Thank you, thank you very much. As I have always enjoyed helping others in every which way possible. You have made this day a beautiful one. But, now believe it or not yesterday I was given another diagnosis. of: Secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal origin, chronic kidney disease stage 4 (severe). (To repeat what I have been saying on this site: The original kidney doctor had never taken a test other than the blood and urine. and would not listen to me about all my pains and symptoms and has me in stage 3. Which is why I went to another county and this new nephrologist took tests which revealed the above diagnosis.) I will be seeing this new doctor again tomorrow. I am preparing myself to be strong when I hear the rest of the story from him including how (If any) treatments can help. What is happening with the medical field? If this is because of my advanced age of 84 why should I not be treated the same as the other patients? Even with all my ailments I still feel strong enough to go on for whatever many years I may have left. And if it is my age at least explain this to me. I feel as though this is elderly abuse. I am not the one to sue but at lease this should brought forward and explained to the abusive doctor. He should not have left me to continue on with the very painful symptoms unknowing what was happening to me. There are so many kind and helpful people on this site and I thank all of you. And oh yes, I will continue to report hopefully with a better story next time. Love, Peach