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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Nwad42 Message 1 in Discussion Hi - My name is Dawn; I'm a 35yo SAHM in the suburbs of Chicago. I was diagnosed this week with a pituitary macroadenoma. I have been referred to a neurosurgeon in Chicago but am looking for recommendations as well. Can anyone here recommend a good (and experienced) pituitary neurosurgeon in the Chicago area? We had been looking at Rush, Loyola, UIC, UofC, and Northwestern. The doc recommended to me is at Rush (Lorenzo Munoz is his name). I also am feeling like I've been kindof lucky - I haven't had years of problems that went misunderstood or misdiagnosed. Is that more the norm? I have had headaches for a long time that I finally got annoyed about and told my PCP; he ordered a contrast MRI to look for vascular problems but instead they found the adenoma. I now realize I have other symptoms that may be related to the tumor (joint pain, sweating, spotty vision, etc.). From what I've read so far, I almost feel like I'm coming in the side door to a party (that I wasn't planning to attend). I really appreciate any suggestions. I'm feeling very lost about how to find a good specialist; my youngest son needed a specialist last year and we were lucky to have friends who could recommend someone who was great at the hospital we wanted to take him to. But I have no idea how to find out details about neurosurgeons and the only recommendations I have so far are for two neurologists and a second "yeah, he's good" for the guy my doc referred me to. TIA, Dawn in IL ----------------------------------------------------------- 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]
