How would someone know if they had acromegaly, what are the symptoms other than facial enlargement?

Acromegaly itself is a disorder characterized by excess growth hormone.
Symptoms often include abnormally large bones in the arms, legs, and head. The jaws and the front of the skull and most often affected. It may also cause thickening of the soft tissues of the body, esp. the heart and accelerated growth leading to tall stature.
Acromegaly is most often caused by the growth of a benign (innocent) tumor affecting the pituitary gland.

Tags

　　Adenoids 　　Adenoidectomy 　　Addison Disease 　　ADD 　　ARDS 　　Acupuncture 　　Acromegaly 　　Acoustic Neuroma 　　Acne 　　ACL 　　Acid Reflux 　　Achondroplasia 　　Achilles Tendon Injuries

Related information

Help me relate acromegaly,prolactinoma,pituit... and dwarfism with their effect to the society

They help give endocrinologists a job.

...

What is acromegaly?

These famous people had acromegaly....maybe you recongnize them. Famous patients were 7'2" tall Richard Kiel ('Jaws' in the James Bond movies), and wrestler Andr茅 the Giant, ...

What acromegaly means?give its cause, effect,presentation and remedy?

Acromegaly is an endocrine disorder of the pituitary gland in which tumors on the gland causes in an excessive production of GH (growth hormone). In children before growth is over, it causes gigant...

Acromegaly operation?

Surgery is a rapid and effective treatment. The surgeon reaches the pituitary through an incision in the nose and, with special tools, removes the tumor tissue in a procedure called transsphenoidal...

Acromegaly, anyone have or had it?

here is a site that gives you detail information about the disease.

...

I think I am suffering from Acromegaly help me?

Consult an Endocrinologist and he may evaluate the adenoma and may suggest either surgery immediately or will treat you with depot formulation of Octreotide (Sandostatin LAR) which will shrink your...

Health conditions on Acromegaly after surgery?

Acromegalics do very well after surgery! They often require certain medications to replace what may be lacking after the pituitary glad is removed, but, in general they do well. Since it is such ...

About acromegaly,I AM SO STUCKED,help?

Acromegaly (from Greek akros "high" and megas "large" - extremities enlargement) is a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH...