THANK YOU first of all for ADDING Parathyroid to the thyroid forums.
I have had an extremely high PTH level for 2 years (starting during radiation treatment for breast cancer in Jan. '06).
Last week my level finally was 'normal' at 32. Normal Calcium levels all this time (9.0-9.2). Endocrinologist is stymied, we have NO clue what is going on...will retest in 4 weeks. CAN radiation spike the PTH levels? I had a previous parathyroidectomy in 2002 (primary hyperparathyroidism) with a tumor removed from a parathyroid gland found in my LEFT CHEST...radiation was to the RIGHT BREAST/underarm/lymph diseased. Ultrasounds and Sestamibi Scans have NOT found ANY parathyroids at all (of course they are there, but not found). WHAT is your opinion...I've written to you before, Dr. Lupo...and know you get all kinds of more important questions. THANK YOU.
~juli
*Also hypothyroid, taking 25mcg of levothyroxine, just increased last week, just as pth went normal, tsh went higher.
Vitamin D levels fine after deficiency/no kidney-renal disease.