My Pituitary: 03/2012

Officially it's called an adenoma

You can Google Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma if you want detailed information but in a nutshell it’s a benign tumor in my pituitary gland.

Three times, it's grown to the point where it affected my optic nerves and pituitary function. Surgery was performed Feb. 2007 again in Feb. 2009 and yet again Nov. 11, 2010 to remove as much of it as possible.

My vision was preserved in each case however I've lost Growth Hormone production and am on thyroid medication to help those levels.

I had radiation after my last surgery. The risk is I could over time loose all pituitary function. The hope is it will slow or stop the persistent tumor's aggressive growth.

3/23/12

March 2012 testing result

Once again I had an unremarkable MRI. Two sentences highlight the important findings. The pituitary lesion, compatible with pituitary adenoma is unchanged. The last line of the report is the same as last time, stable left lateral ventricle atrial lesion likely representing intraventricular meningioma. Which means both tumors remain as they were. That's what was expected. It's good news.

I also had blood work to check on my pituitary and I haven't lost any further function.

My TSH was on the low end and I'm still experiencing fatigue so my thyroid replacement is being increased.

Dr. Fuss has approved my restarting growth hormone replacement. I'll have to return in July to check my blood levels on just the GH and thyroid to monitor the changes, see if the medication dosage needs adjustments.