I am posting some pictures of what Cushings disease and the tumor has done to my outside appearance. I look pretty typical to how most people with Cushings Disease look. The other day I went to dinner with my Mother and Sister-in-law. The restaurant we went to had quite a few teenagers that I had taught for years either with swimming lessons or on swim teams. These are teenagers who would have definitely remembered who I was. But not a single one recognized me. It was an odd experience. I went home that night and Dakota took the pictures so my mom could wax off my beard :)

That night as I looked over some pictures from four or five months ago I was shocked to see just how different I do look. Although I do have to say the resemblance between me and the stay puff marshmallow man from Ghostbusters was amazing! I have hope that after the surgery and slowly coming off the steroids that I will be taking for the Cushings disease, that things will return to normal. This means no more mustache and beard, a smaller looking tummy, no more moon shaped face, no more double chin, less acne and the best part no more swollen feet and hands! It seems to be that way for other people with Cushings. Cynthia, my mother-in-law has a cousin who has Cushings disease as well and she said after her surgery (her tumor was on the pituitary gland), that she was loosing the weight so fast and didn't have change a whole lot with her diet or exercise. I am excited to loose the weight without dieting. I am also looking forward to fitting into some of my clothes again. Although I don't think I will ever be a size three again, I would be happy to be at a healthy weight, like a size eight. It helps that I have been trying to eat well