parathyroid surgery

[maxie98]

Having parathyroid surgery on thursday. Ive been having terrible muscle spasms in my feet, and that is how they found out
about the calcium levels and pth levels. my question is: will these spasms in my feet go away after the surgery?  they are from the parathyroid and vitamin d defiency. I've been reading on this page that some of you are getting them after. been having them for a and a half every night for 3 to 4 hours every 10 sec. and going out of my mind . then I read this page and getting scared they will still be there after surgery. now  I've also been reading about your levels going down from calcium after surgery, I am staying overnight, but, he is putting me on calcium 3 times a day, and if I get that tingling sensation when I get home, he said to pop some tums in between the calcium, and that should go right away. just had total knee replacement done 4 months ago, cant believe Im going thru another surgery so quickly...

[sickofit2013]

I had parathyriod surgery about a year ago at norman clinic in florida.
it went well but I still ha e tingling and buzzy feelings daily. I also get spasms in muscles that are painful.  I take 2 calcium citrate a day and vitamin d. But find I need a lot of tums to get rid of spasms.

[medicmommy]

Hiya! Tomorrow is the big day, eh? I wish you better health and a speedy recovery! ((((HUGZ))))~MM

[medicmommy]

Hi!
It sounds like you are in good hands! From what I understand, my HPT case was pretty severe. From the day the tumor was found to the date of the surgery was 2 weeks. The medical world never moves that fast and it freaked me out more than the thought of having a monster in my neck! LOL By the time it was removed I'd had 7 kidney stones, high blood pressure, I was on beta blockers to slow my heart rate that would zoom to 160 beats/min, I hurt all over -especially in the joints, knees, hips and back being the worst. Also the constipation and gut pain, frequent urination, heartburn, headaches, etc. Well, I can just say I had all of the signs except a stroke. Before surgery my PTH was 165 and my calcium was 12.1. Two hours after surgery, my calcium had already dropped to 9.0 and my PTH to 35. Pretty dramatic, huh? and I did feel so much better.
The low calcium buzzing will go away once you've gotten enough calcium into you system. Vitamin D is very important though as it plays a key role in the calcium absorption and bone rebuilding process. If you haven't, sometime in the future you should have a bone scan done to assess the amount of calcium depletion. Good luck with your recovery!                                           Wishes of good health ~MM

[maxie98]

I am having it done at the Cleveland Clinic. He is the chairman of the endocrinlogy there.. the nurse said he did 3 last week.. so, yes, I am very fortunate to have him. He is great, explained everything to me, even did my ultrasound himself.. which is unusal. I trust him completely. I never had the heartburn though.. just the spasms, horrible at night. I'm being put on calcium 3 times a day, not sure yet how much,, and said to chew tums in between if I get the tingling..which Im sure I will according to everyone. as I said I just had a total knee replacement done 4 months ago, and the leg is not responding like it should, very weak still, doctor said parathyroid has a lot to do with the healing process, I should get better after the surgery. heres hoping!!! thanks for the info, it really helps

[medicmommy]

You are not going to believe how good you feel shortly after your surgery! The aching of your muscles and joints will be gone, you won't have to pee every 1/2 hour, and you will feel like a weight is lifted from your brain. It was only 2 hours after my surgery when I felt the difference. I was still a bit groggy from the anesthesia, but man oh man did I feel better.
You will get the tingles/buzzing from low blood calcium afterwards while you body adjusts, -and look out for hungry bone syndrome. Suddenly, with that excess PTH removed, your bones will be screaming for calcium and will yank it from your blood stream. Use calcium citrate (I had to take 4 grams/day to sate my hungry bones) as it is the most absorbable when it hits your stomach. Are you taking stomach acid blockers? They interfere with calcium absorption too. Ask your doctor about it. If you were having horrid heartburn with the HPT, then it will disappear after your surgery.  When I was having the bad muscle spasms and twitches prior to surgery, I found 8 ounces of tonic water would make it stop. (I attempted putting gin in it, but it only made the heartburn worse.)
Even better, it has been 3 years since my surgery and I can hardly see my scar. Hang in there and let us know how it goes! By the way, where are you having your surgery done? Do you have a surgeon who has done tons of them? My was done in Seattle at Virginia Mason Hospital. ~MM

[Arffdoggie]

I had 2 parathyroid removed 3 weeks ago and still have heartburn . When will this go away? And major hot flashes. Has Other then that I feel great. A little bone pain, but nothing like it was before sugery. Just dieing from heart burn and hot flashes. Just wondering how long should I expect till the heartburn and hot flashes go away?

[FTB4]

Poor absorption of Vitamine D is a common symptom of thyroid sufferers, which also causes muscle spasms and joint pain, this includes hips, lower back, upper back and neck pain, although a lack of Potassium will cause muscle spasms also, I take Magnesium Glycinate 400mg and Vitamin D3 2000 Units per day, In case it is caused by a lack of Potassium, just eat a banana a day or avocado is a good source. I am not to familiar with parathyroid problems,  I have Hashimotos Thyroiditus and I was advised to take the Magnesium and Vitamin D, to ease muscle spasms and pain and it helped me.
They advise anyone 60 and up to take at least 2000 units of Vit. D daily.  Good Luck FTB4