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----------------------------------------------------------- From: MinnieChat Message 2 in Discussion Hi Kerry! My experinence is that neurologists and neurosurgeons are more interested in tumor size than what the tumor might be doing, and in your case, the doing is hormonal. When they say its so small, from a tumor standpoint, it is not of a surgical concern at this time. H owever, it being a prolactinoma, the elevated prolactin hormones have your other hormones out of balance. That is why you are not getting normal periods, and why you have been lactating. I hope you have a good endocrinologist who specializes in pituitary disorders who can help you. I also found that having a good pcp that looked beyond hormones was important, as I had some other issues going on besides excess hormone production. The hormone changes can trigger migraines. Most neurologists don't link pituitary tumors and headaches. Often times for smaller tumors that do not have mass effect on adjacent brain structures, headaches are triggered because of the hormone changes. I know in my case, everytime it is time for my period, I get a migraine, and when it is over, I get a migraine. Your endo needs to be doing a basic metabolic panel. It might help to have your cholsterol looked at and your lipids. It is also a good idea to have your electrolytes looked at - Calcium, potassium, sodium, phospohrus, and magnesium. Also, many of us with pit diease have problems with vitamin D. Don't do your own checking on the script, cause the testing company looks in the computer to make sure things match. I found this out two weeks ago, when my endo sent me home to do a 24 hour urine free cortisol test (which was on my lab sheet). They did a 24 hr calcium urine test instead (for osteomalacia) on account they used the 'puter entry and disregarded the paperwork. Never a dull moment! Take care! Minnie ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact 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. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
