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----------------------------------------------------------- From: motlorac Message 12 in Discussion Hello to all, sorry it's been a long time since I posted last. My surgery was Dec 06. Last fall they told me my igf-1 levels were increasing again and would need to try sandostatin to control it. Started with the daily injections to see if my system would tolorate it, did ok, so they switched to once a month injections. During my Feb 08 follow up I told my endo about abdominal pain and upset stomach. long story short I developed a large gall stnne and had my gall bladder removed yesterday. Now we will see about restarting the sandostatin LAR depot and hope the igf-1 stays controlled it did drop my levels 100 points through the first 3 months on it. Also I have been able to go back and enjoy my ballroom dancing and relearning west coast swing dancing, lots of fun, just have to rest when I need to but the people I dance with understand and have fun as well, including teaching and dancing with my wife. People are always surprised that someone my size can move so well around the dance floor. I ballooned up to 360 lbs. before surgery and have since been able to drop to 305 lbs. but I can still fly around the dance floor. Have even placed well in both Tucson and Phoenix west coast swing Jack and Jill competitions. I still fight joint and muscle pain but find that movement helps and by forcing myself to move, although being able to do something I really love helps, it allows me to keep going. Hope to all, Tom from Tucson ----------------------------------------------------------- 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]
