Empty Sella Syndrome

Hello,
Sorry to hear about your condition. But luckily the enodcrine ( hormonal ) problems can be treated successfully by drugs. Hey what about your vision ? Is it already affected? I wonder how the empty sella will affect the vision..
Good luck.

Thanksfor your reply! Yes, my vision has been affectred so I wonder if the cyst will nn to be removed or how theytake care of that problem.

If you can swing it, I recommend coming to The Twin Cities in Minnesota to have your surgery. I work at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on neuroscience. We deal with situations just like yours all the time and we are very experienced.

Dr. Nagib is the neurosurgeon I recommend

A few years ago I was diagnosed with empty cella syndrome, they can't see my pituitary . Nobody seemed overly concerned, I inject myself with 2 cc's of testosterone every two weeks. I take a myriad of medications. 30 pills per day. I haven't been the same since I was diagnosed. A lot of the doctors had never heard of empty syndrome. It does put you through some changes.

I am currently being worked up for terrible headaches. Had an MRI of my brain and aside from finding out I probably had a stroke, the report states, "incidental partially empty sella" is found. Having no idea of what this was, I started researching it. I have so many of the symptoms. Have asked the Neurologist about it but was told that headaches are not a component of this disorder. Everything I've read states headaches are experienced by 90% of those with this condition. We are still working on a cause for my headaches but wondering what symptoms others are having with the empty sella...?? I don't think I've had my prolactin level checked (but my daughter recently found out she has a pituitary prolatinoma)- so then I also wonder if there's a heriditary component to any of this. ??? Any info is appreciated!!

Newly diagnosed with empty sella. My doctor said the MRI showed it was in the normal range, anybody know what this means? I suffer from headaches, nauseau, heart palpitations and shortness of breath. My prolactin levels are way up, so is cortisol. I am also hypothyroid. She said there was no adenoma.

Any info really appreciated.

I was told I had an Empty Sella when I went through a Neurological workup for problems I was having during the change of life. Memory issues etc. As part of the whole work up a Brain MRI was done. Then I was told this was what was found. My journey began, I was told what it was incidental and nothing to worry about and it wasnt causing my problems. Then I read through all the net and found absolutely nothing except other patients who were told about their incidental findings as well. I read that allot of us patients had similar issues, and either the Drs. told them YES there is the explanation or NO it is not responsible for their problems. I started to realize at that point, MDs didnt know anything about this disorder and basically everyone gets a different story. Either, it should cause no issues, or yes it does. Opinions all over the place.
The pituitary gets flat because of either you are over weight, you are a woman, have high blood pressure, have high cranial pressure, you were born with it...etc etc..the list goes on.

I periodically remember that I have this and then my curiosity gets energized again.
So...I see the last entry here was 2015, well, now its 2017, so we shall see if this orphan disorder has any more patients asking questions, and if we get any more answers.

Hi @sandhya60, welcome to Connect. I'm glad that you re-ignited this discussion on Empty Stella. I hope by doing so that @frankie999 @nickryder @mouser @caras @mathewphilips may return to connect with you.

Here's some background info on Empty Stella Syndrome from NORD for anyone unfamiliar with the condition https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/empty-sella-syndrome/

Sandy, what symptoms or issues do you have that may be attributed to ESS? Headaches, vision issues, other?

Well, kinda weird, since the Neurologist who found it in my radiological exam essentially said its nothing to worry about...yet, I have started to weed out information the last 6 years and have found others with all the things that brought me into the whole thing with the neurological exam and the symptoms are all mirrored in complaints. So I guess it boils down to this....Do we associate our symptoms with this or do we believe the MD's who say, "no nothing to worry about..just treat your symptoms as if you were just anyone else with headaches, fatigue, menopause etc" You tell me.