For 4 years, my wife had been struggling with high blood pressure, obesity (especially around neck and stomach), anxiety and many other things. Doctors were treating all these symptoms with different types of medication. She was even seeing specialists and they asked her to exercise more to lose the weight (she is actually a Physical Ed teacher and attend the gym 2 times a week). She always thought that there was something more sinister to these problems. It was not until she read an article in a magazine on cortisol levels that made her research Cushings disease and then had the strength to ask her doctors to test for Cushings. 7 days later she had the tumor removed and is now recovering - a very long recovery is ahead of her, but the positive is she will eventually get back to normal. I truly emphasize with all the people who have been affected or are close to someone with this awful disease and I encourage you all to be strong and look forward to the good times ahead. You will beat this disease.

I started having Cushing's at the age of 16. My first symptoms were short term memory loss. I could not remember were my classes were or how to get home. My face started getting the moon face as they call it. I had the buffalo hump on the back of my neck. And I started to gain at least 4 pounds a week. I also started to have seizures anywhere from mild to moderate ones.

I developed hypertension, 190/110, severe headaches, excessive tiredness, depression, terrible stretchmark's, moon face, buffalo hump, excessive weight gain especially around stomach area, eyesight deteriorated, even hearing.