Sarah's story - Volunteers' week

A pea sized problem...volunteering 

"When discharged from hospital I had no idea that The Pituitary Foundation existed. I was in a bubble of bewilderment. Ecstatic to be going home after almost a month in hospital. Nervous not to have medical professionals around me but looking forward to my own bed. In the following weeks and months there was a lot of rebuilding of my physical and emotional health to do and I hadn’t realised the enormity of it..."

Annie's story - Volunteers' week

"After having had constant headaches and other symptoms for about 20 plus years, I was finally diagnosed with Acromegaly at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London on the 24^th December 1993 - Not the best Christmas present I have ever had...."

Dominika's story - Volunteers' week

"My name is Dominika Butler; I am a scientist and like many of you – a pituitary patient. My volunteering journey started in July 2015 when I contacted Rosa at The Pituitary Foundation and asked if I could be of assistance, but let me start from the beginning…"

Indi's story - Volunteers' week

"My name is Indi Banerjee, I am a specialist in children’s growth and hormones. I have always been fascinated by how hormones work and have such a great impact on peoples’ lives. I carried my interest through my training period in children’s medicine and I am now a paediatric endocrinologist in a busy hospital...."

Phil's story - Volunteers' week

"I was diagnosed with a macro pituitary adenoma in October 1996.  I had surgery to remove this, and gamma knife radiosurgery in 2002 when the tumour started to return - touch wood, that has been successful..." 

Celebrating Volunteers' Week 2019

Across the UK this week is Volunteers’ Week from 1st – 7th June, which is an annual celebration highlighting the contribution volunteers make!

Joy's story - Volunteers' week

"I was diagnosed on Christmas Eve 1997. The day before I had had a phone call, “Can you pop in to the Hospital for a MRI Brain scan?” Pop in for a brain scan on Christmas Eve!"

Notice of General Meeting 2019

Notice of our General Meeting on 11 July 2019

BMJ podcast featuring Pat McBride

Diabetes insipidus is a rare but treatable condition. This podcast by BMJ offers an approach to diagnosing suspected DI

Update for emergency hydrocortisone

SOLU-CORTEF injections

Pfizer SOLU-CORTEF VIAL 100mg with diluent is currently out of stock and the next expected delivery is week ending 14 June.  NB: This is not a guaranteed date.