Thank you lisa-t - I did not know about the Cortisol test. Now I can ask my doctor about it. You see, I saw a natural suppliment that is supposed to help you loose weight by blocking the cortisol and carbohydrates in the diet; filling the stomach so that you eat less at meals. Also, I do have someone in my family history who was a giantess; Anne Swan was in my famiy background, and she was born with Human Growth Factor problems. She was in Barnum and Bailey's Circus she became so big. It is a pituitary problem which controls the size you become. The pituitary controls the thyroid. So therefore, I wonder if I have inherited these hormone problems. I also understand adrenal glands are involved with the nervous system, and can cause damage to the thyroid also. My aunt also had problems with her ovaries, and had to have them out when they became cancerous. So your story was interesting to me too!