Start:	Jul 24, '08 7:30p
Location:	http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CushingsHelp

Katie's short bio:

Symptoms started in 2002 at age 22, or before.

Jan. 2008 - 2 mm. area of differential enhancement on right pituitary and 11 mm. pineal cyst identified by MRI

Jan. 2008 - DX - hypothalamic amenorrhea

Mar. 2008 - DX - pituitary adenoma, hypogonadism - female

Katie will be an officer in the upcoming Cushing's Help Organization

Start:	Mar 27, '08 7:30p
Location:	http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CushingsHelp

Monica (Monicaroni) and Crystal (Vinesqueen), March 27, 2008.

The Call-In number is (646) 200-0162.

Crystal and Monica went through every step of their Cushing's journey together--tested together, had surgeries the same days, and have become best friends because of it.

Monica was diagnosed with Cyclical Cushing's. She had pituitary surgery in November 2006. An 8mm encapsulated pituitary tumor was removed.

Since there was no post-op crash, she also had a BLA in December 2006. Both surgeries were in Seattle. She is now free of Cushing's and am on the road to recovery!

Monica is a professional violinist.

From Monica's bio

Crystal had pituitary surgery surgery 11/06 followed by a BLA 12/06. She also had a sinus excavation 2/06 and sinus surgery 5/07. Her last surgery was an internal hernia repair 8/07

Her blog is available at http://vinesqueen.blogspot.com/

Start:	Mar 13, '08 7:30p
End:	Mar 13, '08 8:00p
Location:	http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CushingsHelp

Listen as Robin Smith (staticnrg) and Mary O'Connor (MaryO) co-host Cushing's message board members calling in to talk about their fight for diagnosis and treatment. The show will be opened with a brief explanation of what Cushing's is and what the symptoms are.

Start:	Mar 6, '08 7:30p
End:	Mar 6, '08 8:00p
Location:	http://www.blogtalkradio.com/CushingsHelp

Robin had Cushing's for over 20 years, at least. Of course, no one figured it out or even put two and two together until her new PCP whom she found in 2004 said "endocrine". She didn't figure it out, either, but at least Robin had a piece of the puzzle and she found cushings-help.com. Robin immediately went into denial and left for several months until she got so sick she knew she had to have help.

This site provides information, support, RSS feeds, news, and education for people with Cushing's or other endocrine problems, their friends and families. Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of cortisol. Cushing's is a debilitating disease which causes the overproduction of cortisol, the substance that regulates blood pressure, and the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. It can be caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland, adrenal gland, elsewhere in the body (ectopic) or by excessive steroid use.