Pituitary Tumor?

Question

I was dignosed with a Pituitary Tumor about 3.8cm, larger than a golfball, a little over a week ago. I have likely had this for many years, I have always had problems with headaches, emotions, mestrual problems, eye problems. all of the symptoms, a tumor causes, I have had for years, but never once did my doctor tell me its possible that I could have a tumor. Now that it is dangerously large and my vision is becoming really screwed up among other things, noises in my ear is what finally made my doctor send me for an MRI, which of course located the tumor. I have been to a neurosurgeon and ear, throat, eye specialist, who both will be doing my surgery. They will go up through the nose and lance the tumor to drain it, then use medication to break up whatever is left behind. I have been having double vision and problems being clumbsy (more than usual), problems thinking, remembering, and having normal conversations. Its scary, but I feel blessed that its not anywhere else in the brain

Answer 1

You have a good attitude about it considering that you must be scared. Attitude is half the battle and your doctor will fight the other half for you. I wish you the best of luck .

Answer 2

Your symptoms are from the pressure of the enlarging pituitary and lack of the hormones it usually puts out. Most of the pressure symptoms should decrease after surgery and if any hormone deficit persists your Dr. will prescribe replacements.

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