Anyone have lingering symptoms after pituitary tumor surgery?
5 months post plurihormonal macroadenoma pituitary tumor surgery and still having symptoms of fatigue, muscle weakness and anxiety . Despite normal blood tests and hormone levels. Taking Lanreotide to treat remaining tumor in sinus cavernous. Has anyone had similar lingering symptoms this far post surgery and if so what did you do to try and get relief. Any help would be appreciated.
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Non hormone producing is a plus. Good to hear. Pituitary Network has recommendations. I know Mayo is very well respected. Best wishes
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1 Reaction@getwell88 I am so sorry to hear of your situation. I had a non productive pituitary tumor removed in December/23. Operation went well but since then I have not felt at all well. Head aches especially in forehead. Sinus aches, generally weak and achy joints. No help from the medical people. Please don't take my situation as normal. I believe most people recover very well from this surgery. I trust and pray your situation will improve.
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@mattey741 I’m sorry to hear you are not feeling well after surgery. Were you having symptoms before surgery? I’m scheduled for surgery at the end of April and I don’t have any symptoms that I’m aware of. I just need to suppress the cortisol as I have way too much.
@astaingegerdm Hello. How long did it take for your daughter to adjust back to normal hormone levels after surgery?
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I don’t recall how long it took for her to get off hydrocortisone.
She also dealt with other issues caused by the high cortisol levels, such as fatigue and pain.
She had been living with high cortisol for a long time before diagnosis- causing major weight gain, diabetes and tachycardia.
We realized that the doctors couldn’t predict when she would feel ok again. I guess that’s why each patient is different post surgery.
My daughter has a friend who had the same surgery- she recovered quickly. I think she was diagnosed much earlier than my daughter.
Gather as much information you can from different sources.
Also, there are Cushing’s support groups online I believe.
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1 Reaction@astaingegerdm Thank you very much for the follow-up. I’ve been diagnosed with Cushing’s. I’ll look for the support group.
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