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August 14, 2019August 12, 2019

Finding Love for My Ugly Disease

Columns, My Pretty Ugly Disease – a Column by Vanessa Nguyen

Welcome to Vanessa Nguyen’s “My Pretty Ugly Disease,” a new Cushing’s Disease News column. If you look at me today, you would not know I was once a Cushing’s ... Read more

December 21, 2018December 19, 2018

Not Every Symptom Is What It Seems

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! If you’re a post-operation Cushie, you know that the unknowns throughout recovery are plentiful. Are you feeling poorly because you’re about to go into adrenal insufficiency? Is ... Read more

December 14, 2018December 13, 2018

Binding My Post-operation Mental Health Wounds

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Two weeks ago, I ended my column by discussing the cold I got during my Portugal vacation in summer 2017 when I was six or seven months post-operation. Let’s ... Read more

November 30, 2018November 28, 2018

My Recovery Continues After Leaving the Hospital

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Welcome to the end of another week! For those of you who live in the U.S. had Thanksgiving last week, I hope you were able to spend time with ... Read more

November 16, 2018November 28, 2018

My Experience with Cushing’s Recovery

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hello, everyone! This week, I want to touch upon a topic I’m frequently asked about: my recovery. I want to start by making something clear: Cushing’s disease recovery is ... Read more

November 9, 2018November 8, 2018

Be Brutally Honest with Those Who Tell You How to Feel

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! This week, I want to touch upon something that many Cushing’s patients deal with: others telling us how we should feel. While some people mean well, others ... Read more

November 2, 2018November 1, 2018

How I Dealt with Cushing’s Disease Before, During and After Diagnosis

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! This week, I want to get a little more personal. Many readers have asked how I dealt with Cushing’s disease. So, I want to share that part ... Read more

October 26, 2018October 24, 2018

How My Anxiety and Phobia Workbook Has Helped Me

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! In last week’s column, I wrote a list of things that ease post-surgery anxieties. The aftermath of Cushing’s causes intense anxiety, and some of us develop new phobias. ... Read more

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018

Finding Ways to Deal with Post-surgery Anxieties

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! Hope this week was a good one for all of you. In this column, I want to touch on the subject of post-surgery anxieties and how to ... Read more

October 12, 2018October 11, 2018

You’re Going to Have Bad Days During Recovery

Columns, Crushing Cushing's

Hey, everyone! Let’s discuss the huge misconception that survivors only get better and better with each day after surgery. I’m about to drop a huge truth bomb on you: You’re ... Read more

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