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.

8/7/10

Boy its been awhile

My blogging and such took a back seat to my husband's needs for the past several weeks/months. He'd suffered back pain for years off and on and it despite a number of efforts to deal with it during that time it worsened, becoming unbearable this spring, especially in May. He had to have spinal fusion surgery. Between his pre and post operative pain/care and work to improve (and he's doing excellent) I let basically everything but him and the boys slide.

Now that he's recovered enough to be on a work/training trip, I'm going to do my best to catch up. Details in days to follow but I'm doing quite well :)
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