I had two glands removed in March of 2021. The surgeon thought it was likely tertiary hyperparathyroidism. I was not absorbing calcium well for so long that it caused hyperplasia of the glands. Might have been related to omeprazole.

Post-surgery, my doctor advised 1200 mg of Calcium daily, but I've been getting half that regularly. 😬 Also, he said that I should keep my vitamin D up, with no clear guideline as to how high. New England makes keeping your D up difficult.

Insisting on annual tests through your PCP is important. Minimum CBC, vitamin D, and PTH.

Recently, I was getting severe heart palpitations (trigemi). So much so that it looked on monitors like I had bradycardia (really slow heart rate). Blood work showed a possible electrolyte imbalance with low - you guessed it! - calcium.

< sigh>

So I need to get serious about taking calcium twice daily. I haven't checked my vitamin D in a while either.