From:
sukiecrandall@telocity.com
Date: 2001-11-06 22:15:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Addisons
Yes, it is serious, fatal, in fact. Some grow back enough tissue,
or have glands that had been quiet turn on again; some don't.
Ashling is on meds life-long, has been for almost a year and a
half, I guess, and absolutely thrives on them. I'd ask her to
comment but she has climbed a bookcase and is clearing a
shelf right now.
On the opposite side of the equation: we have one who had a R
partial (due to it invading the Vena Cava but there not being
enough collateral circulation to survive a ligation of the Vena
Cava) and she appears to just now be starting slight symptoms
again. In her case if that is what is happening then she'll be on
Lupron because it's too soon for her to have yet formed the
degree of extra blood vessels she would need for ligation.
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., TR1212@A... wrote:
> Hi again!,
> I tried to look up what I could about Addison's. Didn't find much.
What is
> it, what does it do? I read of some putting their kids on meds
after both
> adrenals were removed. Is this lifelong? Is Addisons life
threatening? And, I
> didn't think cryo took the whole gland. Am I wrong? One of my
kids will be
> having surgery for insulinoma soon. He has very slight
symptoms of adrenal,
> area where he was shaved for last bloodwork 2 months ago
has only grown back
> slightly and after his surgery to remove his left adrenal, he
became a little
> more aggressive. Although only to one female who is his
favorite. And he was
> more agressive immediately after his left adrenal surgery. He's
not quite as
> rough now. Could this happen because of hormone levels
changing right after
> surgery? Does that happen sometimes and perhaps his
aggression was simply the
> result of hormones being out of whack for a short time? The
Dr. will look at
> the right adrenal while in there and do cryo surgery if
necessary.
> Thanks for all your help. It is greatly appreciated!
> Tiffany, Oscar, Cindy and Slinky