Cushing's Awareness Month: Brain Tumors Can Make You Fat

A while back (years? months?) a group of Cushing's survivors had a discussion about the various steroid replacements available after surgery to treat the disease.  Replacement is usually temporary after pituitary surgery unless the whole pituitary is taken or affected.  After BLA is another story.  A Cushie friend of mine took the data I put together and did a great job analyzing it.  Her story:

Which steroid replacement is best?

This blog entry is going to be a little technical in nature, but by the end I hope to explain why it's important to use bio-identical hormones when dealing with diseases like Cushing's that sometimes require replacement of vital-to-life medications.  Stick around with me on this one, I promise it will be worth it.

This chart demonstrates what a normal diurnal rhythm looks like.  Through most of the night from about 10pm to 6am,  your cortisol levels are negligible.  Around 6am your body starts to wake up, providing.... (Click here to read the rest of her research.)