Cushing's Syndrome

Hi, I'm new here, but I am not new to chronic illness. In 2013 I was diagnosed with autoimmune chronic kidney disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and chronic Lyme Disease. This year, the doctors added Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and Graves eye disease. I've dealt with exogenous Cushing's syndrome from super high doses of prednisone, I live with CPTSD and chronic nightmares.

I'm just really struggling to find meaning. I'm struggling with feeling like I deserve to be alive. I don't think I do. I've been living with chronic illness for 10 years and it's not getting better... it just seems to get worse. I started very optimistic -- even ended up in remission five years ago -- but that quickly ended and now I have new diagnoses to navigate. I'm not sure how much more I can take.

No support system. No family. I have a partner, but his life is made all the worse for my being in it. I see him suffering, watching me suffer. I cannot tell him what is really happening. He cannot take any more. I am alone in this fight, in this body. I doubt anyone will read this. I'm just writing to write, I guess. It's been written that the deep depression that follows grave illness could be avoided if the person afflicted has a deep enough investment in life... I have none.

Has anyone been here? If so, how did you pull yourself out? I've been here hundreds of times, but none of my tactics work now. and I'm getting scared.

Hi, my name is K_Lynn1376. I'm here because I was diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome in September and had an adrenalectomy on 10/31/22. This has left me in Secondary adrenal insufficiency. I want.to learn all I can about both conditions to have the fullest life I can.

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Hi, my name is deassa9. I’m new to The Mighty and look forward to sharing my story.

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Hi, my name is moonstruckcaligirl. I’m new to The Mighty and look forward to sharing my story.

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Hi, my name is PhillyMa80. I’m new to The Mighty and look forward to sharing my story.

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Home from hospital now, so happy to see my children. The worst part of all this is how suddenly i become unwell and end up in hospital and have to leave them with someone else. Looks like my heart is the issue, i went into SVT and they had to give me IVs to stablise my heart rate. Looks like it could be cushing syndrome too, and steroid induced diabetes with my blood sugars going above 20. They’re looking more into what’s going on with my heart and I’m now going to be under the cardiologist, as well as the thoracic clinic too with my usual respiratory consultant. Will have occupational therapy, respiratory nurse to visit at home as well as speech and language to help with my voice and swallowing problems. We are going to try and reduce the steroids a bit as currently on 50mg and have been for ages. The weight should start to fall off with the reduction too. My new wheelchair comes tomorrow one i can wheel myself rather than being pushed so will give me some freedom. Been a really awful few months, they want me to do counselling because of how much my life has changed and how limited i now am and they said they can arrange it for me though I already have a private therapist so not sure what I’m going to do yet.

I just had an #Endocrinologist appointment that ended with bloodwork. Now I'm in that dreaded stage of waiting. I may have had every single symptom that checked the boxes for an endocrine problem, specifically #CushingsSyndrome , but you know... that's happened before. As someone who has spent their entire teen and current adult life suffering through doctors and their tests, most of them coming back negative, I'm used to this. But this time...I really need to have an answer. An answer with a solution, no more incurable diseases. If its Cushing's, which I hope it is, I'll just get the snip of a benign tumor and return to my typical homeostatic state of #EhlersDanlosSyndrome . I really just need some support during this time, and good vibes I have solid answers instead of "rule outs." #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #Asthma #HypermobileTypeEDS #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #AcidReflux #GastroesophagealRefluxDisease #BellsPalsy #Tachycardia #CheckInWithMe #Undiagnosed

i genuinely can’t figure out if my excessive weight gain is a symptom of whatever is going on with me or just because i sometimes eat too much bread and sugar, but i haven’t gained much weight in my legs as my stomach area and hips so that’s kinda weird. but it causes so much anxiety because I barely want to eat anymore because I know i might keep gaining weight even if I eat normally (that’s if it’s a illness thing). I don’t want my blood sugar to crash or anything. Hopefully in the next few weeks I can clear it up bc i think I’m seeing an endocrinologist soon, but it’s so scary to think about bc things that cause weight gain like cortisol diseases can be dangerous.
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