Re: For JT- re hyperparathyroidism

[Guest guest]

I did a search on hyperparathyroidism in the archives, and your post

came up. I was wondering what treatment you had for this? I am well

over range in calcium in a 24 hour urine sample (nearly double the top

range) and a hair analysis 2 years ago showed calcium off the charts.

I have BIG blood sugar problems, which I think are linked. I take a

lot of magnesium, as I read this antagonises calcium, plus taurine to

help magnesium retention. My GP is looking into the elevated calcium,

and I am about to have a bone density scan. I have been taking

Prednisolone and Florinef for a year - my adrenals are shot.

Is the hyperparathyroidism all down to the endocrine havoc mercury

causes? Beyond chelation, (and this will take a long time with me - I

am one of Andy's very seriously poisoned people) is there any

treatment. Will I have any bones left after this?!

I don't take calcium at present, because I find this exacerbates my

blood sugar problems, though I do drink water with calcium, and eat

green vegetables.

Any insight gratefully received.

Best

Nicola

--- > If I was you I would ask my doctor to give me a thorough

medical exam

> looking for any health problems that may need to be taken into

> consideration. For example, I had hyperparathyroidism. The

> hyperparathyroidism might have been 'caused' by the mercury but in

my

> case it had developed to the point where the only way it could be

> corrected was by surgery. That's just one example.

>

>

[Guest guest]

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>

>

> I did a search on hyperparathyroidism in the archives, and your post

> came up. I was wondering what treatment you had for this?

Surgery.

> I am well

> over range in calcium in a 24 hour urine sample (nearly double the >top

> range) and a hair analysis 2 years ago showed calcium off the >charts.

> I have BIG blood sugar problems, which I think are linked. I take a

> lot of magnesium, as I read this antagonises calcium, plus taurine >to

> help magnesium retention. My GP is looking into the elevated >calcium,

> and I am about to have a bone density scan. I have been taking

> Prednisolone and Florinef for a year - my adrenals are shot.

>

What doses do you take?

> Is the hyperparathyroidism all down to the endocrine havoc mercury

> causes?

Yes. My brain isn't working well enough to explain it right now.

Give me a couple of days to think and remind me.

It has to do with low levels of vitamin D causing the parathyroid to

work harder and harder until an area of hyperactive cells develope

into an adenoma that hyperexcrete parathyroid hormone.

I had a single adenoma and it was removed by surgery.

> Beyond chelation, (and this will take a long time with me - I

> am one of Andy's very seriously poisoned people) is there any

> treatment.

First of all, you don't really know that you have a hyperparathyroid.

You need to ask your GP to test serum Ca and if that is consistently

high ask him to test parathyroid hormone. If parathyroid hormone is

high then the diagnosis is hyperparathyroidism and the only treatment

is surgery.

> Will I have any bones left after this?!

>

One year after surgery my bone density was 2 standard deviations (if I

recall correctly) better than normal for my age and weight. I have

been taking lots of vitamin D.

> I don't take calcium at present, because I find this exacerbates my

> blood sugar problems, though I do drink water with calcium, and eat

> green vegetables.

>

> Any insight gratefully received.

>

Ask for a 25 (OH) vitamin D blood test (25 hydroxy-vitamin D), just to

show yourself how low the level is. Most people are very, very low

because we don't get adequate sunshine and not much from food. The

optimal level would be 100-150 nmol/L. Then you can supplement

vitamin D accordingly.

Almonds have lots of Ca. Also canned salmon.

J

> Best

>

> Nicola

>

>

>

>

> --- > If I was you I would ask my doctor to give me a thorough

> medical exam

> > looking for any health problems that may need to be taken into

> > consideration. For example, I had hyperparathyroidism. The

> > hyperparathyroidism might have been 'caused' by the mercury but in

> my

> > case it had developed to the point where the only way it could be

> > corrected was by surgery. That's just one example.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this . My serum calcium is normal, just the urine

calcium is very elevated, so I guess that's not a diagnosis of

hyperparathyroidism. Having done some reading around I guess it

would be good to take Vitamin D and K.

