Parathyroid cancer? Parathyroid tumors aren’t cancer, but can act like it.
Parathyroid tumors may look benign (harmless) under a microscope, but they damage many organs in the body over time–making hyperparathyroidism act more like a cancer tumor. While parathyroid cancer is...
View ArticleHigh Blood Calcium Risks: Far More Dangerous than High Cholesterol
High cholesterol doubles your rate of heart disease and stroke, but did you know that high blood calcium is far more dangerous than high cholesterol? Hyperparathyroidism caries many significant health...
View ArticleSexual Dysfunction and Loss of Sexual Desire due to Hyperparathyroidism
Sexual dysfunction and loss of sexual desire and interest in sex is common in patients with high blood calcium and hyperparathyroidism. Both women and men have a nice benefit to their sex lives from...
View ArticleWho’s Teaching Doctors About Hyperparathyroidism? An Endocrinologist’s...
As an endocrinologist, nearly 95% of my patients are referred from primary care physicians who know the patient feels bad, but hasn’t uncovered the true problem: primary hyperparathyroidism. A...
View ArticleDiagnosing Hyperparathyroidism in Myself: A Parathyroid Nurse’s Experiences...
I’m a nurse; a parathyroid nurse. I’ve taken care of thousands of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism over the years and am very familiar with the high blood calcium and all the symptoms of...
View ArticleA Doctor With Hyperparathyroidism: How Parathyroid Surgery Changed Me in One...
Hyperparathyroidism sneaked up on me. I was feeling tired and old. I’m a family practice doctor so my job is to take care of other people–to make them feel better. Yet I was miserable myself. My name...
View ArticleWhat is hyperparathyroidism? Look at how the word is spreading!
What is hyperparathyroidism? How are we getting the word out? Hyperparathyroidism is a disease that is dramatically under-diagnosed. We now have so many technological outlets to help spread the word...
View ArticleChronic Fatigue, Depression, Anxiety, and High Blood Calcium: Warnings and...
Chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and even fibromyalgia are misdiagnosed in patients who have high blood calcium from hyperparathyroidism. Mental health issues occur in over 90% of...
View ArticleThe Making of Parathyroid Punk Music Video
Parathyroid Punk is a amazing music video who’s purpose is to teach about hyperparathyroidism caused by a “punk” parathyroid gland that makes people miserable by causing high calcium. Here is my story...
View ArticleHyperparathyroidism in a Teenager: A Mom’s Story of How a Parathyroid Tumor...
Primary hyperparathyroidism in children is rare, but when it occurs it can destroy a child’s life with kidney stones, depression, fractures, and a failure to thrive and be happy. “Primary...
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