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No, nothing so far. I eat and drink loads of calcium, hasn’t helped. My calcium levels are high I think, bloodwork shows it at almost 10? My PCP never mentions it, tells me to take Vitamin D3, and calcium tablets. I take meds for hypothyroidism, Synthroid and another that’s like a booster. My stomach hurts when taking most supplements, so I’m not real good about taking. I read your story on here re: your fear of surgery, amazing! I’m glad you were helped! I’m seeing my primary doctor in a few weeks, first time since my surgery. I will bring up my bones issue!
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@gabylex Those are the same blood calcium numbers my mom had of 10 and 11 and she had a bad parathyroid gland causing this and removing calcium from her bones. Here are some links about parathyroid issues. You need to see an endocrine specialist to diagnose this. If this is affecting you, dietary calcium does not help bone density. My mom had to stop eating anything with calcium in it because high blood calcium can cause other problems.
https://www.parathyroid.com/diagnosis.htm
By clicking the links, they even had an app developed by doctors for diagnosing parathyroid disease. http://calciumpro.com/
There is also a rare condition that causes high blood calcium, but it isn't caused by the parathyroid gland called FHH - Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia.
https://www.parathyroid.com/FHH.htm
This link has fact sheets and a webinar on Hyoparathyroidism
https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/educational-hub/topic/osteoporosis-and-associated-disorders
https://jmg.bmj.com/content/41/3/155.full