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Pheochromocytoma, Cushings (Pituitary) or Cushings (Adrenal)

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Pheochromocytoma, Cushings (Pituitary) or Cushings (Adrenal)

Postby morsetj » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:48 am

Hi, I am 38 and have been dealing with a list of symptoms the last year such as huge weight gain, 145-185, Hirutism (chin, toes, feet, below belly, thighs, side of face and mustache area), extreme exhaustion, twitching of eyes, two swollen toes on right side are numb, Swollen finger two on right side are numb, distrubed vision, sleep distrubance always around 12 - 2 AM, legs feel very weeks, knees pop when going from down to up positon, cold intolerence, diaherra and consitpation (goes from one to the other along with symtoms. I feel like I have an adernal rush in the middle of the night or a shock like symptom that almost feels like it shoots to my head. I have a can't swallow feeling in my throat and just found out from the dr. that my thyroid feels swollen. It was noted that I have a buffalo hump, and I am now getting srtetch marks but not the kind that appear to be associated with cushings. My BP is 130/80 and sometimes higher the year before it was always on the low side never high. I was told that it was PCOS however I had the OBGYN rule it out due to blood work, FSH/LH ratio, period are every three weeks and very heavy but not irregular, vaginal ultrasound also showing no cysts on ovaries, but endocrinologist still says PCOS. Here are the latest test results that may help. I also do have a posterior pit tumor measuring .5 x .3 ovoid, had nureosurgeon look and she says kind of midline. PLEASE HELP!

Normetanephrines 375 n 52-310
metanephrines 152 n 19-140
total metanephrines 527 n 95-475
cortisol 24 UFC 47.8 n 4.0 to 50
midnight salva .05 and .06 no range reported 0
TSH 1.49 n .34-5.60
Triiodothyronine 106 n87-178
Thyroxine, Free .93 n .79-2.35
testosterone 32 n 11-56
sex hormone binding glob. 87 n 30-135
testosterone, free 2.8 n 1.3 -9.2
prolactin 8.07 n 3.34-26.72
17 hydroxy progestrone 147 n less 207
serum cortisol 7 n 7-23
DHEAS 184 n 45-270
DHEA 7.9 n 1.9-7.6
ACTH 12 n6-58 at 2:00 PM
ACTH 27 n5-27 at 8:00 AM
androsternedione 1.9 n 0.5-4.3
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