I had my 6th or 7th kidney stone a few weeks ago. I had the bulk of them in college when I still had undiagnosed Cushing's Disease, and these horribly painful tiny things were the missing piece of the puzzle, for me at least. Since college, I have gotten one every year or two, and after an ER visit and a day or two the painkillers can be stopped and life goes on. Except this time, the wonderful nurses and physician assistant realized that this has been going on for too long without an answer or help to minimize the risk of getting more. I went BACK to MGH, my home away from home, to see a urologist today. She and her student/fellow (?) came in and asked me if I had any significant medical history. 20 minutes later and a full history behind us, they focused in on my parathyroid hormone, which has been elevated before, and I had assumed, which is not a great thing to do with a history like mine, that the endocrinologist who found that abnormal test, had re-tested after my ca
(Formerly known as Life with Cushing's)