Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I consulted with the doc at U of So Florida www.endocrineweb.com I thought about flying down there for the minimally invasive procedures but decided not to. Instead, I had a regular surgery in Denver. The scar is just a fine line and barely visible. (I have seen some ugly ones though.) My surgeon felt it was necessary to have a bigger incision so he could fully explore all four parathyroids. As it turns out, I had one adenoma, two normal parathyroids and one that he couldn't find. However, my calcium has remained normal since so we're assuming the lost parathyroid does not have an adenoma. I seriously doubt that your by-pass has anything to do with this. When a parathyroid goes wonky, it will sense that there is not enough calcium (regardless of the actual level) in your blood and then send out more and more parathyroid hormone to get your blood level of calcium up. This process causes calcium to leave the bones to bring up the blood level. The problem is that a wonky parathyroid has no idea what it's doing and sends out far too much parathyroid hormone. No matter how much calcium is in your blood, it is never enough to satisfy a wonky parathyroid. The higher your blood calcium goes, the worse you'll feel. Your bones actually bleed and hurt. Val Subject: Re: In my case it may be due to the fact that I don't absorb things like normal people... I had gastric by-pass surgery. The calcium in my blood and my parathyroid hormone are reacting as if there is a parathyroid problem might I just might not be absobing correctly. If indeed one has a parathyroid problem the only way to really fix it is with surgery, but it's suppose to be very minimally invasive. Hugs, Tigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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