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.

10/22/10

Did you have symptoms?

Well maybe. Since I have a non-functioning tumor symptoms are pretty general and easy to miss until it grows to a certain point. I had some headaches, some odd moods, more fatigue, one odd cycle last month but since Chris just had spinal surgery and though is back at work is still recovering nothing that seemed more than what could be explained by stress and worry. Seriously I can drive myself and my husband batty worrying if this headache or whatever means the pituitary is doing something so I try not to do that - well too much.
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