SUMMARY: In contrast to tne frequent occurrence of subjective muscle weakness and fatigue, objective muscle weakness and atrophy simulating
polymyopathy have infrequently been reported in hyperparathyroidism but may be one of the early and dominant features of this endocrine abnormality.
In three such cases reported, two patients had electromyograms suggestive of a myopathy, and one had increased creatinuria that was normal after corrective parathyroid surgery.
In one of the patients a muscle biopsy in the preoperative period demonstrated evidence of myositis.
Surgical correction of uncomplicated hyperparathyroidism produced prompt improvement in the muscle syndrome due to hyperparathyroidism.
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Where did you get the information about reference range for calcium being to high and this causing neurological symptoms?
I am asking because I have many, many of these symptoms and can't get my PCP to test the parathyroid hormones because my calcium is within range. Actually it is a high normal...just barely within range.
Any info that I could pass on to my PCP would be helpful.
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soccermama,
I'm really looking into this as I've had so many years of aggressive TBI treatment and still really sick.
I had a high calcium in the past and now fluctuate and my last one was 0.1 away from flagging high.
Pretty bad when you hope you have an adenoma. The response to surgery though is amazing.
There is a wealth of info written and also videos on the parathyroid.com site. I will try to find specifically about the reference range.
It will take me quite a while to find I'm pretty sure so bare with me.
MOST patients with hyperparathyroidism have calcium levels that FLUCTUATE from high to slightly high, to high-normal. This does NOT mean that you don't have the disease...you do, and this is how it affects most people.
Some of the symptoms on that link. There is more at the bottom regarding CNS and a video.
Symptoms of Parathyroid Disease (Hyperparathyroidism)
Loss of energy. Don't feel like doing much. Tired all the time. Chronic fatigue.
Just don't feel well; don't quite feel normal. Hard to explain but just feel kind of bad.
Feel old. Don't have the interest in things that you used to.
Can't concentrate, or can't keep your concentration like in the past.
Depression.
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.
Bones hurt; typically it's bones in the legs and arms but can be most bones.
Don't sleep like you used to. Wake up in middle of night. Trouble getting to sleep.
Tired during the day and frequently feel like you want a nap (but naps don't help).
Spouse claims you are more irritable and harder to get along with (cranky, *****y).
Forget simple things that you used to remember very easily (worsening memory).
Gastric acid reflux; heartburn; GERD.
Decrease in sex drive.
Thinning hair (predominately in middle aged females on the front part of the scalp).
Kidney Stones (and eventually kidney failure).
High Blood Pressure (sometimes mild, sometimes quite severe; up and down a lot).
Recurrent Headaches (usually patients under the age of 40).
Heart Palpitations (arrhythmias). Typically atrial arrhythmias.
Atrial Fibrillation (rapid heart rate, often requiring blood thinners and pacemakers).
High liver function tests (liver blood tests).
Development of MGUS and abnormal blood protein levels.
Most people with hyperparathyroidism will have 5 - 6 of these symptoms. Some will have lots of them. A few people will say they don't have any... but after an operation they will often say otherwise. 95% of people with hyperparathyroidism will have 4 or more of these symptoms. In general, the longer you have hyperparathyroidism, the more symptoms you will develop.
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This isn't it but a start. I read somewhere that adults should be in the 9's.
I'll keep looking. Sorry. If the brain worked properly I would remember to save these things.
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The following graph of normal blood calcium levels appears quite complex, but it is not. Do not let it confuse you.
If you are reading this web page, chances are you have had at least one high calcium level and aren't sure what this means.
You are on this graph in the red area. Remember, patients with hyperparathyroidism have a parathyroid tumor that prevents accurate regulation of calcium levels in the blood... thus the calcium levels bounce around a lot.
Most people with a parathyroid tumor have calcium levels that bounce around from high to the high end of normal.
People with normal parathyroid glands have calcium levels that are very constant from week to week, month to month, and year to year--their calcium levels do not bounce around between high and normal.
Study this graph carefully. Start at the top left of the graph and work your way around the graph clockwise to understand what normal calcium levels are and what it means to have a high calcium level.
(in fact, almost all people with hyperparathyroidism have good days and days when they feel real bad...
this is due to the fluctuations in calcium levels that normal people do not have... when the calcium is high, they are feeling down, tired, depressed, fatigued).
People with normal parathyroid glands do not have calcium levels that bounce around. Our brains run on calcium...
this is why the human body controls calcium to a much higher degree than any other element in our bodies.
We adults feel good when our calcium is constant, not fluctuating, and somewhere in the 9's.
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