Janie - Re: New to this... question on hypoparathyroid post surgery

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jsim1994 wrote:

> Hello from Northern Virginia:

>

> Pap cancer was found during a recent surgery to remove a parathyroid

> adenoma. Dr. is waiting for me to heal from this surgery before

> removing my thyroid. He has cautioned me about the increased risk I

> face of having hypoparathyroidism post tyroid removal. Have any of

> you been through this and just how managable is hypoparathyroidism?

Hi, Janie -

I hope that this remains a hypothetical conversation, and that your surgeon is

able to salvage at least one functioning parathyroid.

I'm sure that other hypoparas will write and and share their experiences, but my

guess is that you will probably find managing hypoparathyroidism to be more of a

headache than managing thyroid cancer.

There's a great group for support and information at

http://www.hypoparathyroidism.org

NYC