Posted by Elroy on July 1, 2005, at 21:49:03
In reply to Re: Anti-Cortisol Therapy: RU486 Information, posted by 4WD on July 1, 2005, at 21:28:36
Yes, this sounds like a combination DEX/CRH Test. I have had it done twice,
You indicate that you know that you don't have Cushing's? How is that?
I'm lost somewhere. I take it that you do have elevated cortisol levels. And that you do have a pituitary tumor.
This particular test is designed to test whether you are suppressing cortisol production when put thru this particular protocol, so I'm assuming that you do have elevated cortisol levels???
Of course, in all of my testing that they did, they found that I have a tumor in my left adrenal gland... and at first thought "aha!" But then more testing showed that it wasn't doing anything with the excessivee cortisol secretion, so maybe same is true with your pit tumor.
I have found - through dealing with a number of advanced specialists - that the Late Night Salivary Cortisol test is pretty much the most accurate test to rule out "real" Cushings versus Pseudo Cushings (the latter not meaning that you have "fake" Cushings, it's highly elevated cortisol either way!).
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> I have my test next WEdnesday where I take dexamethasone for two days then go in and get a hep lock and have blood drawn for a couple hours. I gather this is to determine if my pituitary tumor is active. I know it's also to rule out Cushings which I know already I don't have.
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> Marsha
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