Hello my
dear friends and readers:
I know it’s
been awhile since my last post. Several
things have happened. Because of
continued back problems I went to my orthopedic doctor and it turns out my spinal
deterioration has increased. I now have
three spinal joints in deterioration instead of just the one. Those would be the last to lumbar joints and
the first sacral. This is not that
unusual in patients with Cushing’s. Both
the leaching of calcium from the bones and the strain from the weight combine
to cause the problems, which are pretty painful. When we add the swings of my cortisol into
Addison’s territory part of the time and I get a double whammy.
I also have
another problem which I began to feel when I took my airplane trip back in April. That would be bursitis in the hips. Because of the Bursitis it is difficult to
sit most of the time and it is also painful to rise from a sitting or lying
position. Given I weigh 366 pounds is it
any wonder I developed inflammation of the bursas in that area?
Since then I’ve
been looking into more research on Cushing’s, its causes and effects. I’ve also looked into research suggesting the
incidence of Cushing’s is much wider than the medical community realizes. Some of the things I’ve learned will be
presented in other posts. However, I
still do have to put up with the new problems and adapt, which is taking some
time.
So keep an
eye out for what’s ahead.
