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| Birthdays: | Other Celebrations: |
Lorrie, September 24
kellyann, September 25
cammym, September 27
sallyc, September 27
Jennifer Wademan, September 28
mellamella, October 1
Teri T, October 1
randisitter, September 16
beverly1957, September 17
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Jayne and Robin are expecting.
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| Upcoming Surgery: | Currently Recovering: |
Cookie, postponed due to infection: inserting temporary catheter in her neck for dialysis to her leg
Stayce, Pituitary Surgery, rescheduled for October 1
Carla, removal of right adrenal, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, Dr. Hugh Taylor, October 7
David Williams, surgery for acromegaly, NIH, October 7
Sandie Roughley, Adrenal Surgery, not sure if it's Lap or Open yet, October 13
Terry, Pituitary Surgery, Cedars Sinai with Dr Shahinian, October 13
Cathy Tia, Pituitary Surgery, New Zealand, October 15
Kelly S, TBA - November, Gastric Bypass Surgery
Kammie, Pituitary Surgery, Nov 3, Cedars with Dr Shahinian
GoodIdeaLady (Tami), 2nd transsphenoidal, Nov 10, OHSU, Portland, OR, Dr. Delashaw (Ludlam as endo)
Doreen, Cataract Surgery, to be rescheduled
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Pituitary:
AllenS
Debbs
Lanita
Kathie
Jennifer (jjlr52)
Gina
Read all about Gina's wonderful helpers »
Kara
Lucille
JudyL
D'Shawn Russell
Gloria |
Adrenal:
Gus
Anita (inkognita)
Lori (summerlori)
Cat
LadyDi
Duncan
KimB
CJ (Christine)
SteveB
Allie
Sam
Teri T
CathyR
bp50 (Barb Power) |
Radiation:
Dori, second gamma knife at UVA
SandieK, gamma knife at Ohio State
Melinda Freels, Fractionated Stereotactic Radiation
Luisa (LSpriggs), gamma knife at UVAd |
Other Surgery:
Ria, Removal of Thyroid due to Thyroid Cancer
Christine, exploratory Endometriosis
Edith, Fibroid surgery
Katty, total abdominal hysterectomy
Pat (pat@wtp), Toe Surgery |
Other:
Lorrie, right ankle broken in three places, her left heel fractured, is completely immobile |
| News! |
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There are now 1671 members on the Message Boards.
We welcome your articles, letters to the editor, bios and Cushing's information. Submit a Story or Article to either the snailmail CUSH Newsletter or to an upcoming email newsletter at http://www.cushings-help.com/newsletter_story.htm A no-obligation free sample of the CUSH Organization Newsletter is also available from that same link.
Coming in November, a Special Guest Chat with Dr. Ted Friedman. More info »
The Mayfield Clinic & University Radiology Associates Launch Precision Radiotherapy Center at University Pointe»
| Newest Bios: |
| To add or edit your bio, please click here » |
| Carla |
Updated
Removal of right adrenal, October 7 |
The Pas, Manitoba |
| Cathy Tia |
Updated
Pituitary Surgery, October 15. |
New Zealand |
| Chiller |
Open adrenal surgery, August 8, 2003 |
Austin, Texas |
| Cynthia Sickler |
No diagnosis yet |
Oregon |
| Izzy |
Updated
MRI showed enlarged pit gland |
New York |
| Ron Hanner |
Not yet diagnosed |
Los Gatos, Calif |
| Roxanne Meeuwsen |
Adrenal surgery on April 30, 2003 |
Gaston, Oregon |
If you've been diagnosed with Cushing's, please participate in the Cushing's Register » The information you provide will be used to create a register and will be shared with the medical world. It would not be used for other purposes without your expressed permission. Note: This information will not be sold or shared with other companies.Lynne Clemens, Secretary of CUSH Org is be the person responsible for the creation of this register. If you have any questions you may contact her at lynnemc@attbi.com. You do not have to be a member of CUSH to fill out this questionnaire, as long as you are a Cushings patient. We do not believe that the world has an accurate accounting of Cushings patients. The only way to authenticate accuracy is with actual numbers. Your help will be appreciated. Thank you."
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| Fundraising: |
- Burden Bears:
- Natalie has been collecting some money for CUSH.
She says: "I am making "Burden Bears" and selling them at my craft shows and I am donating $1 from each sale... ...So far I have collected about $20 for us."
