medication of surgery for hyperparathyroid condition?

[GiGi27]

Is surgery or medication the answer to controlling this condition?

GiGI27

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

surgery is the best option.  see parathyroid.com for more info on this - it is a surgeon's site, but gives lots of information on the condition.

[kmitch2]

Husband's blood pressure was very high (203/110) on Sun, 2/17 - and had signs of confusion - and awoke with a headache.  Went to ER, and BP was 174/98 - diastolic still high.  He's on 25 mg. atenolol each night - ER doc suggested he take another one that morning - and the standard dose that night.  On Monday at his reg. doctor's appt, BP was 170/102.  Dr. examined blood tests results taken in Dec (from another, unrelated ER visit) and calcium level was high (11.6)...(no PTH was tested then).  On Monday, another blood draw was taken for calcium & PTH....results are both high (but we did not write them down).  We have been on-line to check out parathyroid.com and would like to know if we should even bother with our doctor's recommendation with an endocrinologist here (Arkansas) or just have him refer my husband to Dr. James Norman's office in Tampa?  (we're willing to travel to have it done right, and done quickly).  Your opinion will direct us in our next steps.    As a wife I am very nervous about his BP being so high for so long - just today (2/23) his BP reading was 182/95...and throughout today he complained of an on again off again headache.  (since Wed. he's been on 100 mg. of atenolol - he also takes lisinopril 1x/day 10 mg.)  He still shows signs of confusion too.  Am I worrying too much about his high BP before addressing the hyperthyroid problem?  Even though the hyperthyroid causes high BP - can that still lead to stroke/heart attack?  He's already had open heart surgery....June 2002 (no heart attack, only blockage).  Or is the high BP something we live with until his parathyroid (the bad one(s)) removed?  ....the proverbial question:  which came first?  the chicken or the egg?  right?  Thank you!