What is Acromegaly
Acromegaly (from Greek akros "high" and megas "large" - extremities enlargement) is a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH). ...
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We must love them both - those whose opinions we share and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in the finding of it.
St. Thomas Aquinas
We all have the opportunity to be peacemakers. We can ferret out the violence in our own thinking. We can take a stand such that we become a place from which the world advances peacefully. How might...
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Almost every day I feel well until about 3 pm. Then I get very fatigued and have a dark mood, until I come home from work. Only after I lay in a hot bath for a while, things look better again. Not sure whether it is acromegaly-related or I just need to change my job...1 Recommendation8 Comments
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Going back to work has been tough and there are some unbelievable things going on there - I might need Swampy, Jokey AND Flouncy (our AcroMuskateers) to come and kick some collective butts, especially if people don't behave while I'm gone. People are going from classroom to classroom and stealing what they know belongs to other teachers. I have a butt kicking sinusitis and my box of ...1 Recommendation8 Comments
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The strangest thing has just happened. Now, I know that 'in this day and age' you can't go around trusting all and sundry but I'd like to think I'm quite a good judge of character.
I was sat here playing bejeweled (don't panic, no hope of me ever getting the high score!!) when the doorbell rang. So, dressed in my dressing gown, looking like a million dollars, I opened the d...2 Recommendations4 Comments -
Yesterday was 4 weeks post surgery and still no relief from headaches
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
by: PapillonR...
Am I being impatient or shouldn't the headaches be gone by now????? I'm so tired of constant headaches How did it work for the rest of you - did you get immediate relief from headaches following your surgery or did it take some time? How much time is normal? How much headache is normal?1 Recommendation5 Comments -
I am STILL having problems with my lumbar drain. My surgeon and an ENT confirmed that there is no leak in my head but that there is most likely one in my lumbar area. But they told me that the only way to be sure is to do a myelogram which involves another puncture and will make it worse and even if the myelogram shows the exact location of the leak the only way to fix it is with open spina...1 Recommendation4 Comments -
hi everyone hope you are all doing okay and getting to grips with this stupid condition.
I have to have my jab broken in two places next to correct my overbite. an operation for my Shrek lookalike forhead and I am seeking a second opinion on Tuesday about trying to have another go at this tumour. Maybe third time lucky ? I have endured the radio therapy still having Otrocide monthly as...1 Recommendation4 Comments
