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 Posted: 04/02/07 - 11:10 Post subject: |
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"Hungry Bone Syndrome" - been there!
Had total tyroidectomy & one parathyroid resection on 3/14 - My calcium was slightly low leaving the hospital. I was given IV calcium and Magnesium before they sent me home. One day after being home started having tingling in face and hands, we called the surgeon's office - they sent us to ER and met us there, labs showed calcium had dropped.
They said they were going to admit me overnight and give me IV calcium - that was on Friday evening - I finally got out of the hospital on Tuesday evening. It was like my body couldn't get enough calcium and even with all they were giving me (IV, liquid, tablets, Vitamin D) my levels were not increasing and in some cases were dropping.
Doc said I had "Hungry Bone Syndrome" and that I should have a bone scan soon. Calcium levels are still on the lower side and are being monitored - take 2000mg of calcium daily.
One additional note: I also have Graves & was told that it is not uncommon for people with Graves to have this problem, as Graves can expedite Osteoporosis. |
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| Posted: 09/25/07 - 19:48 Post subject: Parathyroid removal |
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I just had surgery yesterday to remove a parathyroid tumor. It was the size of a golfball, and had been causing me problems for over 15 years. I am young, so doctors said they would "wait and see" years ago, and did not do anything about it. I finally did something about it when the symptoms progressed very badly and I started having frequent kidney stones.
Anyway, the steri-strips are driving me crazy! They itch like mad, and I can constantly feel my fingers making their way towards the incision on my neck wanting to scratch the daylights out of it! Any suggestions for keeping the steristrips from itching so badly? My surgeon said it was probably the adhesive. Well, thats fine, but I'm going to go mad if I have to wait with these things on my neck for 8 days!
Other than that, I feel pretty good. I'm tired, but its only 1 day post surgery. They said my levels dropped immediately once the gland was removed. I woke up in recovery with a LOT of pain and spent a long time down there receiving pain medication, but now I'm doing okay with just tylenol. Yes, it hurts, but it is very tolerable.
I just want to know how long these steri-strips will stay on? Will they come off on their own, or do I need to wait and have them removed at my post-op doctor visit next week? They told me not to get the incision site wet - does that mean for the whole next 8 days, or just for the first couple of days. I just read that the incision is water-tight by 36 hours post-surgery. Any suggestions about what to do with the maddening itchiness, please, I'm all ears! |
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