home      About the CSRF Mission Board of Directors Medical Advisory Board Conference Reports Public Awareness In the media You can help! News and Events Our Sponsors Memberships and Donations Email Us About Cushing's The Basics Fact Sheet Testing Glossary Adrenal cancer Pedriatic Cushing's Current Research Other Resources Cushing's Doctors Endocrinologists Neurosurgeons International Laporscopic Adrenal Surgeons For Medical Professionals Coping with Cushing's Doctor's Articles Doctor's Answers Articles on Coping with Cushings Helpful Hints by Cushing’s Patients Patient Stories Patients to Contact Member Services Become A Member Main Area Update Your Profile Email Other members Coping with Cushings Doctor's Articles Doctor's Answers Helpful Hints by many CSRF members Articles on Coping with Cushings Patient Stories Patients to Contact Quick Links I think I have Cushing's Make a donation Join our mailing list Email Us Code: 783 Date: Fall, 1997 comment on this page | email this page | print friendly | MY PARENT HAD CUSHING'S Hi! I'm 15 years old and I thought my life was about to end. But I wasn't the one with Cushing's disease; it was my Mom. She would come home with headaches and nobody would ever think anything about it. Then, it got worse. She was gaining an excessive amount of weight and growing much more hair. But most of all, she was majorly depressed. Her depression got so bad that she told the doctors she was going to kill herself so they put her in Green Country Mental Health for a week. She was seeing many different doctors and all of them would simply give her a pain shot and send her on her way. Pain shots don't solve the problems, it just makes them progressively worse. When school started, I remember every day I would come home and find my Mom laying in her bed crying and wishing she would die. I would always find tears running down my cheeks because I was young and didn't understand why my Mom wanted to die. Very shortly things were starting to get worse. She was diagnosed with Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ) which is a bone disease where the jaw muscles grind together. The doctors told her that was the problem. So, she had two teeth pulled and did all the treatments for TMJ. We prayed but nothing got better. She would get bruises on her arms if I even touched her, and her muscles and bones were too fragile to walk. My Mom kept complaining about how her face hurt. So she went to a neurologist who looked at her and referred her to a dermatologist. He immediately diagnosed her with Cushing's. He found a tumor on her left adrenal gland. He found it on a Monday and she had surgery on a Wednesday. I was relieved to know that all the pain and suffering would soon be over. She had many months of recovery and hasn't completely returned to normal, but she has her life back! Cushing's disease has definitely scarred our lives and I'm sure many others. It has caused her pain mentally, although physically it is gone. I thank God we have doctors who know what Cushing's is. I think the only thing my Mom wants to know is the life after.....and if it comes back.

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