Conditions
Pituitary Tumour
A pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized gland that sits just next to the brain stem. They are normally benign and slow growing, and they rarely spread to other parts of the body. They cause a range of symptoms depending on the hormone affected – including abnormal quantities of oestrogen and testosterone. They are often only diagnosed as a result of having eliminated all other possibilities. Tumours will normally be diagnosed with either a CT scan or an MRI scan to spot the tumour in the brain. After that the tumour must be removed surgically (followed by a course of radiotherapy) or medication must be administered to block the tumour from releasing certain hormones.
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I have had green milk coming from both breasts for 3 years now i did go to the hospital 3 years agao and had a mri scan and a breast scan but all was clear now it has got worse and i used to have headaches but not for a while now but i am always tired and very irritable and i get shakey and tingling down my left leg which feels like a cat purring and hot flushes and feeling very sick and hungrey i have an under active thyroid im on 125mg of thyroxine and i have lost an extreme lot of weight which i am 5 ft 8 and under 9 stone i keep going back to my gp but all he says is that i was checked 3 years ago and everything is clear and he don't know why im like this im at my wits end and don't know what to do can anyone please help me
At the age of just 13 i was diagnosed with a Pituitary Tumour, I was scared, didn't know what to expect. They put me on a course of cabergoline also known as Dostinex, It had shrunk my tumour down and all my symptoms had stopped commpletely, I still go and see my specialist and at the moment i am not on the course of treatment, Within the 10 years of having this tumour i have been on and off cabergoline, i have also found out of my specialist that i now have polycistic ovaries syndrome which is another sort of life to do with hormones, i am now 23 years of age and have been told i will never have children, that hurts but my health is more important and i do feel for the people who do have this type of tumour.
My wife has severe pains in her neck she can barely turn her head she also has rhumatoid arthitis and osteoperosis she was prescribed morphine but this only made her condition worse her neck has now swollen and the swelling has moved round to the side of her neck and across to her shoulders X rays and scans and explanations from various doctors and specialists have left my wife in a servere state of pain all the medicines prescribed for her have only worsened her condition is there ane there who can actually recommend some positive treatment because my wifes sometimes feels like taking her own life because the pains are so intense and the quality of her life is confined to her bed she has had 3 heart attacks and my wife and i feel let down by an uncaring NHS system can you help please
Having seen last nights show, it has made me think if i could be a suffer of this pituitary tumor? I also can produce a milky liquid from each breast. I have put it down to having two boys who are now 7 yrs and 4 yrs old, but surely my milk would have cleared up by now??
if you have server headaches and your body saying your pregnant when your not and you are producing milk then i would suggest you go and see your gp. i was 13 when i was diagnosed because for 3 months i had no period and milk coming from my breasts and i hadn't even done anything with a lad, hope this helps you and good luck :)
I have found a small pea sized lump on the left of my neck it gives me no bother just a little aching hear and there and as i am quite young it could be nothing. What is the likley explanation?
hi im 23 and got 2 kids i have had these white pussy spots on my nipols not just one lots ov them all over the nipol iv hade them for as long as i can remember, thay will not go wot could it be as i starting to worry about them more and more please can u help.
I'm 14 and I'm worried but too scared to show or tell anyone I don't know what it could be at all. When I was little I had a virus that gave me little spots everywhere but they have gone now. Its the same size as a common cold saw but is like a bubble about 1 cm away from the head of my penis but is right next to the vain at the back. Any idea's. Please replay I need help !!
Hi i was diagnosed with a micro adenoma around 3 yrs ago 5mm put on cabergoline to reduce prolactin which it did for a while but may hav to go back on when next visit to hospital this month, during this time a lump appeared in right hand groin got it looked at first thought hernia but doctors confimed it wasnt, told it was lymph node slightly enlarged, during the last year or so have become very tired and my daughter keeps asking if im going through the change.[obviously moaning more] im 48 yrs old. i had a stomach scan this week and on my left side noticed some black shadows she was measuring what could they be and do you think any of these things are connected? oh and by the way the doctor who told me the lump was a lymph node told me not to worry about it. hhhmmmm .
hi I have a lump on the back of my head and get constant headaches and shooting pain in the same place where the lump is. I have had the headaches for 3 years now and been to a gp twice. the first time I was told the headaches were due to stress, the second time I was told it was due to skeletal muscles problems in my head/neck.but neither gps, who gave very different diagnosis took any blood or did any tests. I still have really painful headaches and a lump and I don't know what to do, can anyone give me advice?
hi i was diagonosed with a macro adenoma in may as i had been headaches for 3 months. had mri scan revealed the tumour and was quite big. opticians missed this as that was 1st thing i went to have done. saw endocrine specialist she advised headaches poss not related. cut out tea coffee chocolate still had them. could not drink alcohol as gave a terrible headache. finally in august saw specialist optician and then endocrine specialist again. was in surgery in sept and had it removed. am recovering now but is a slow process. thought i would have been a lot better. waiting to see endocrine specialist again and optical specialist. still lots of tests to go as i dont know if fully gone. still getting headaches but not as severe but am feeling cold all the time and tired and seem to be very forgetful. jsut as b4 the op.. also am now on hydrocortisone tablets 20ml in morning and 10ml at night. was treated at walton neuro centre in liverpool by doctor sinah. all absolutely great. my advice is to go back to doctors and get more blood tests done. push them as it needs to be sorted asap. if you want anymore info just email me. thanks good luck and all the best
I was diagnosed with A pituatuary macroadenoma in Febuary, severe headaches was my main symtom. The encrinoligist said hormone levels were borderline so just wait and see, since then im taking extreme hot flushes, constantly tired and cant cope with the headaches, consultant didnt test blood again and said he wasnt sure these symtoms are caused by the tumour maybe my age (im 42)so just wait for another 4months and see what happens. I just want my life back what can i do?
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