Re: For Nicola- re hyperparathyroidism

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> Thanks for this . My serum calcium is normal,

That's good news!

> just the urine

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

> hyperparathyroidism.

Right. You must be losing Ca for some reason.

> Having done some reading around I guess it

> would be good to take Vitamin D and K.

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Yes, and at doses higher than those commonly recommended. See

www.krispin.com and look at her paper on omega 3 oils. She might have

a vitamin D paper up at her site too.

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

That sounds like an ok dose but everyone is different. You could ask

your GP for an N-telopeptide test (I might have the spelling wrong).

It is a bone loss marker.

> and 200mcg

> of Florinef, recently up from 100mcg.

I'm not familiar with florinef (except that I know people have trouble

determining the right dose).

I just use salt and electrolyte drinks.

> 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?

>

The first year after amalgam removal was the worst for me. After that

I started chelating continuosly with DMPS and that really led to huge

symptom improvement. And I have made more diet modifications, added

more supplements and medications, so it is difficult to say what I

would be like without all that.

> thanks for your help

>

More than welcome. I remember what everything was like, and that I

would never have made it anywhere without lots of people who helped me.

J

> Nicola

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