Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hi Rita, I will paste a message from a week or so back that I wrote about PTH. Let me know if it does not answer all your questions. In a message dated 12/15/2004 6:12:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, jrzyrita@... writes: > , I too thought it was from my running on the treadmill, but that is > not the case for me either. Can you explain what PTH is - my ears just > perked up on that one! Thanks Subj: Re: Parathyroid hormone Date: 12/3/2004 7:54:40 PM Pacific Standard Time From: W4JC To: iga-nephropathy I'll take a stab at this. Your parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone which tells your kidneys to make a hormone called Calcitrol which helps to regulate the levels of calcium and phosphorus in your blood. When your kidneys no longer make enough of that hormone, it causes the parathyroid gland to work overtime making more parathyroid hormone in an effort to tell the kidneys they need to make more calcitrol. However, when your kidney function is too low, and no longer able to make enough Calcitrol, the high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your blood causes your body pulls calcium and phosphorus out of bones. One of the other functions of PTH is to tell your kidneys to get rid of the excess phosphorus in your kidneys, and when your kidneys no longer can do that, the levels of phosphorus also build up hence the need for low phosphorus diets. This high level of PTH over time leads the bones becoming brittle and weak due to the calcium and phosphorus levels being out of whack, and can also lead to renal osteodystrophy in addition to causing itching and bone and joint pain among other things. Hope this makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 What you wrote last week was awesome . It really answered my questions. If you can't immediately find it, just let me know, because I saved it. That one was a real keeper. Cy Re: Joint pain/ PTH Hi Rita, I will paste a message from a week or so back that I wrote about PTH. Let me know if it does not answer all your questions. In a message dated 12/15/2004 6:12:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, jrzyrita@... writes: > , I too thought it was from my running on the treadmill, but that is > not the case for me either. Can you explain what PTH is - my ears just > perked up on that one! Thanks Subj: Re: Parathyroid hormone Date: 12/3/2004 7:54:40 PM Pacific Standard Time From: W4JC To: iga-nephropathy I'll take a stab at this. Your parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone which tells your kidneys to make a hormone called Calcitrol which helps to regulate the levels of calcium and phosphorus in your blood. When your kidneys no longer make enough of that hormone, it causes the parathyroid gland to work overtime making more parathyroid hormone in an effort to tell the kidneys they need to make more calcitrol. However, when your kidney function is too low, and no longer able to make enough Calcitrol, the high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your blood causes your body pulls calcium and phosphorus out of bones. One of the other functions of PTH is to tell your kidneys to get rid of the excess phosphorus in your kidneys, and when your kidneys no longer can do that, the levels of phosphorus also build up hence the need for low phosphorus diets. This high level of PTH over time leads the bones becoming brittle and weak due to the calcium and phosphorus levels being out of whack, and can also lead to renal osteodystrophy in addition to causing itching and bone and joint pain among other things. Hope this makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 It was absolutely no trouble at all! I hope you can rest tonight and allow yourself the chance to recover from this nasty head cold. In a message dated 12/15/2004 5:51:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, jrzyrita@... writes: > - so sorry I troubled you to retreive the message. I actually have > it saved, but forgot about it. I've been so forgetful lately - possibly from > this head cold. Thank you again - you are such a sweetheart. Hugs, Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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