Tomorrow's the big day!

I don't have much to say except that I am terrified. Not really for the actual surgery, but the aftermath. I have been ready for this twice in less than 9 months and for some reason, this time I'm not ready.

A few months from now I'll look back and think this was nothing compared to the relief of no more Cushing's, but right now it's overwhelming and scary.

Hopefully I'll post an update at some point this weekend - otherwise call, email, text, facebook, whatever. Can't wait to be able to say I'M CURED.

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2 Years Since my Adrenalectomy...would I do it again?

On September 2nd, 2010, I spent the day in one of the many operating rooms at MGH. I had spent the night before talking and texting to friends and family, after seeing Wicked and going back to the hotel across the street from the hospital. I cried a lot, because of the scary and fairly dangerous surgery ahead, because of the hope that this disease would FINALLY be behind me, and because of the long recovery ahead. I woke up early and walked across the street with my mom, and my dad met us there.

The wait that morning was incredibly long, my 2 other surgeries in the 9 months prior had been very early and a pretty short wait. I cried some more (no one should be surprised by this), and finally headed into the prep room. I met with my surgeon one last time, and kissed my parents one last time. As I waited in the cold, dark, cement hallway outside the numerous operating suites, a surgical resident marked the incision sites. I knew there would be many small incisions, but having the…

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Over the past 8 years, I have spent a few Aprils blogging every day for Cushing's awareness. I will not be blogging daily this year, but don't want to let the month go by without spreading some awareness!

April 8th is Cushing's Awareness Day because it is Harvey Cushing's Birthday. Harvey Cushing is the father of modern neurosurgery, and he also was the first to discover Cushing's Disease in one of his patients. You can see a drawing of his patient (Minnie G) in many text book articles about Cushing's.

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