Calcium after Thyroidectomy

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Hi, just looking for some advice!

I had a thyroid completion on Tuesday and since then my calcium levels have continued to drop daily despite being prescribed Calcium and Vitamin D. Daily these supplements have been increased but my level continues to drop. It is currently at 1.91 and my PTH at under 0.4.

In anyone’s experience did the supplements eventually kickstart their PTH and subsequently their calcium levels? I’m stuck in hospital and constantly being told incorrect information so thought I would come here for some helpful advice.

thanks in advance

Hayley

k9crazy 17 days ago

Hi Hayley, I'm sorry your calcium levels have been affected. I just wanted to reply when I saw you hadn't had any responses. Hopefully someone with more experience of this will be on soon. Unfortunately I'm not going to be much use as my calcium levels weren't affected but I know how desperate I got stuck in hospital without answers to my questions (and I wasn't on this forum at that point). I found my Clinical Nurse specialist was invaluable and she replied straight away to my emails or when she'd relayed my questions to my consultant and she popped in to see me when she could. Are you able to contact yours while you're there? X

Hayley150989 17 days ago in reply to k9crazy

Thank you for replying! I have managed to speak to an ENT surgeon now today who has explained things a little clearer to me so that has been helpful! I’ll definitely contact the clinical nurse specialist in future though if I need any questions answering

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