re: #672 moonflower

I am having a scan for parathyroid on Wed. It is pretty clear from my blood work and what not that I have this - I hope the scan shows it. Have you hear of Dr. Norman in Tampa Florida? This is all he does and he does the minimally invasive surgery. If my endo can’t find this tumor and/or says I need the big surgery, I am going to fly to Tampa to get this done.

Good luck.

I have a thyroid cyst too so the Dr. thinks the scan that they did (that Dr. Norman came up with) could not find the tumor (or it is very small) because of the large cyst that has now gotten smaller with the thyroid meds.
I feel better since I began taking them.

It sucks because normally the scans find the tumor and the operation is an easy one…without pinpointing the location they cut your neck up and have to dig around to find which parathyroid is affected.
More $$$, big ass scar and longer recovery time.
The Dr. and I decided to stay on the meds, watch my calcium levels/parathyroid thingees and do a scan next year.