Hello @nyartist, I see that you just joined Connect and I'd like to welcome you! Connect is a great way to find support and encouragement for your concerns regarding your health. We are not medical professionals, but just patients like yourself.

As a suggestion, if you are posting to a specific Member's post use their username as it is on their post (like I did with yours, @nyartist) and then that Member will get a notification that you posted to them.

I wish you well and look forward to future posts. If you have any other questions, let me know.

Teresa

@ nyartist Not sure who you are addressing in this post, but it might be me as in 2016 I went to Mayo in Minn, to have a parathyroidectomy. I had had a very hi Ca score for years and no one ever said anything about it until I moved into a retirement community, and then the Dr here mentioned it, but said not to go anything about it as at my age then 80 it was too risky. I asked around to find out what the risks were, and one person said I could lose m voice. Also I saw on the internet, that recommended finding a surgeon that does at least 3 a week successfully. So without further ado, I flew out to Mayo and was matched with a surgeon there. When I asked her how many she had done, I forget whether it was 45,000, or 4,500, but she said that is all she does, 3 days a week.

After a week of testing, the surgery was done one day and the next day I flew back to PA. And yes, I can still talk, though maybe there were some people that were disappointed.!!!!!!!!!!! @ gailfaith