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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Marcia Message 5 in Discussion All the best to you Sarah. I had surgery in 2003. Think positive and get lots of rest after the surgery. Don't try to do too much too soon! This group helped me when I had surgery too. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sincerely, Marcia -----Original Message----- From: rhocnc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pituitary Chat <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:32 am Subject: New member: surgery on August 9 ----------------------------------------------------------- New Message on Pituitary Chat ----------------------------------------------------------- From: rhocnc Message 1 in Discussion I was diagnosed with a pituitary macroadenoma (28x24x24mm) and acromegaly (IGF1 574 ng/ml) in May. I will be having surgery on August 9 by Dr. Brooke Swearingen at Mass General Hospital. My endocrinologists are Drs. Nachtigall and Makimura at MGH. I have probably had the tumor since 1993/1994 and I am now 34 (and trying to chase after my 17 month old daughter). I had no idea that all my odd health problems were related, and I naively thought that everyone's feet never stopped growing. I had never heard of acromegaly or any other pituitary disorder before. The pituitary chat groups have been of enormous help to me -- it's such a relief to realize that I am not the only person who has such a thing and to learn about other people's experiences. It would bring me great comfort to know that others were thinking of me as the surgery approaches. Dr. Swearingen gave me a 60% chance of getting it all out. I will let you know how it turns out. Sarah ----------------------------------------------------------- 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] AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ----------------------------------------------------------- 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]
