AND PRAYERS.

I DONT' DO MUCH WRITING BUT WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO ANYONE WHO MAILS ME. I ACTUALLY LOVE SNAIL MAIL BEST. ILL GIVE ADDRESS VIA PERSONAL E-MAILS

AGAIN, THAT YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CARING.

MARTIN HEATH