And It's About Time There Was Some Support For Cushing's!
Hello. I'm Teraleann from Missouri and I was diagnosed with secondary adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism about a year ago. The year before that they "finaly" figured out that I had a rare intracellular bacterial disease known as brucellosis or undulant fever.... I drank unpasturized cows milk in my childhood plus had mononuclosis at 3 months ... so, my immune system never really had a chance and is now attacking my endocrine system.
I still don't understand all of this but at least it was a relief to have survived it. I had symptoms of a heart attack in 2002 and a couple other ER visits labelled as anxiety - which was bunk because I wasn't "anxious". I don't know why xanax worked - but I think it literally kept me alive the past decade. I started taking it because I couldn't sleep - before I knew about any of the rest of this. I think everyone (including me) thought I was crazy.
Anyway, I've put on 55 lbs in th past two years and am now, for the first time in my life, overweight. I hate it. But, more than anything, I hate this constant fatigue. After a twenty-year career, I had to go on disability. I always thought it would be great to stay home - but not like this. I struggle to get the basic things done - and to be honest I'm failing at that ... but I have a great husband.
I also have an eleven year old son still at home. I worry that all his childhood memories are going to be of mommy being sick. So, I'm glad to have found this website and welcome ALL the information, help and support I can receive.
It's really ironic. They used to call me Tazzy (for Tazmanian Devil) at work because of how fast I worked - I've fallen fast and hard over the past couple of years. I hope I can get better but have to admit that I'm dealing with a lot of depression right now. I look forward to learning a lot from this site. Thanks.
