Re: Val. hyperparathyroidism

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When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism,

What tests did they do for that Val......what were your symptoms??? Still workin on my thyroid, LOL....Thanks )))))

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Tests: General chemistry; calcium and parathyroid hormone (3 tests), chest x-ray, vit D and I don't remember what else. I had a parathyroid tumor removed. Diagnosis is made by plotting the calcium and PTH values on a graph. I also had a sestimibi scan which showed the bad parathyroid. Anytime you have a high calcium reading, further investigation should be done.

Symptoms: terrible bone pain, osteoporosis, generalized pain, fatigue, inability to concentrate - got to the point where I couldn't talk on the phone because I couldn't follow a conversation, and couldn't file tax returns for three years. Within eight hours of surgery, I could sit on my tail bone without pain.

The sick part is that I had this for at least 14 years. I took NSAIDS and would have killed to get them. Somewhere during that time, my thyroid also failed. I was hypo for at least eight years before diagnosis.

Val

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When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism,

What tests did they do for that Val......what were your symptoms??? Still workin on my thyroid, LOL....Thanks )))))