Well I got my second opinion and the results came back in the average range again. Which means I will not be having surgery. I'm not sure if that means I do not have cushings or I did have cushings but don't any more. No one seems to be able to give me an answer to that one. I had every single symptom of cushings you can think of but now they are gone (or at least getting better- healing!) What they did say is that we need to keep an eye on the pituitary adenoma and I will have to do testing every 3-6 months. What fun!! I am now in search of a good Rheumatologist because I still have osteoporosis and have pain in my feet. Maybe they can give me some kind of answers?!? Who knows? I have no clue!! I am getting better and find that I am able to do more things than I was before. However, I continue to get extremely tired and weak when I push myself. I also still walk funny at times and I get sore when I sit up and down. I also continue to be EXTREMELY slow at times which continues to drive me crazy (especially now that school has started back up again). Speaking of school starting, I'm back to sitting my butt down on the couch at night and not moving (because I can't)! It amazes me how much crap you need to do to organize a new classroom. I have needed to figure out how I'm going to utilize the space I have to maximize as much teaching for five different grade levels. I do have to say that I work with some extremely AWESOME people who have helped me more than they realize. When I first walked into my classroom I wanted to cry because I knew there was going to be a lot of lifting and moving things around. Something I was able to do a year ago but struggle with today. Having many people come into my room (colleagues whom do not even work in my building) came to help me out! Again, another positive of Facebook. I put out a post about needing help and people were there to help without question. As I've spoken with many people, there are many lessons to be learned from going through all of this! One lesson I have learned is the power of helping others out. People may not think they are doing much to help someone out but it may be more than you realize. Even the little things can become a HUGE deal when you need help!
So as for now my journey continues.....I still want to run but I'm working on walking without pain first. I have a lot to learn about what I need to do for my osteoporosis and how to get back to being 100% healthy. This time next year I want to be able to say I'm pain free and doing extremely well. Everything takes time!
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