Does anyone have adrenal adenomas that you know are caused by lyme?
Posted by Al (Member # 9420) on :
Interesting Topic ! Pituitary adenomas are more likely. Why do you ask this question? What are your Renin, sodium and Aldosterone levels.
Posted by cs (Member # 15270) on :
Could you elaborate on the pituitary adenomas? Is there any research about this? I have a pituitary adenoma which seems to be shrinking since I started treatment 10 month ago (MRI showed it to be 2-3mm smaller), and hormone levels are improving. Just wondering if there is any more info about a lyme link, thanks!
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
Al, I asked because I have adrenal adenomas that my endocrinologist (not lyme literate)continues to watch for changes.
They have grown in size since 2002 but are considered benign.
I remember Amy Tan also talks about having them in her book. Just trying to find out if others are dealing with this and also, if there is a lyme connection.
All feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Tree, for the site. Great information.
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
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Posted by Lymeorsomething (Member # 16359) on :
Yes, I think that Amy Tan discusses having one in her book. She may have had surgery to remove it as well but it's not clear whether the adenomas were behind any of her symptoms.
Posted by Hoosiers51 (Member # 15759) on :
Is an adrenal adenoma a "mass" on your adrenal gland?
A few years ago I was on a year long break from Lyme treatment and LLMDs (was brainwashed into thinking I didn't have Lyme)....but during this time I kept getting urinary tract infections (separate issue), so the doctor's office gave me an ultrasound to check out the area.
Then, unexpectedly, they had to tell me they ended up seeing a "mass" on my adrenal gland while they were checking out my kidneys in the ultrasound. (note: this was obviously unrelated to my UTI issues).
So, the doctor asked me to go to the hospital to get some other scan done to get a closer look at this "mass" they saw on the gland.
Turns out, when they did whatever scan they did at the hospital, they didn't see this "mass," so later on the doctor that ordered the test told me that sometimes the ultrasound actually "breaks up" these masses and.....that was the end of it.
Hmmm....could all this have been related to my Lyme?
Posted by Hoosiers51 (Member # 15759) on :
I just read online that adrenal adenomas occur in 2-9% of the general population.
Maybe they are nothing to be too concerned about then?
My guess is that if I didn't have Lyme, maybe a doctor would attribute my symptoms to the mass and then it would have gotten pulled out, to no avail? hmm.
Hi Hoosiers, So great that the scan broke yours up. I've been having MRIs every 6 months to see if they change in size.(They have grown in size in the past, currently stable.)
My endo says that benign cysts can turn into "not so benign" at any time...that's why so many MRI's are being done.
Thank you for the link. Good information. It's just really puzzling to me that bilateral adrenal cycts large enough to take up half the space in the glands don't impact the function of the gland at all.
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