Crushing Cushing’s
— Catarina Louro-Matos

Happy Friday once again, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed my series of open letters in the past few weeks. I know how lonely and scary dealing with Cushing’s disease can be, so I hope you found some comfort in reading them. There is a light at…

Note: I wrote two previous Cushing’s letters to patients awaiting diagnosis and those who have received surgery. You can read them here. Dear Cushing’s Survivor Veteran, How have the past years been treating you? I hope with more good than bad. I’m just under two years post-operation,…

Note: I wrote a letter to Cushing’s patients last week. If you’re currently awaiting treatment, click here to read it. I also will write a letter soon for those a couple of years or more into remission. Dear Cushing’s Survivor, You made it. You made it past the…

Note to readers: I will be writing a few of these, so please don’t feel as though your portion of the journey isn’t acknowledged 🙂 Dear Fellow Cushing’s Patients: You’re currently struggling, and struggling probably doesn’t even feel like it allows anyone to grasp what you’re currently…

Hey, everyone! If you’re anything like I was post-operation, you are probably eager to get back on your feet. Unfortunately, you may need to be patient with yourself. Patience is a common theme in many of my columns. It is key to recovery. No matter what good intentions…

  Hey everyone! This week, I want to get onto the topic of online support pages and medical resources for Cushing’s. A lot of people turn to support pages for full-on medical advice — and let’s be real here, only a medical professional can give out proper medical advice.

Welcome to a new end of the week, everyone! Today I’m discussing a huge, tricky topic: weight. I think weight is the most popular topic in the Cushing’s community because it’s one of the most visual symptoms of the disease. Acne, facial hair, red cheeks, and a sweaty face are also…

Hey, everyone! Another week has come and gone and it’s either been a good week, a bad week, or a subpar week in which things went decently or they didn’t. Hopefully, your week went well for the most part. As someone who has gone through Cushing’s, needed support, and now…

Hey, everyone! Last week, I discussed a general way of putting yourself first when you have Cushing’s and it feels like everything is spiraling out of control. I left a bit of a cliffhanger (if you want to look at it that way) on what to do about protecting…

Reading that title probably gave a lot of you instant feelings of guilt and anxiety. Trust me, I absolutely understand. After spending the last two years getting to know hundreds of Cushing’s patients through my Crush Cushing’s Facebook page, I’ve noticed that the guilt of having to put ourselves…

Impending doom. Shortness of breath. Pale skin and shakes. Body shivers. Teeth chattering. Those are just a few of the many symptoms of a panic attack. Anxiety and panic attacks are shockingly common for many people who have Cushing’s disease, even before they realize what they have. Raised levels…

Hey, everyone! I’ve never been someone who goes to the hospital just because I’m not feeling well, but given the circumstances of my health the past few years, I decided to go last Sunday. Long story short, last month and last week, I had a very strange thing repeatedly happen…