Re: endos and surgeons

[tumorout2000]

New Message on Pituitary Chat endos and surgeons Reply   Reply to Sender   Recommend Message 6 in Discussion From: tumorout2000 You are not alone. If you have not found the Pituitary Network, try that also, the director of that foundation has acromegaly and it is another good site for help. I found out that there was no one recommended in the Pacific Northwest when I looked for a specialist back in 2000. Now OHSU has developed a pituitary center in Portland Oregon. I flew to the Skull Base Institute in LA and had my surgery with Shahinian, who operated on me at Cedars Sinai. He uses a totally endoscopic method to remove tumors. I have talked to many many of his patients over the years and they all rave about him. My tumor was over 2.2cm and he totally removed my tumor first try. That is the important thing....get a surgeon who has performed preferably over a thousand pituitary tumor removals. I was out of the hospital within 24 hours and went to the movies. This guy is a genius. Ask questions, talk to folks who have been there, and you will find out....it pays to go to the best...you need an expert. An expert endo can do wonders for you....Even if you just visit them as needed and they work with your local doctor. Good luck. Jean in Oregon View other groups in this category. Also on MSN: Start Chatting | Listen to Music | House & Home | Try Online Dating | Daily Horoscopes To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. Remove my e-mail address from Pituitary Chat.