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Leiana, Adrenal Patient

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Leiana was diagnosed with autoimmune adrenal insufficiency  in 2009 and put on 30mg of Cortef for the rest of her life. Her cortisol levels were below normal of -1.    She has been trying to wean off the steroids with no success.
 
She had a 3.9 adenoma on the right adrenal gland removed in Sept 2010 is waiting for the left adrenal gland to kick in. She is extremely skinny and bony and eats around 3000 to 4000 calories a day.
 

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