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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Diana62 Message 2 in Discussion Hi Tricia, I'm sorry that no one has answered you and it has been almost a month so I don't know what stage in diagnosis you are at now. I am new to the boards and I hope my information will help you. No, never heard of Dr. White. Quick summary on my case. A macroademona, 2 x 2.5 cm approx. removed 6/19/07 and UCLA. When I was diagnosed my prolactin was 81 and I was told by Dr. Heaney of UCLA (not mine but he spoke at a support group) that my prolactin was elevated but that I did NOT have a prolactinoma and not to let and endo say it was and start me on a drug. I went back to my endo at Kaiser and she agreed and referred me for surgery. They both said the prolactin had to be in the hundreds or more to be a prolactinoma and that the slightly elevated prolactin was from the tumor pressing on the pituitary gland. Please check this out and get a second opinion from a really good endo. If your tumor is over 1 cm, and it is, it is a macroadenoma and they are usually removed by surgery. This should be done before it spreads into the sinus cavity as mine did. Phoenix is not far from LA and there are some top Drs there for excellent second opinions. My Dr. (Dr. Kelly) was the director of UCLA's endo-pituitary surgery dept and is now with St. Johns in Santa Monica. He was excellent and I highly recommend him. Everything I have read, and I believe it's true, that the outcome of pituitary disease depends so much on the experience of your Dr., especially the surgery. If you have anymore questions, please ask. Hope this helps. Diana ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
