In July 2014 I had my first pituitary surgery. They found two tumors and got all of it out. I was able to go into remission which was fantastic. 10 months later I had another tumor in a different spot on my pituitary. Its a slow recovery process. I will be in the hospital for 4 days if all goes well. Then I will be able to fly back home on day 7. I am praying that I go into remission again. From all that I have read and learned your second surgery is 50/50 on that.
Recovery can be very long. If surgery is successful you will feel like CRAP. This is something you actually want. It means your cortisol levels have dropped down to normal levels of normal ppl. With having high Cortisol it is affecting our bodies in so many ways. Not having it all the sudden is like a body going through drug withdrawal. Except this "drug" is actually a hormone that our bodies have been creating too much of.
My tumor is only 2mm by 3mm by 3mm. Small right? So why would it be a problem right? Well it reeks havoc like nobodies business on my body. I have lost hair, grown hair in weird places, gained weight, lost strength, have horrible insomnia, bruising, mood swings and the list goes on. All from this little tiny tumor. Most MRI don't even show them that's why you have to get a T3 Mri.
Well in less than a week I will be having this surgery. Like I said I have done it before. I still have some pictures from my first surgery so I will show you. I probably wont be blogging for a week or so as I wont want to be starring at a screen as much. I would super appreciate any good thoughts or prayers for remission and a fast recovery. I want to beat this....once and for all!
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| going into surgery |
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| just out of surgery |
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| 3 days later husband being supportive |
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