AcroTales

In Episode 8 of AcroTales we speak to Bert from Nebraska. Bert was diagnosed with Acromegaly in 2010 after a range of health complications led various specialists couldn't initially make the correct diagnosis. We discuss this impact this had on Bert's life, how further complications meant a return to hospital and how he now faces up to this unique condition - by giving something back.

In this episode of AcroTales we talk to Mike from London in the UK. Mike was diagnosed only a couple of years ago but has been on quite a journey since his diagnosis, and talks in depth about treatment, medication and radiotherapy. As well as this, Mike also discusses how he used various coping mechanisms throughout and the help provided by The Pituitary Foundation.

In Episode 6 of AcroTales we talk to Sheila from Trieste in Italy. Sheila is 51 and was diagnosed with Acromegaly in 2003 and is currently in remission. We discuss the complications leading up to diagnosis, how it impacted on her life and the excellent work she now does with WAPO - the World Alliance of Pituitary Organisations. 

In Episode 5 of AcroTales we talk to Jennie from Wellington in New Zealand. Her open and honest account of being diagnosed with acromegaly explores the treatment, surgery, complications faced and how it's affected her life - but not her humour.

In this episode of AcroTales we talk to Rachel from Oxfordshire in the UK. At the time of recording, Rachel had undergone surgery to remove her pituitary adenoma less than two weeks before, so this is a amazing opportunity to hear from someone who is fresh out of the operating room.

Rachel has also made some videos about her journey with Acromegaly, which can be found here on YouTube. 

In this episode of AcroTales we talk to Trinity from Phoenix, Arizona about the challenges of growing up with a pituitary condition at such a young age. We also discuss the important role that nurses have to play in the management and treatment of Acromegaly and how friends and family are such an important factor when coping with the condition.

In this episode of AcroTales, JD Faccinetti talks about his the long road to diagnosis, living with Acromegaly and what motivated him to begin Pituitary World News, a leading website that focuses on medical news and patient information related to the pituitary gland.

In the first AcroTale, Lauren from Kent, UK talks about being diagnosed with Acromegaly in her early twenties, the battle for a successful diagnosis and how this unusually large pituitary tumour impacted her life - without dampening her spirit.