AcroTales
AcroTales is a series of interviews with people living with Acromegaly - a rare condition caused by a benign tumour growth in the pituitary gland.If often takes 6-10 years for Acromegaly to be diagnosed and patients usually have a complicated journey to diagnosis. Acromegaly causes an excessive release of growth hormones which results in enlarged facial features, growth of hands and feet, changes in jaw and bone structures, loss of libido, visual problems and more. In each AcroTale, patient and advocate Dan Jeffries talks to acromegalics from around the world, discussing diagnosis, treatment and the effects on social and personal life.
AcroTales
Episode 8 - Bert
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Dan Jeffries
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Episode 8
In Episode 8 of AcroTales we speak to Bert from Nebraska. Bert was diagnosed with Acromegaly in 2010 after a range of health complications led various specialists couldn't initially make the correct diagnosis. We discuss this impact this had on Bert's life, how further complications meant a return to hospital and how he now faces up to this unique condition - by giving something back.