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Do I have Cushing's disease? PLEASE HELP?
Okay, I am really sorry if this is long. If you could read this I would be very greatful, I am worried. I am an 18 year old female. I have not had a period in nearly 6 months, for the past few years my periods have been irregular, sometimes the gap between them can be up to 4/5 months, sometimes even more. I have noticed since 2010, I have started putting on weight on my stomach area ONLY. Before, I used to have a very flat stomach and small waist. Now, my stomach almost looks like I am having the menopause, it has gotten much fatter, and it is continueing to do so, and I don't know why. I have started to gain alot of weight, when before I wasn't, even though I jog 4 times a week and hardly eat, I am a UK size 14/16 (Us 10/12) My face has put on weight, my chin used to be slim, now my chin has become big and fat. I can't wear ponytails because I'm self concious. I don't have a defined jaw line like before, my chin seems to be getting bigger every month. It's depressing me. My cheeks are constantly red, if it gets warm or I excersise, they get very very red. Even though I have olive skin. I sweat alott, I shower every morning for 45 mins, but at the end of the day I feel hot and unclean, my hair gets very greasy too, even though I wash it daily. I get warm easily, in the winter I would go out without a jacket and still feel okay, I would never wear a big jacket because it would make me sweat alottt. In summer, I get overheated alot. Pretty much my whole body has started becoming noticebly hairier. My eyebrows, nostrils, legs, arms, knuckles, sideburns, private area, underarms, stomach and above my top lip. I used to have extremly fine hair before compared to other people. Now I am hairier than some. My hair has become brittle, and I get split ends alot, even though it's greasy. My teeth have started changing, I never need braces, but all of a sudden, they have started to become crooked, I get tooth aches alot, I don't get why this is happening. I know tooth changes can be caused by the jaw getting bigger. Maybe this is caused by 'moonface' where too much cortisone is realesed as a result of a pituitary tumour. My vision has gotten worse, I used to have pretty much perfect vision up until I was 16. Then all of a sudden it decreased by -1.5 in both eyes, a year later, it had decreased by another 0.5 in both eyes. My shoulders, have began to change to a strange 'hump' like shape. My posture has become very bad because of this, and my neck feels very tight and wound up. My neck looks as though it is pushing against my shoulders which are drooping forward. My neck looks like it has become alot shorter than it was too, and the skin/fat around it is hard, tough and lumpy. My neck, armpits and inner thighs have discoloration. I have a discoloured line going across my neck. I have purple/pink stretch marks on my inner thigh. I have noticed I have been getting a few wrinkles on my face too. I do not smoke so this seems odd, I have lines around my eyes and a few small ones on my forehead when I smile. My memory has been all over the place lately. I walk into rooms, and sometimes forget why I went in. I don't remember peoples names easily. I forget appointment times, where shops are, and what day of the week things happened. I have had epilepsy in the past (first seizure when I was 14, had 4 in total) so I was wondering if this might be linked to Cushing's. I have also felt down and had a lot of anxiety since I turned 16. I always used to be a very positive person before that who could handle stress. Now a small amount of stress makes me feel all over the place. At times I have at times felt suicidal, occasionally I have felt so stressed I have self harmed to feel a release and be more in control. I have also lately started getting panic attacks because I am insecure about how my body has changed. I know I have pretty much all the symptoms of a Cushing's yet my doctor wants to do an ultra sound to check for cysts on my ovaries. This would not explain the growth of my chin, the 'hump' on my back, also all the stress I have been feeling lately and my memory. The fact my body/face is changing so much depresses me. I am someone who likes to look their best, so this has been pretty hard, especially because my family think I am being vain, and my teachers think I am superficial for being insecure, and that I'm causing my insecurities to happen because they think I let myself get fat, when I didn't. When I look in the mirror I look different, my face/body shape is not the same at all as it was. Please, could you give me an answer, because I am tired of not knowing what is going on. I will be going to my gp in just over a week to discuss whether I could see a hormone specialist.

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Can a celebrity become a police officer?
I'm a singer in a band, and i've been recently given an opportunity for the big time. If I actually succeed, will I still be able to become a Police Officer if I choose to retire from the spotlight? I know that people such as Chuck Norris & Steven Segal have became Reserve Deputies but I want to become a full-time officer in my hometown If I do become successful, would a Police Department still hire me (seeing as a meet all requirements) with the fact that some people may notice me (at that stage I might've changed my appearance already) I know that celebs such as Ken Osmond & Matt Barlow have became officers after their fame but in today's time, fame will be spread more globally than in the two artists' prime. Also, In the case that I do hit it big, I won't be doing drugs (I can handle stress well) and I'll still volunteer my time to the community as I usually do and I'd probably be one of the few who live lives that are so boring that the paparazzi won't bother to follow me As a kid, I was emotionally abused and hit by my father often, who due to lack of money in the family, was always in a bad mood. I wanted to get out of the trash heap, and make a lot of money to prove to him that I'm not useless. Somewhere in my teens, I started singing and I'm now given the chance to hit it big. However, I still want to become a Police Officer afterwards as it is rewarding, especially in my experience working humanitarian operations as a Military Reservist. I've heard of many Sports Stars becoming full-time Police Officers but what about Singers/Actors? The only ones that I've heard become one were those that aren't really too mainstream famous. Also, my father has had a sketchy past (never arrested or interrogated). If he was ever suspected of any crimes, would I be labeled as a "Known Associate" during the Background Investigation? What if he did something I didn't know about and was put as "Known Associate"? Will that disqualify me?

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