What is Prolactinoma
A prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. It is the most common type of pituitary tumor. Symptoms of prolactinoma are caused...
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Friday November 27, 2009
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I began some small bouts of lactation, so the neurosurgeon is running a Pituitary MRI and prolactin blood tests. Should know by the end of the week. Would consider moving surgery up if that's the recommendation.
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I received the resulst - my tumor really hasn't shown any significant growth but my prolactin level is higher than previous tests have shown. The neuro surgeon really doesn't want to do surgery just yet - wants me to consult my endochonologist ... so I will. I really just want the tumor removed - but am not sure I can influence the doctors to make this happen.1 Recommendation
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I have been really thinking about what mydoctor said yesterday and I am scared. I keep thinking that i will take this medicine and it wont do anything or that I will go for the ultra sound and they will tell me that there is nothing that they can do. The more i sit and think about it the more i think of the what ifs and every minute i think about it the what ifs double and they are ou...1 Recommendation
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I am up before the crack of dawn i cannot sleep because i am too worried about my appointment. I am starting to get my hopes back up and it worried me that i am. Every time i do it turns out to be the opposite of what i was hoping for. I am so overwhelmed with all that is going on with it i do not even know how to sort it all out.1 Recommendation
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I woke up today and went to the bathroom. My stomach was in knots as I emptied my bowels. I started feeling weak, nauseous, and incredibly thirsty. My heart began pounding and pounding. I knew I was dehydrating--this has happened twice before in my life, the last time over twenty years ago. I leaned over into the bathtub because I thought I was going to vomit.&n...1 Recommendation
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Hey y'all, my aunt was admitted to the hospital today. She was having chest pains and she went into the doctor. Her blood pressure was really low and they did an EKG. She had arrhythmia. They called 911, and she was taken via ambulance to the hospital. They did blood tests on her, and they confirm the prescence of a clot. Right now she's getting a CAT scan done. I"m really, really wo...1 Recommendation7 Comments
