After re-reading my last blog entry I feel that I should perhaps clear one thing up before we go any further. When I speak of the doctors having to aspirate the cyst, I am talking about the act of draining the fluid from my head by inserting a large needle into my skull and drawing the liquid out. Let's look at the medical definition: Aspirate: Medicine To remove (liquids or gases) by means of a suction device. This is NOT to be confused by the similar looking term Ass Pirate (don't pretend that you don't know the definition just to get me to write something here).
O.K., so here is the update so far: After my last update I was home safe and I said that I knew things were going to turn around for me. Unfortunately, what turned around was me. I turned right around and went back to Toronto Western. The weird thing is that it wasn't because of headaches this time but because of the amount of times I was going to the bathroom (something they specifically told me to look out for). This time when I got back I did all of the usual tests (no math thank God) and the set up an appointment with an endocrinologist who checked my hormone levels. Now this is where it gets interesting. He came by to see me a few days later and thanked me because he said that it was Friday afternoon and usually all of his students want to go home early. But when my case came across his desk no one wanted to leave because it was so unique and interesting. This of course made me feel great because as you all know, I am always willing to go out of my way to help out. What he told me next however was a bit of a shocker. It seems that when I had the tumors last year they actually "completely destroyed" my pituitary gland. For those of you who do not know, this is also referred to as the "Master Gland" because it regulates everything in the body and now mine was "as useless as a tit on a nun" to use a quaint Irish expression. Now, this has nothing to do with the actual cyst or the reason why it seems to refill at the speed of light but now that they know this, the have put me on hormone replacements, thyroid medication and testosterone shots which will help with my energy levels (and hopefully my machismo) which has made me feel 100 times better already.
So now I'm home again and feeling pretty good. I've got some follow-up appointments coming up next week and they're going to hopefully start a new treatment program for the cyst soon after that where they're hoping to dry out the little bugger for good. I can't say how wonderful my family and friends have been throughout this whole ordeal and the calls and emails of encouragement have been unbelievable. Thank-you everyone. They all make me feel better than anything I could ever get from a doctor.
Well, that's about it for now, as usual, I'll keep updating as I can. Thank-you all again,
Sean.
Mar 6, 2009
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