First post surgery appoinment March 2009

My cortisol function tested normal which is good news Testing for all other hormones has to wait until my mid April appointment, pituitary still swollen from surgery. Pathology on tissue revealed it was benign and negative for hormones which again confirms it's non-functioning.

So I asked the nice physician's assistant why I was told in the hospital I might be put on medication. She brought up the 2007 report and allowed us to read it. It basically said the tissue then had some cells with a variegated positive which she explained meant it had some prolactin but not the concentrated amounts a prolactinoma would have. So it IS non functioning and there is no medication I can take to suppress growth. I'm glad we got that straightened out.

Then asked about my low normal T4. She explained that although my level is much lower than it had been, I'm functioning well enough that it doesn't justify risking the side effects of medication to raise it at this point. If my health declines and over time the low normal result remains consistent then taking action may be considered. Man it felt good to have questions reasonably and respectfully answered.

We were cautioned surgery could've changed everything or nothing. So I'm taking each day as it comes and hoping for the best. The next round of tests are in April.