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Blood Calcium Level

A little background.  I had an endarterectomy on right carotid in 02/2011.  I take cholesterol medication and need to have blood work done every six months to check for proper liver function.  My cholesterol (and liver) are doing great and kidney function came out fine too when my last tests were done on 12/05/2013. She also did a urinalysis in Jun 2013 which came out fine. The only thing I saw (doctor did not think it was a problem)  was my blood calcium had crept up from 9.7 in December of 2012 to 9.9 in December of 2013.  

Note: I do take hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg/day.  My Vitamin D was 32 in June 2013 and was 29.5 in December 2013.  She told me to take supplements to increase it after 29.5 reading.

Is 9..9 too high? No parathyroid or thyroid test done.  Doctor thinks this is perfectly normal.  I am an anxious person and have read on internet that this is a little too high. Should I be concerned?  Very anxious about it.  Thanks for any response.  
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  High blood calcium levels indicate that you are not absorbing calcium as well as you should.  The vit. D3 should help, but potassium and magnesium are also needed to absorb calcium.
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Is 9.9 reading this considered a high calcium blood level?  
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I really appreciate the answer I received. Thank you   But I don't think it was completely understood.

I will rephrase this ...The number 9.9 falls into the normal range...but i am worried that it crept up in a year from 9.7 to 9.9.  Is this a level to be concerned about and the fact that it went up in a year's time? Could the HCTZ (25mg/day) play a part in the increase? Why does my primary feel this is nothing to worry about?  The phosphorus and magnesium were normal..I specifically asked about the calcium level,  Is this a CONCERN?
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