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- Greetings,I had surgery for Hyperparathyroidism a year ago. I had 4 gland hyperplasia, which meant they removed 3 plus a part of the 4th gland. Immediately after surgery, I of course developed hypocalcemia. Since then, my Calcium numbers have...
- Greetings,So my endo called today and said that my active vitamin D along with all the other "D:s are all normal. My PTH is still low at 14, but at least it is somewhere. So she wants me to continue with the HCTZ to encourage calcium retention,...
- Greetings,I met with my surgeon for my 3 week follow up. My vitamin D is up to 34 now, but my PTH is only 11.7 and my calcium is 8.2 and my ionized calcium is 1.09 (range 1.17-1.32)She says that she wants my remaining gland to "wake up" more so she...
- Greetings,Well, it turns out I had 4 gland hyperplasia. They removed 3 and a half glands and ended with a PTH of 15. I had a harder time recovering from the general anasthesia then I thought I would. I noticed a slight tinglining in my hands the...
- Greetings,Well, I had my pre-op calcium/PTH test. My calcium was 9.4 and my PTH was 38. My Vitamin D is up to 25 from 18. How can this be? I need to go in tomorrow and have my ionized/PTH/serum and D pulled again, but barring a lab error on this...
- Greetings,The Board seems to be a bit slow, so I thought I'd toss this out. I noticed on one of Norman's "graphs", that there tends to be fewer complaints of symptoms as calcium levels increase, while those with only moderately raised levels seem...
- Greetings,I confirmed a July date for my surgery today. She suspects 4 gland hyperplasia due to nothing seen on Sestamibi, CT and Ultrasound. They did see a "nodule" on my upper left thyroid gland that was nonechogenic. When I asked her she said...
- Greetings,I went tot my endo today. My last 24 hour urine was over 400. My calcium was still in "normal" range. My calcium has been elevated as well as normal. Either way, PTH is now 100 and my Vitamin D is 18 with the Vitamin D 125 elevated at...
- Greetings,I was just curious if anyone here has noticed any strange effects from drinking alcohol? Since all this began for me, I have noticed that alcohol doesn't agree with me anymore and in fact gives me strange muscle pains. Can anyone...
- Greetings,I was wondering what kind of pain (description) those here have had in relation to their HPT? For example, people have mentioned abdominal pain, but what kind? For me, I notice that my abdominal muscles always feel like I've just done...
- Greetings,I was just thinking about the effects of PTH. Not it's role in extracting calcium from the bones, but other effects. Does anyone know if the high PTH in and of itself can lead to symptoms? I read an article that seemed to indicate that...
- Greetings,I had the DEXA and Sestamibi scans performed. The DEXA was a -1.80 on one reading and a -1.60 on another. This is an improvement over the -2.0 a had a few years ago, but I think that is due to the more thorough nature of the current...
- Greeintgs,Latest labs as they come in. I was told calcium "normal", though I didn't get a value. PTH 100, Vitamin D low. I go in on Thursday for a DEXA scan to see how the osteopenia is. Following Tuesday I go for Sestambi scan. We'll...
- Greetings,Over the last 3 years I have helped people move about 5 times. Everytime I do this it ends up being a big mistake. I am immediately sore after the move and for a few days after. I realize that this happens the older you get, but for a...
- Greetings,I thought it would be nice to have a thread where everyone listed their symptoms both typical and weird ones. Haven't seen any specific thread like that yet, although with my lack of mental accuity I may have overlooked it. I'll...