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How is it diagnosed? My calcium has been 10.2 and I have thyroid nodules but they haven't mentioned this.

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Hello @sirene,
10.2 is the high end of normal. So if you don’t have osteoporosis, kidney stones, fatigue, constipation, or the other symptoms that point to overactive parathyroids then that’s ok. Does your blood testing include a PTH test? That’s a test measuring your parathyroid hormone level. The normal range for an adult is 14-65 pg/ml. Mine was in the high 70s when my blood calcium level was 10.2. Interesting the 10 years prior to my surgery when my primary care Doctor was watching my levels, my blood calcium went higher a few times, as much as 10.6 one year but then my PTH would be lower, that year it was 9.9 But one of those levels, either the blood calcium level or the PTH, was high every year for me and when the surgeon saw my history he said I had had hyperparathyroidism for years. When those blood test numbers are not normal it’s cause to get an appointment with an endocrinologist to get it checked out. I wish I had known that. If your PTH level is in in the normal 14-65pg/ml level, then no cause for concern.