Thanks to all of you for these clever Fundraising ideas.
CUSH can always use funds to help us all, by spreading the word and helping others. What can *you* do to help CUSH?
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| Upcoming Conventions, Meetings and Seminars: |
Upcoming Pittsburgh Luncheon, Saturday, November 15th. Judy is hostess. More info here »
CUSH is proud to announce that we are planning a Convention for October, 2003 in Portland, Oregon. More info here »
Shauna has been busy setting this up...CUSH is proud to announce that there will be a Convention for October of 2003 in beautiful Portland, Oregon.
We have arranged to have Dr. David Cook of Oregon Health Sciences University speak to our group. Dr. Cook is an Cushing's expert and we are honored to have him speak.
We've added another speaker (thanks Cookie!), a neurosurgeon who works with Dr. Cook's patients. His name is Dr. Johnny Deleshaw, and he's the one who performed Kelly and Emilie's surgeries.
We are also arranging to have additional speakers, including (hopefully) a neuropsychologist and a gynecologist, to help us with all that goes with Cushing's Syndrome.
Our rooms are booked at the Days Inn City Center location. The cost for a single room suite is $59.00 for one or two beds with NO BREAKFAST or $69.00 for one or two beds with a Full American Breakfast. In either case, there will be an 11.5% occupancy tax. Both smoking and non-smoking are available.
The dates will be: October 16, 17 and 18th, with departure on the 19th. Our schedule will be as follows:
Thursday: General meeting of CUSH, one hour CUSH officers meeting, evening cocktail hour.
Friday: Conference with our speakers and a catered lunch, courtesy of CUSH. Dinner out that night (we'll provide selections).
Saturday: FUN!! We're looking at either a boat ride down the Columbia Gorge or possibly at train ride down the Gorge.
Sunday: Hugs, tears and goodbyes
There is a small charge (donation, tax deductible) to attend the conference, but we are sure it will be worth every cent. Many of us are putting in lots of work to make this an unforgettable, yearly event. We will invite you to tell your doctors about this - YOU NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF CUSH TO ATTEND. We will have materials available for you to post and give your doctor to promote this event. It will be very professional and we will have some fun events planned.
We are setting a date after which attendance will be restricted. Tentatively, we are looking at until June for Conference attendance and July as the last time to book a room. All of this is subject to change, as we're still ironing out details.
Download the Hotel Reservation Information (Word File) for Portland, OR, CUSH meeting, October 2003, here »
If you must call them instead of filling out this form, the number is 503-221-1611 and for the special rates, you need to say that you're with:
Group Name: Cushing's Understanding, Support and Help Organization
For this Event: Cushing's Organizations 10.03
Dates: October 14-19, 2003
Download the Hotel Reservation Information (Word File) for Portland, OR, CUSH meeting, October 2003, here »
Purchase your tickets now. They're due by September first. You don't want to miss out! Ticket info here »
Map:
Map to the Convention Site »
PortlandWeather:
Thanks to everyone - this is going to be one great conference!
PDES Seminar on Growth Hormone Replacement, Saturday, Oct 18, Dearborn, MI. More info here »
Friday and Saturday, April 1-3, 2004. Pituitary Days Convention for Doctors and Patients at UVa, Charlottesville, VA. More information here ». There will be many people from the message boards there. CUSH will have a meeting during this time, as well.
Tentative Atlanta area meeting. Carol Perkins, former model - Victoria's Secret, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and the founder of Harry Barker in Savannah - has agreed to share her inspiring story. More information, as it becomes available, or check here »
More upcoming local meetings are listed here »
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| Please join us in the Chat Room (click here, and then continue on to TheCushingsChat. See directions below.) The next scheduled chat is TONIGHT at 9 PM, Eastern, when we will discuss Cushing's, troubles with diagnosis, symptoms and much more. Important! The chat room has been updated and will look different to folks who have been around before - there are some new features, and some of the old ones have moved to a new place, so it might take a little getting used to. People who do not have Java on their browsers may use another version of the chatroom. Please be sure to continue on to TheCushingsChat. While you're in the Power Surge room, click on the black "X" at the top of the room (Not the X in the blue circle) This will put you in the area where you can see all the rooms listed. You'll see the one to the list that says TheCushingsChat. Double click on that name to get into the room. If you do have menopause issues, be sure to return on Thursday nights at 9 eastern for wonderful information, guest speakers and camaraderie.
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