A physician friend sent me this after reading Dani’s question. Thought the information was worth sharing …
“There are so many questions that I have (kidney stones in family, headaches, excessive thirst, insomnia, irritability?)
There is a wonderful website www.parathyroid.com that has great information on it. It is my favorite.
One problem is that some doctors, not knowing much about the parathyroid, will simply draw a blood calcium level, and say “it’s in the normal range”. Well, calcium is crucial to the body and its levels will almost always have calcium in its normal range. It does so at the loss of bone. Normal calcium levels are crucial for the body processes. Some heart irregularities, due to abnormal calcium, can cause death.
To tell if anything is wrong (and it says so in the article), one must check the PTH (parathyroid hormone) level and calcium level at the same time. High PTH’s indicate that it is hyperfunctioning and there are a whole series of things to do thereafter. Note, the parathyroid is next to, but connected to the thyroid gland. In the old days, the parathyroid gland was considered the only endocrine organ that one could not live without. People would die. Now, we have bioidentical, synthetic (all bioidenticals are synthetic) parathyroid to permit life.
Overly active parathyroids can be dangerous, so they need to be treated, and the treatment, outpatient laparoscopic surgery, is easy, safe, and effective in the right hands.”
Christine Paoletti, MD
Dani from Glendale, CA, asked:
“Hello,
The past few days I can’t seem to shake this nausea. It’s been difficult to be a passenger in a car, feels like I’m getting car sick. As soon as I get out of the car, I’m fine. After a while, it comes back. I’ve taken anti-nausea medicine and it works for a couple hours and then I’m back to being on the verge of trying not to throw up. What do I do?”
Hi Dani,
Sounds like it’s been a rough week for you.
When scanning you I saw a lot of inflammation in your abdomen. Once I got it calmed down, I could see that the walls of your stomach were coated in a layer of excessive calcium. It looks like a hardened, bone-colored, coating with a chalky consistency. I believe you may have a condition called Hypercalcemia. The Mayo Clinic website says, “Hypercalcemia symptoms can include stomach upset, nausea, vomiting and constipation, and can be caused by a number of factors ranging from medicines, supplements, and other medical conditions”.
Although I cleared out the excessive calcium from your stomach, your body looks like it’s continuing to produce more. I suggest consulting with your doctor on what’s causing your symptoms and how to best heal yourself.
Hope you feel better soon!
Blessings,
Julie