Monica Foster & Cushing's Disease (Hypercortisolism)

That's So Chronic

English - November 14, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Welcome back to That’s So Chronic! Today’s episode is with Monica Foster, and we are talking about her diagnosis of cushing’s disease (hypercortisolism).

In this episode Monica shares her diagnosis journey, the ups and downs that came with countless tests from various different medical professionals, the decision to go through with brain surgery for the tumours on her pituitary gland, an expensive medication, travelling to different places for these treatments, and how she’s feeling after bilateral adrenalectomy surgery.

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