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Remembering to take the tablets | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Remembering to take the tablets. March 11, 2014. It’s possible to miss taking your tablets, or remembering which tablet you’ve taken. I find it helpful to put the tablets in a place that makes you likely to remember to take them. My morning tablets I keep in the kitchen. My evening tablet I keep in the bathroom. I continue in the same way with the remaining three packets, one at a time. So why this routine? April 14, 2014 at 4:13 pm. You a...
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Cycling over 60 miles for charity (ouch) – please help | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Cycling over 60 miles for charity (ouch) – please help. July 5, 2011. Wow, that's longer than I thought. The Endocrinology department that I go to is at The Christie in Manchester (UK). This coming Sunday (10th July) they are holding a Christie Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride. That’s over 60 miles. Anyhow, I’m going to have a go at doing it. Silly me. It’s going to hurt! I won’t be able to sit down for a week I’m sure. I read your posts,...
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IGF-1 Still in normal range | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. IGF-1 Still in normal range. September 10, 2010. We have the results of the blood test back on 2 August (the six month mark after surgery)! It’s still in normal range at 226 ug/ml. Indeed, the normal range for the assay they use (for my age) is up to 267ug/ml from what I understand. It’s pretty much the same value as my blood test three months after. No Six Month Day Curve. It’s Official – ‘Cured’ of Acromegaly. Thinking of you,. Thanks fo...
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Acromegaly Symptoms | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Below is a list of typical symptoms of a person with acromegaly when diagnosed by a doctor. 100% Facial changes, Acral enlargement (enlarged hands and/or feet – such as widening feet or growing feet, widening of space between lower teeth). 90% Enlarged sella (bone around the pituitary gland). 88% Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). 87% Lethargy or Fatigue. 70% Pareshesias (tingling/numbness of hands/fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome). 4% Hyp...
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Phone call from hospital | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Phone call from hospital. April 20, 2012. I had a phone call from the hospital today (Mrs MR) regarding the high IGF-1 result in blood test results. She explained that it wasn’t necessarily anything to be too worried about at this stage. She’s absolutely brilliant. Anyhow, going back to the phone call. I was given a few options for going back in for earlier blood tests or leave it until the next six-month follow up. I’m delig...I’m n...
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Wedding Ring Size after Acromegaly surgery | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Wedding Ring Size after Acromegaly surgery. July 1, 2013. My wedding ring has become smaller! A few months after having transphenoidal surgery for my acromegaly I notice that my wedding ring had become very loose. As I was not sure how my fingers would change over time, or whether I was in remission or not I put away my wedding ring and wore a cheap stainless steel ring. Naturally, I have to fend off the women somehow. This blog has been g...
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1st Year Anniversary of Trans-sphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. 1st Year Anniversary of Trans-sphenoidal Surgery for Acromegaly. February 9, 2011. Well today is the first anniversary of my surgery for Acromegaly that I had at Hope Hospital (Salford Royal Hospital) in Manchester (UK). It’s hard to believe it’s been a year. It seems so recent in a way to some extents, but I’ve really been enjoying things. It’s Official – ‘Cured’ of Acromegaly. Pauline in the Great Manchester Run 2011. Thank you ever so m...
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Blood Tests only after a Follow-up Consultation? | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Blood Tests only after a Follow-up Consultation? March 21, 2014. In two weeks time I have a follow-up consultation to see if I’m still in remission of acromegaly. In the past I’d generally ring up to get values of the blood test results, but I wouldn’t get to discuss the results for six (or twelve) months. Remembering to take the tablets. High IGF-1 Result Possibly? One thought on “ Blood Tests only after a Follow-up Consultation? Notify m...
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Acromegaly Body Image Questionnaire | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. Acromegaly Body Image Questionnaire. January 31, 2014. I had a brown envelope through the door yesterday. Usually it’s only letters from the taxman come in brown envelopes so it was good to see it came from the hospital. It was a “Body Image” questionnaire. At first, from the title, I thought it was something to do with getting an MRI done or something. In other ways too, I have just been trying to get on with my life and I’ve just a...
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High IGF-1 Result Possibly? | Acromegaly Diary
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Getting Started – Info. Stepping forward, one big foot at a time. High IGF-1 Result Possibly? April 15, 2014. It’s four years since my transsphenoidal operation to remove a pituitary tumour that was causing acromegaly. I’ve been in remission so far…. Anyhow, while I was there I asked if my IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1) results were back (as they weren’t when I went in for my consultation). I was given the figure of 212 (I’m assuming µ. G/ml ( see post. Things are still normal. I’m currently ...
