Been diagnosed with a pituitary gland tumor ten years ago. Meanwhile, I know it's an active prolactinoma. Since my prolactin levels were recently rising, I had an MRI yesterday and as it turned out, the tumor has grown. So far, I don't know what that means for me, but I'll see my endocrinologist next month. In case she'll suggest medication, I'll decline it. Not only that the side effects are nausea and vomiting (which would be the ultimate hell for me, being emetophobic), there's also the risk of developing a psychosis, and the very thought of that scares me to death. I think I would rather have it surgically removed, and I hope my doctors agree with me.
Also, I wonder to which degree the prolactinoma is responsible for my various health issues. After all, I'm also dealing with Hashimoto's, and both of it are affecting the entire hormonal system big time. I'm so very very tired of all this.
Off to physio therapy now (yes, my spine is another huge issue!), I'll write more later...
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