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The Day the ER Missed My Brain Tumor

August 5, 2018 ribbonrx Comments 3 comments

This article was originally published on The Unchargeables. The First Signs I’ve always had an uncanny knack for remembering dates. Don’t ask me why I still remember that my 6th grade orientation was on August 26, 1997. But the date February 25th always makes me think back to 2016. That was the day I…

Pituitary Tumors and Mental Health

September 12, 2017 ribbonrx Comments 9 comments

Pituitary tumors are not uncommon. In fact, up to 1/4 of brain tumors are pituitary tumors. These tumors are almost always benign, but can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on whether they are functioning (secrete hormones) or nonfunctioning (don’t secrete hormones). Symptoms depend on which hormone is being oversecreted and/or what structure(s)…