This is what a pituitary MRI looks like. In my case, I've had so much radiation that my pituitary is gone, and I just have a tiny amount of "suspicious tissue" left at the very bottom. I'm hoping one of the neuros I've contacted is willing to take a 'calculated risk' to go in there and scrape it out. I'm of course worried about all the ones who might say "ha ha! He can't fix you, but I can!".. so I know to steer clear of those. Preferably I'd like one who says "I think I might be able to help, I will try. I will go in there, see what I can do, but if it doesn't look good, I will abort mission!".. that's what I really want and HOPE for. Either that or someone who will agree to try radiation for a 3rd time. There are risks of burning through the sella with radiation, I know that. But I'm at the point of considering 'which is worse?'.. and I'm starting to think that taking a risk is better than continuing "living" as I am. There's also the concern of radiation leading to cancer, etc.. however that's far away - 10+ years down the road? Well if Cushings kills me in 3, the fear of cancer from radiation down the road just doesn't matter, does it?
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