Parathyroid removal?

[jd2]

hi
i have hashimotos thyroiditis and today i went to the doctors for an ultrasound scan on my thyroid, which the doctor didnt even think i needed and i think only ordered it because i asked whether i needed another one (last one was a year before and all fine).
they found an adenoma in my parathyroid.

i was wondering if anyone else has had this, and whether anyone has had their parathyroid surgically removed? i think adenomas can cause calcium problems and kidney stones. getting my parathyroid hormone tested tomorrow. calcium has been testing normal, but i dont eat any dairy or calcium containing foods at all, and rarely take my calcium tablets.
my main question is, if you have had your parathyroid removed, how long did it take to get better?

i am supposed to be starting a physically demanding new job in 2 weeks and if i cant go to the first weeks of training (or well the whole season i guess) i won't have the job. this sucks coz i have been looking forward to starting this job for a year, it has been the only thing keeping me going through these thyroid problems!

hoping heaps there's someone else out there who's had a parathyroid removed!!!

thanks

[KBo13]

I think you have 4 parathyroid glands in your neck and they produce calcium.  I had 3 of them removed along with 32 lymph nodes last November and my Calcium levels has been fine.  I try to eat a little more calcium enriched food but my Doctors say everything is fine.  I should probably start calcium pills but I just can't stand the thought of having to take yet another pill every single day for the rest of my life.  I'm working on it.

[shaerich]

you do have 4 parathyroid glands and my surgeon told me that you only need 1/4 of ONE gland to have totally normal function for your whole body... so removing one gland would not likely result in any major disruption to your calcium distribution.  As for the surgery itself, I don't know, but I can't imagine it's any worse that a TT and that was a pretty easy surgery for me.  I had my TT on Friday and was back at work on Tuesday.

[jd2]

thanks guys. waiting for the parathyroid hormone levels and guess i'll see what happens from there