I take 6.5mg of Pred (5mg in the morning, 1.5mg at night) and 200mcg

of Florinef, recently up from 100mcg. I found this helped with blood

sugar fluctuations, though it hasn't eradicated them completely. I

am chelating at 8mg DMSA, though not very regularly, as it always

seems to stress my adrenals. I am 11 months post-amalgam removal,

and still feel very poorly. I have definite mercury off-loading

periods, when the hangover feeling gets worse, I have bloating,

pounding heart, stressed adrenals and a very noticeable metallic

taste in my mouth. This lasts maybe up to a week, and then I have

one or two days with a clear head, and then the next one comes. It

is always disappointing. How long will this dumping go on for?

thanks for your help

Nicola

- In frequent-dose-chelation , " lindajaytee "

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> >

> >

> >

> > I did a search on hyperparathyroidism in the archives, and your

post

> > came up. I was wondering what treatment you had for this?

>

>

>

> Surgery.

>

>

>

>

> > I am well

> > over range in calcium in a 24 hour urine sample (nearly double

the >top

> > range) and a hair analysis 2 years ago showed calcium off the

>charts.

> > I have BIG blood sugar problems, which I think are linked. I

take a

> > lot of magnesium, as I read this antagonises calcium, plus

taurine >to

> > help magnesium retention. My GP is looking into the elevated

>calcium,

> > and I am about to have a bone density scan. I have been taking

> > Prednisolone and Florinef for a year - my adrenals are shot.

> >

>

>

>

> What doses do you take?

>

>

>

>

> > Is the hyperparathyroidism all down to the endocrine havoc

mercury

> > causes?

>

>

>

> Yes. My brain isn't working well enough to explain it right now.

> Give me a couple of days to think and remind me.

>

> It has to do with low levels of vitamin D causing the parathyroid to

> work harder and harder until an area of hyperactive cells develope

> into an adenoma that hyperexcrete parathyroid hormone.

>

> I had a single adenoma and it was removed by surgery.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > Beyond chelation, (and this will take a long time with me - I

> > am one of Andy's very seriously poisoned people) is there any

> > treatment.

>

>

>

> First of all, you don't really know that you have a

hyperparathyroid.

> You need to ask your GP to test serum Ca and if that is

consistently

> high ask him to test parathyroid hormone. If parathyroid hormone is

> high then the diagnosis is hyperparathyroidism and the only

treatment

> is surgery.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > Will I have any bones left after this?!

> >

>

>

>

>

> One year after surgery my bone density was 2 standard deviations

(if I

> recall correctly) better than normal for my age and weight. I have

> been taking lots of vitamin D.

>

>

>

>

>

> > I don't take calcium at present, because I find this exacerbates

my

> > blood sugar problems, though I do drink water with calcium, and

eat

> > green vegetables.

> >

> > Any insight gratefully received.

> >

>

>

>

> Ask for a 25 (OH) vitamin D blood test (25 hydroxy-vitamin D), just

to

> show yourself how low the level is. Most people are very, very low

> because we don't get adequate sunshine and not much from food. The

> optimal level would be 100-150 nmol/L. Then you can supplement

> vitamin D accordingly.

>

> Almonds have lots of Ca. Also canned salmon.

>

> J

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>

>

>

>

>

>

> > Best

> >

> > Nicola

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > --- > If I was you I would ask my doctor to give me a thorough

> > medical exam

> > > looking for any health problems that may need to be taken into

> > > consideration. For example, I had hyperparathyroidism. The

> > > hyperparathyroidism might have been 'caused' by the mercury

but in

> > my

> > > case it had developed to the point where the only way it

could be

> > > corrected was by surgery. That's just one example.

> > >

> > >

> >

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