The Parathyroid

Another consideration is that I must be careful in regard to the PARATHYROID.

The following website provides some great information about the parathyroid.

http://www.parathyroid.com/

 

Parathyroid disease is called "hyperparathyroidism", affecting 1 in 1000 people causing high blood calcium--which leads to serious health problems.

 

.....symptoms and complications of hyperparathyroidism including osteoporosis, chronic fatigue, kidney stones, stroke, and increased cancer risks.....

 

.....Over 90% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (a parathyroid tumor) have low vitamin D levels.....

 

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Symptoms of Parathyroid Disease (Hyperparathyroidism)

http://www.parathyroid.com/parathyroid-symptoms.htm

	Loss of energy. Don't feel like doing much. Tired all the time. Chronic fatigue.
	Just don't feel well; don't quite feel normal. Hard to explain but just feel kind of bad.
	Feel old. Don't have the interest in things that you used to.
	Can't concentrate, or can't keep your concentration like in the past.
	Depression.
	Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.
	Bones hurt; typically it's bones in the legs and arms but can be most bones.
	Don't sleep like you used to. Wake up in middle of night. Trouble getting to sleep.
	Tired during the day and frequently feel like you want a nap (but naps don't help).
	Spouse claims you are more irritable and harder to get along with (cranky, bitchy).
	Forget simple things that you used to remember very easily (worsening memory).
	Gastric acid reflux; heartburn; GERD.
	Decrease in sex drive.
	Thinning hair (predominately in middle aged females on the front part of the scalp).
	Kidney Stones.
	High Blood Pressure (sometimes mild, sometimes quite severe; up and down a lot).
	Recurrent Headaches (usually patients under the age of 40).
	Heart Palpitations (arrhythmias). Typically atrial arrhythmias.
	Atrial Fibrillation (rapid heart rate, often requiring blood thinners).

Most people with hyperparathyroidism will have 4 - 6 of these symptoms. Some will have lots of them. A few people will say they don't have any... but after an operation they will often say otherwise. 95% of people with hyperparathyroidism will have 3 or more of these symptoms. In general, the longer you have hyperparathyroidism, the more symptoms you will develop.

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