Yes, my mom had this very thing. For years she had been misdiagnosed. At one point they had said it was some form of cancer. She suffered through cracked bones in the hip and back. Then they said osteoporosis and started treating her with some heavy medication for that. Then she found a doctor that came up with the parathyroid being the culprit. I believe it was overactive and they had to remove part of it. This was years ago, so my memory is a bit foggy. They did surgery and that took care of it. Had she stayed on the meds for osteoporosis, it would have caused alot of damage.
This surgery is not rocket science, nor is it the mark of the beast. The parathyroid gland controls the distribution of calcium in the body between the bones and the blood. A tiny tumor in the parathyroid (the size of a BB) can cause the release of the hormone that shifts calcium out of the bone and into the blood. In the past it was hard to determine if this tiny tumor was accurately identified and completely excised. Today with instant laboratory results they can tell by the blood calcium level if the tumor was excised and if it was the only one. It’s a pretty simple surgery, usually about ninety minutes, less if they find the tumor right away. Besides the bone loss, high levels of calcium in the blood itself can cause serious problems. Listen to your doctor, the procedure doesn’t involve fetal stem cells or alter your DNA.
I don’t know how far away you are from a major medical center but hopefully you are close to one. Some centers have one or two surgeons who specialize in parathyroid surgery. They will make sure you have a good workup and they’ll have a lot of experience. Those glands are tiny things, you want a specialist.
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I know someone who had the surgery. It was life changing in the improvement it gave them.
They had suffered unexplainable fatigue for years that had gotten to the point of being debilitating. Doctors couldn’t figure it out. Then finally a new doctor noticed a high blood calcium level and checked the parathyroid hormone level. It was out of bounds which led to a preliminary diagnosis of hyperparathyroid. This was confirmed by an imaging scan performed by a specialist clinic down in Tampa/St. Petersburg FL.
Turned out one of the four parathyroid lobes was extremely enlarged, one of the worst cases they had seen. The surgery to remove the enlarged node was relatively simple and led to immediate improvement. Energy level started to noticeably rebound within days.
Definitely recommend giving the surgery serious consideration if that’s where the indicators are pointing.