Endocrinologist and Adrenal glands

We met with an endocrinologist this week and it was very interesting.  Since Max is missing his one adrenal gland his other one was trying to compensate and then we threw a bunch of nasty medication at it and the endocrinologist said that his other adrenal gland has shut down and is no longer working.  This makes a lot of sense when looking at some of the odd side effects that he has been having.  The steroid dose that he has been on for the last 4 months should have made him gain weight and swell up, instead Max has had the opposite reaction, he hasn't been eating great and hasn't gained any weight.  The endocrinologist thinks that Max is having a wasting effect where he may be losing muscle tone instead of gaining weight like so many patients on steroids.  He seems to also have some hormonal imbalances since he doesn't have an acting adrenal gland, this lack of hormones is what is affecting his appetite and thirst center, and growth and who knows what else. The adrenal gland produces hormones for growth and development, metabolism, and cortisone, as well as to supplement all your other glands (pituitary, thyroid, etc.).We are running some more tests the next couple weeks to get a handle on what is going on with all his other glands as well.  We really need to start tapering his steroids to get him to a level that won't give him long term side effects, but it is going to be a tricky balance to keep his neurological symptoms in check and to slowly try to revive his lone adrenal gland.  We appreciate your continued prayers, we will keep you posted on the results...