Elevated blood calcium parathyroid glands
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Which corrects itself (usually) after the cause of the HPT is corrected...If you have elevated PTH (parathyroid hormone) and elevated ionized calcium, you have it. If you have elevated PTH and normal ionized calcium, you probably have it...the PTH and calcium should always be either in range, or at opposite ends...
Along with high blood calcium, you may also experience frequent heartburn, gallstones, kidney stones, headaches, muscle, joint, and gut pains...
Parathyroid glands control the amount of calcium in the blood. Even though your doctor has said it doesn't seem to be parathyroid related, your test results indicate you could have a parathyroid adenoma. Although this isn't cancer, the parathyroid(s) containing the adenoma(s) (if there is one) would have to be removed, since this won't resolve on its own.
Although your Vitamin D at 38 (30-100) is within the normal range, it's still on the low side.
I had a parathyroid gland removed in February after blood tests showed an elevated pth and calcium level. My calcium and pth returned to normal immediately.
Last week, new blood tests showed a normal calcium level and an Intact PTH of 152.9 (14-72).
The lab report says this indicates secondary hyperparathyroidism. My research shows this typicslly occurs when calcium levels are low. My level is normal.
Other abnormal lab values:
Creatinine 1.2 (.6-1.0)
CGFR.
s lots of things that can cause elevated blood calcium levels...if the PTH (parathyroid hormone level) and the calcium level are both elevated, it's usually caused by primary hyperparathyroidism...(This is usually caused by a tumor on a parathyroid gland) All the four parathyroid glands do are regulate the blood calcium levels...When the blood calcium is high, the PTH should be low or near normal...
You can have as many symptoms as someone with a very high calcium as someone with a slightly elevated calcium. Basically if you have a elevated calcium level and PTH levels over 25 you have a tumor. Go to Parathyroid.com. Dr. James Norman is the leading expert in the WORLD on parathyroid tumors and how to diagnoise and treat them. This is his sight, and I had my own Dr. use this site to help me and my daughter.
The most common cause of high blood calcium is a parathyroid adenoma. An adenoma is not malignant. There are four parathyroid glands behind the thyroid gland. Occasionally an extra parathyroid can be elsewhere in the neck. You can have a Sestamibi Technetium scan to see possible enlarged parathyroid glands or adenoma.
The nature of the mass in the parotid salivary gland should be cleared up. A malignant tumor can also cause high calcium.
I am not a doctor, however, I understand that hyperparathyroidism can result in calcium being removed from the bones. This will in turn elevate your blood calcium levels. Most people have four parathyroid glands. They are very tiny and located in the throat where the thyroid gland is located.
Hyperparathyroidism can be caused by one of the parathyroid glands developing a tumor.
It does this by many mechanisms, helping you absorb calcium from your diet, managing the calcium in bones, and so on. If one were to lose all four of his or her parathyroid glands, the serum calcium would take a serious drop and replacement calcium and Vitamin D would probably have to be taken for life.
When performing thyroid surgery, it is prudent to look for and preserve these glands immediately after locating and preserving the recurrent laryngeal nerve, discussed elsewhere.
A few excerpts from the article "HypOparathyroidism -- Page 2. Low Blood Calcium" from the parathyroid website...
"Surgical Hypoparathyroidism
(Hypoparathyroidism following thyroid/parathyroid surgery)
Introduction:
Hypoparathyroidism is a medical condition is caused by a surgeon removing all four of a patient’s parathyroid glands. This is a terrible complication of surgery performed on the thyroid or parathyroid glands, and its occurrence should be near zero.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in bone and blood. PTH is made by four small parathyroid glands located in the neck behind the thyroid gland. Hypoparathyroidism occurs when there is too little PTH. Blood calcium levels fall, and phosphorus levels rise.
The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is injury to the parathyroid glands during head and neck surgery.
s calcium levels. Period. When you blood calcium gets too low, the glands release their parathyroid hormone into the blood stream, signaling your BONES (body's calcium storage) to release calcium. (This is what the ionized calcium measures). When the calcium levels are at a "happy place" again, the PTH level drops.
In hyperparathyroidism, an outside influence, usually a noncancerous tumor on one or more of the glands, begins to cause a surplus of the PTH to be released.
My doctor noticed that my calcium and PTH levels were very elevated last year. I had not been to a doctor in several years as I did not have insurance. After many blood and urine tests it was determined that I had primary hyperparathyroidism. I saw 2 specialists and a surgeon who specializes in parathyroid surgery. It was recommended that I had a parathyroidectomy. I had the surgery 3 weeks ago.
My doc said I have high levels of calcium in the blood and my parathyroids are functioning normally..
I wish I had some more information..
Currently take levothyroxine for my thyroid taken out due to pap Thyroid cancer..3 years ago
Tg (thyroilogublin) 0.5 which is indectable
But my thyroid levels - Tsh 0.18 and T4 = 24.0
What signs and symptoms do you look out for? Some fatigue, but otherwise ok..
My first instinct when hearing about your twitching is that it could be from stress, but a quick internet search also brings up a link between pain and cramping in hands and feet, muscle cramps, pain, and muscle twitching with hypoparathyroidism. The parathyroid glands are four small glands located on the back of your thyroid, and they produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) which regulates calcium levels in the blood. Too little PTH causes blood calcium levels to drop and phosphorous to rise.
I had parathyroid surgery 2 weeks ago. Before surgery I had high blood calcium, in the upper 10's, high ionized Calcium, and a normal PTH level, which is not that uncommon. I had all the bad things with this disease. Brain fog, irritability, muscle spasms, bone pain, depression, and the list goes on. They removed 2 glands on the right side. My blood work yesterday showed a 10 for blood calcium, with the cut off at normal of 10.1, a normal ionized calcium level, and a normal PTH level.
My vitamin d was 33 and my calcium was 9.6. The one concerning issue I had was my pth being elevated at 86. I can't seem to find anything that indicates what would elevate a pth with everything else normal? My free thyroxine was also elevated at 1.85. My endocrine dr says that I most likely have a little growth on my parathyroid but isn't concerned. Should I get a second opinion? What does an elevated pth do?
You need further testing to check your parathyroid glands. They are probably pulling you off all calcium supplements and retesting when???? Make sure they don't ignore this!
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