I’m trying to work out what happens after you get a Cushing’s tumour removed in terms of your hunger. Well, obviously it happened to me, but a lot of other shit happened around that time, so I’m wondering what was Cushing’s and what wasn’t. So, to revisit 2008 and early 2009…
February 2008: I think my diet and hunger was mostly normal. A six-inch sub from Subway would be enough to satisfy me, and I’d fit in dessert as well.
The next few months 2008: I’d be eating more, but not noticeably more.
July 2008: I’d be eating an average amount, and feeling hungry afterwards.
August 2008: I was in love with food at this stage, and thought about it constantly.
September and October 2008: I was hungry all the time and cooked enormous meals.
November: Tumour removed.
December 2008: The stroke occurred five days after the tumour was removed, and when I was on nil by mouth, I was so hungry. All I could think about was Jaffa ice cream, cupcakes and cheesecake. After I was off nil by mouth, I ate, but I don’t think it was the same amount as in October and November. I would get hungry, though, and still liked thinking about food.
January 2009: My boyfriend broke up with me because he didn’t want to be in a relationship. I didn’t eat that much, but still ate a bit.
February and March 2009: I ate, and it was nothing like Cushing’s levels, but still normal. My boyfriend was doing the weird limbo thing with me.
May 2009: I found out in a rather brutal way that my boyfriend had a new girlfriend, and I stopped eating. I couldn’t eat much at all, and would drink smoothies just so there’d be food for drugs.
July 2009: I’m eating more than I have all year, and tell my trainer I’m worried it’s Cushing’s again. He says it’s because I’m getting fitter and my metabolism is getting higher, so eating more is a *good* thing.
August 2009: I eat normal amounts. Three average meals a day plus three snacks.
So I’ve worked out how to gain weight (get Cushing’s), how to lose weight (emotional trauma that makes you want to die), and how to maintain a normal diet (regular exercise!)
Bodies are amazing!
