Hi everyone. It has been quite awhile since I`ve posted anything - just to busy or too lazy I guess. I would really appreciate any help or advise from those of you who have dealt with adrenal gland tumors. I`ll bring you up to date on what`s been going on concerning our 5 yr old little girl Whidbey. Last August she had a swollen vulva that lasted lasted for about 3 weeks. Then in March, it reoccured. Again no other symptoms such as hair loss. We took her in to the vet who immediately recommended surgery. On March 6th she had her left adrenal gland removed. The surgeon said that everything went well & that the right side appeared ok. This is what that lab reports states: "The adrenal gland reveals a single large focus of nodular hyperplasia within the cortex. This has expanded to compress the adjacent more normal adrenal cortical tissue. This hyperplastic nodule is composed of coalescing nodules of large polyhedral cells with abundant, lightly vacuolated, eosinophilic cytoplasm. These are supported by a fine fibrovascular stroma. The lesions are very typical of the adednomas which are the most common adrenal tumor recognized. The prognosis following sugery is excellent." Well, her vulva is still as swollen as ever, no hair loss, but it has not grown back at all were she was shaved either. Because she has always been tiny, about 1 lb & tends to get quite skinny every summer, about 3 weeks ago I started feeding her duck soup to try to fatten/keep her weight up. She absolutely loves the stuff! We went for her yearly vaccines last week - same weight, and the vet was alittle surprised that her hair still hadn't grown back yet. The only thing she could suggest was that maybe there is now a problem with her right gland. She said that removing the right gland (or part of it) is more dangerous, & they haven't had great results trying to treat it medically. She said she would try to contact another dr. who's had quite a bit of experience with this (she already had a copy of the faq). Has anybody else had this problem before? Now to add to my worries, last night she has started to have these little coughing fits - or at least that it what it might be. They're not sneezes but it sounds really weird kind of like she is all stuffed up, and we haven't been around anyone sick. I've called & left a message for the vet to call me back concerning this. Sorry for taking up so much space, but I'm quite worried about my litte bug & I just feel so helpless. I'd also like to mention that there's been some great stories in the fml, boy some days it is like an emotional roller coaster - from laughter to tears from one story to the next. Have you hugged your fuzzy today? Edith & co. [Posted in FML issue 1571]