FIRST POST OF 2011!!!!!

Wow, I can't believe I let another year go by without a post. God please forgive me. I have had three doctors visits in 2010 to MD Anderson. In January I had an MRI and the tumor was still the size of a dime. The blood levels continued to improve.

In July, I visited for blood work and the prolactin had come down to where they wanted to reduce my Cabergoline from 2.0 mg to 1.5 weekly (three pills weekly) and see how I did. My synthroid level was left at .125 mgs. daily.

In December, 2010, I went for another MRI and blood work. The tumor size has remained the same, no change since January of 2010, and the prolactin level was down to 8.0 which is well within the acceptable range. The doctor was wanting to get it below 10. We have now reduced the Cabergoline to 1.0 weekly (one pill on Tuesday and one on Friday), everything else remains the same. Haven't noticed much change although had a few headaches upon the initial reduction in medication this time. Those seem to have subsided now. Our next appointment is in July 2011 to see if the prolactin stays the same. The Doctor said he doesn't know if he will ever be able to take me completely off of the Cabergoline but he will see.
God continues to bless me and keep me healthy. I feel good--just getting older and life is a little more stressful.