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Rachel Baxter
Добавлен 26 окт 2010
Hey! I'm Rachel, I have recently been diagnosed with Acromegaly, it's a minefield!! I am also a mum to Arthur (2) and a wife to Glen, and a mental health nurse, I am learning to live with Acromegaly and still fit everything in to my life to live as normally as I always have, it's a challenge but isnt that what life is about???
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Acromegaly and me- fundraising
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www.justgiving.com/fundraising/doingittogether?
Acromegaly and me...Recap on Acromegaly
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Please please donate my friends are doing the 3 peak challenge to raise awareness and money for the pituitary foundation www.justgiving.com/fundraising/doingittogether?
Acromegaly and me- post OP appointments
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So Covid-19 has meant all appointments are cancelled 😢
Acromegaly and me- 3 weeks post OP
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I didn't survive pituitary surgery to get taken out by a light beer!
Acromegaly and me- 2 weeks post op
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My husband is running the wolf run to raise money for the European society of endocrinology, please see the link below I'd you wish to donate www.justgiving.com/fundraising/glen-baxter1
Acromegaly and me -5 days post surgery
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Just a quick update 5 days since surgery
Acromegaly and me .....I'm home
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Home from the hospital after surgery on Monday
Acromegaly and me admission day!
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Going into hospital today! #acromegaly #pituitary #RareDiseases #encro
Acromegaly and me- 2.5 weeks to surgery
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Acromegaly and me- 2.5 weeks to surgery
Acromegaly and me- 3 days after injection
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Just an update on side effects after the Injection
Acromegaly and I - a bit about nutrition
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Acromegaly and I - a bit about nutrition
Hi Steven, the best thing is to just stay healthy so eating a balanced diet, i was needed to focus more on diet due to the medication i was taking that made it difficult for me to tolerate fats and proteins
You are looking younger day by day
Hey. I am from India and i have achromegaly. I haven't gone to surgery yet due to lack of money. But i need to know what food n all i have to avoid till i remove my tumor
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Congratulations ❤️
Is this similar to gigantism?..
It is the same condition however if developed after growing has stopped it manifests in different ways
Hi - so how are you doing now???
Thank a lot for sharing with us my dear 🙏🏼
Did you find having acromegaly affected your ability to conceive normally?
Hi , im not sure it took around 6 months to conceive and I had a few complications, I didnt know I had acromegaly when I was pregnant, however since treatment i have noticed my cycle is much better
@@MsPitman24 thank you for responding! I had my tumor removed in 2015 and I went almost a year without a period. Now it looks like my IGF1 levels are up again just when I want to start trying for a family. But it’s good to hear that others with acromegaly did not have too much of a hard time conceiving ❤️🙏🏻
@@LowSupplyIBCLC thats really bad luck isn't it, I got diagnosed just as we were about to start trying for our 2nd! My consultant said that there was no reason why it should effect but to tell the surgeon we wanted more children before the surgey good luck 👍
Hii
After puberty, there is no vertical growth but only width of bones grows?
I belive so, But I'm not a Dr just a patient
@@MsPitman24 okay thanks, BTW, I'm not suffering from this but was just curious to know about it and I wish u "all the best" hope u recover from this :)
Thanks you, its fascinating isn't? But not much research or awareness. X
Hi no i haven't been, just bone width for me, it very common to gain height in adolescents with Acromegaly
Are u also growing vertically?
Thanks Rachel for your little slice of life. It’s very interesting. All the best and I hope you keep improving!
Your so adorable. The no sneezing is so you don't risk leaking any spinal fluid. After the complications from my surgery I was not supposed to sneeze for 5 months. I suggest looking away from light sources, and using the back of your finger to put a little pressure on the bottom of your septum when you feel like you need to sneeze. Distraction and deep breathing through your mouth help too. Mind over matter! You got this! (Also, please let your doctor know that you did sneeze, if they don't already know.)
Thank you, i was still in the hospital when I sneezed so all good, lucky no leakage, not sneezing for 5 months must be near impossible but thanks for the tips x
@@MsPitman24 I kind of felt like a superhero with the world's worst superpower... Being able to not sneeze 😅
Thank you for sharing your experience. I get octriotide injections every month and for many years did pegvisomant injections every other day (might go back to that soon, might not, waiting to hear what Stanford says about the fact that my remaining tumor seems to be growing after 7 years post surgery.) I'd love to hear how your doing. Sending you lots of positive energy. Keep fighting acro-sister!
Wow, you look and sound amazing - well done! Be aware, my daughter’s 6 week follow-up appointment ended up being six months - they kept cancelling (Newcastle upon Tyne). Don’t let this happen to you! 👍
Does this disease affect pregnacy ? I want to carry
Aa far as I know it doesn't i had acromegaly when i was pregnant i just didn't know at the time!
@@MsPitman24 i have acromegaly and try to have children but i did not succeed is this the reason ?
@@hindhnouda9968 have they tested your pituitary for fertility function? Tumours can effect the whole pituitary function which could cause problems with fertility.
Which type of injections do you take? Octreotide or Pegvisomant?
I take somatuline autogel (lanreotide)
Hi dear.. Did Acromegaly affect your vision?
Hi luckily not yet, even though it has bent my optic nerve, my dr is surprised it hasnt to be honest!
Rachel Baxter great, yes you are so lucky.. I'm acromegalic also and the disease damaged the vision in my right eye.. but now I can see a little bit from it.. Happy to share experience with you :)
Good luck with everything. Thank you for the video
Brave lady, keep positive Rachel.
I clicked like but obviously I don’t like like the video. Really interesting and informative, hope your doing ok :)
Haha that's ok, yes I'm doing ok thank you Chris
Rachel Baxter Good to hear, you taking some time away from work?