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Est. 02.09.2014
It's Not All About the Levels
The level of calcium does NOT determine the severity of symptoms
I had my second parathyroidiectomy on 11 May 2021. I had an upper left, small adenoma removed in Oxford by the marvellous Mr Shad Khan, nine years after I had a large left adenoma removed in Sheffield. My levels were biochemically normal, but I'd had normohormonal PHPT recorded in 2011/12, and reported by Dr Larian in 2018, after he looked at my historic levels. #ItsNotAllAboutTheLevels
Sallie
At a recent meeting with a representative from The Royal Derby Hospital, myself and a colleague were told they 'firmly advocate the 'Watch and Wait' process for patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidi
Just when we thought there was a chink of hope for wider recognition in the UK of Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism upon hearing that BAETS hosted a webinar on NCPHPT, we found out that the as
Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a complicated name for an extremely common, yet widely under recognised and misdiagnosed endocrine condition. Parathyroid glands regulate calcium in our blood in