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High calcium, normal PTH
A few months ago I was having attacks where I had to go to the bathroom and felt very sick, and I would start getting very light headed when I went to the bathroom, it almost felt like a panic attack. At night, I would get crazy bad heartburn feeling. Along with this, I got random all day muscle twitching. I went to the doctor, and they told me I had high calcium. I went in for more tests later, and this is how they came out:
Calcium: 10.5-10.7
PTH: 30
Urine Calcium: low/normal
Vitamin D: normal
He told me I DO NOT have hyperparathyroidism because of my normal PTH. He put me on zoloft and prilosec, and told me I had FHH..... I did some research on FFH and now I know I do not have FFH as it is hereditary and extremely rare...My doctor didn't sound like he knew what he was talking about when he told me I had it anyway.
Later on the heartburn got better, but I started getting weird flanking pains on the left side, and abdominal pains toward the left side. Before this I had a upper GI endoscopy to check for GERD. Sure enough, I had a slight case of GERD and a little redness on my esophagus. The Gastrologist said it wasn't a big deal though, as they took a Biopsy of it and said it was ok, and took me off prilosec and put me on protonix.
I recently started getting muscle twitching again (before taking the protonix) and just don't know what to do anymore. I have an appointment with an endocrinologist in a month, but am worried that they wont find the underlying cause of my high calcium. I have read parathyroid.com from top to bottom but with my PTH, I am still unconvinced that I have a parathyroid problem.
I'm 21, caucasian, male. I don't smoke, and I don't drink. I'm 6', 170lb. I weight lift, eat well, and am in good health and shape. Any input would be appreciated.
Calcium: 10.5-10.7
PTH: 30
Urine Calcium: low/normal
Vitamin D: normal
He told me I DO NOT have hyperparathyroidism because of my normal PTH. He put me on zoloft and prilosec, and told me I had FHH..... I did some research on FFH and now I know I do not have FFH as it is hereditary and extremely rare...My doctor didn't sound like he knew what he was talking about when he told me I had it anyway.
Later on the heartburn got better, but I started getting weird flanking pains on the left side, and abdominal pains toward the left side. Before this I had a upper GI endoscopy to check for GERD. Sure enough, I had a slight case of GERD and a little redness on my esophagus. The Gastrologist said it wasn't a big deal though, as they took a Biopsy of it and said it was ok, and took me off prilosec and put me on protonix.
I recently started getting muscle twitching again (before taking the protonix) and just don't know what to do anymore. I have an appointment with an endocrinologist in a month, but am worried that they wont find the underlying cause of my high calcium. I have read parathyroid.com from top to bottom but with my PTH, I am still unconvinced that I have a parathyroid problem.
I'm 21, caucasian, male. I don't smoke, and I don't drink. I'm 6', 170lb. I weight lift, eat well, and am in good health and shape. Any input would be appreciated.
Hi,
Sometimes if you are not confident in your specialist, you should get another one. High calcium may be attributed to your any weight lifting substance you are taking, if you are taking anything for muscle building.
Sometimes if you are not confident in your specialist, you should get another one. High calcium may be attributed to your any weight lifting substance you are taking, if you are taking anything for muscle building.
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