And It's About Time There Was Some Support For Cushing's!
Help!! We get no answers but we have questions! My brother-in-law is 52 yrs old and has had a lifetime of prednisone use due to chronic asthma.
Last spring he got a cold that completely debilitated him to the point where the most he could do was take a shower and sleep. This went on for months. In and out of doctors' offices looking for answers. Getting none. Lots and lots of tests.
Around September he started regaining some strength and was able to return to work part time.
By October, he had another cold and everything quickly went down hill. Severe fatigue, lightheadedness, muscle weakness etc. etc.
After seeing pulmonary specialists and every other doctor we could, thanks to our HMO, we were told steroid myopathy, Cushing's Syndrome, cardiac myopathy and the obvious shut down of the adrenal glands due to this.
Now we see why there is no energy!! But what do we do? We live in the Midwest but would go anywhere for treatment or help.
The main question is how does a person get enough strength back to enjoy and have some quality of life?? At this point he is on a maintenance dose of 10mg of prednisone per day so he can live. Should an endocrinologist be checking him?? Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated!!! Thank you.
