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Quick but serious update on my health
2 years ago
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TW: The Big C-word.
Oh boy. Let's see where to begin.
So. I've been suffering from a major hormone imbalance for about the last year. In recent months it has intensified to the point that my doctor has taken regular blood tests to examine what is going on. About two months ago, he told me that my prolactin and TSH were so out of balance that there was a real concern something may be pushing on my pituitary gland and causing it to overproduce.
I really, really grudge repeating his words, because these sorts of things are frequently faked on the internet for attention. But here goes: He explicitly used the words 'brain tumor' in front of me. There was approximately a 0% chance in his mind that any such tumor would be malignant, but there it is.
I went for a CT scan on Monday. They drew the most blood they've ever taken up to that point, and ran the scan at the same time as they tested my hormones.
The scan showed no obvious aberrations. Which is the best possible news. My doctor still wants me to follow up with an MRI, but the chance of a tumor has basically graduated from 'minor' to 'rounding error'.
That does not change the fact that my hormones, in addition to my thyroid, are so severely out of balance as to be dangerous for my health. We do not know what's causing it, but it has been the cause for a serious shift in my demeanor. I've become incredibly irritable, snappy, and just overall a less pleasant person. And it's worrying to watch myself deteriorate like this.
I don't have cancer, but something is wrong with me. And I hope my doctor can figure it out soon.
(Notes and paperwork from my doctor are available on request if there is doubt about the veracity of this story.)
Oh boy. Let's see where to begin.
So. I've been suffering from a major hormone imbalance for about the last year. In recent months it has intensified to the point that my doctor has taken regular blood tests to examine what is going on. About two months ago, he told me that my prolactin and TSH were so out of balance that there was a real concern something may be pushing on my pituitary gland and causing it to overproduce.
I really, really grudge repeating his words, because these sorts of things are frequently faked on the internet for attention. But here goes: He explicitly used the words 'brain tumor' in front of me. There was approximately a 0% chance in his mind that any such tumor would be malignant, but there it is.
I went for a CT scan on Monday. They drew the most blood they've ever taken up to that point, and ran the scan at the same time as they tested my hormones.
The scan showed no obvious aberrations. Which is the best possible news. My doctor still wants me to follow up with an MRI, but the chance of a tumor has basically graduated from 'minor' to 'rounding error'.
That does not change the fact that my hormones, in addition to my thyroid, are so severely out of balance as to be dangerous for my health. We do not know what's causing it, but it has been the cause for a serious shift in my demeanor. I've become incredibly irritable, snappy, and just overall a less pleasant person. And it's worrying to watch myself deteriorate like this.
I don't have cancer, but something is wrong with me. And I hope my doctor can figure it out soon.
(Notes and paperwork from my doctor are available on request if there is doubt about the veracity of this story.)
