High Calcium level, yet she is checking for Hoshimoto's?

[kselibrary]

I am a 48 year old female with the following symptoms:

Fatigue
Itching all over 24/7
Lack of concentration or memory
calf pain
dry skin
loss of hair
puffy face
irritability

I went to the internist for itching issues. It's driving me nuts.

He did blood work, my calcium came back slightly elevated.

He called me in, did more blood work, my calcium was normal that time with my ionized calcium now showing elevated. My PTH was normal.

He felt it may need investigated more and sent me for a thyroid ultrasound. Parathyroids were not clearly seen, they found 3 small nodules on my thyroid.

I was referred to a endocrinologist.

Family history:
Sister 1 - Graves Disease
Sister 2 - half of thyroid removed due to nodules - big uns! :P
Cousin 1 - hyperparathryoid
Cousin 2 - Hashimoto's

Endocrinologist thinks it is NOT Hyperparathyroid. She doesn't see many hyperparathyroid patients but says some of my symptoms don't match (I think they all match except for puffy face ...other than that, my cousin with hyperparathyroid had all the same symptoms as I.)

I have read on Dr. Norman's parathyroid site that no one should EVER have any raised calcium levels that this absolutely points to parathyroid issues. That something like 95% of high calcium patients have hyperparathyroid.

anyway.

She sent me for a ton more blood tests. She feels it is more geared to Hoshimoto's.

MY MOST MAJOR COMPLAINTS ARE:

ITCHING
FATIGUE
FORGETFULNESS

I just want fixed and want ME back to being me. Active, and blasted awake and aware.

I get results the end of the week or early next.

Even though my liver panels came out well within normal, she wants to do some other test to rule out cirrhosis, which freaks me out as my father died of that (no I do not drink...neither did he).

Do my symptoms correlate with Hashimoto's and what of the high calcium's?

[medicmommy]

This is a post from 2007...

[balara32]

High Calcium and kidney stones, it sounds like hyperparathyroidism. Kidney stones is one of major symptoms of people with hyperparathryoidism. Check out parathyroid.com.

[lisacanto]

Hi,
I am a 44 year old femal with almost the same symptoms as you have. My calicum is high and so was my 24 hour urine test (388.7) normal is 100 - 200 for women. My doctor seems to be more concered with me having kidney stones (I have never had a problem with this in my life) than my parathyroid.  I feel as though we are in the same boat.  Please keep me posted.
thanks,
Lisa

[cat33]

MY CALCIUM LEVELS HAVE SHOWN UP HIGH ON MORE THAN 3 TESTS.I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE THYROID ISSUES INVOLVED. I'V BEEN TRYING TO GET VARIOUS DR.S TO TEST ME FOR THYROID PROBLEMS
BECAUSE MY MOTHER HAD TO HAVE HER GOITER REMOVED AND WAS ON MED THE REST  OF HER LIFE. I HAVE 4 SISTERS WHO ARE ON THYROID MEDS. BUT SINCE ONE TEST WAS FINE THEY WON'T DO IT AGAIN. I DONT HAVE ITCHING BUT AM VERY FORGETFUL AND AM ALWAYS COLD AND FATIGUED YET I HAVE INSOMNIA????

[kselibrary]

thank you, I will do.

I am also going to mention the hemochromatosis  to her.

Thank you!

Karen

[Nyxie63]

Honestly, it sounds like she's doing all the right testing to try to find a definitive cause for your problems.  I wish my drs were as proactive.  You might want to mention hemochromatosis to her as well.  It can cause cirrhosis and thyroid issues on it's own and is inherited.  Fortunately, it's easily treatable.  

High calcium levels can be caused by several things, not just parathyroids.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypercalcemia/DS00976/DSECTION=1

Please post your test results when they come back.

Good luck and please keep us posted. :)