Hypercalcemia is caused by a tumor on one or more of the parathyroid glands over 90% of the time. Primary Hyperparathyroidism can not be controlled or managed by drugs, biophosphonates, boniva, sensipar and the like, because they can not dissolve the tumor. While effective in treating menopausal women with osteoporosis and men with osteoporosis from steroid use, they will not help osteoporosis caused by high PTH from a parathyroid tumor/hyperparathyroidism. The tumor will continue to pump out PTH too strong and osteoporosis will continue. The normal range for calcium on most labs is 10.5 but they do not correct for age ranges and include children, teenagers and young adults where higher calcium is normal due to growing bones, getting taller etc. Normal calcium should not exceed 10.0 for anyone 35+. There is no such thing as a little bit high. Too high is anything over 10 if your over 35. It is not how high the number is, but how long you've had it that causes damage. If you're over 35 and your calcium is over 10, you have hyperparathyroidism and need surgery to remove a parathyroid tumor. That is the only cure. "Wait and see" is the wrong thing to do. It can not be "managed." I mean no disrespect but this is old thinking and dangerous. I am not a doctor or expert but an educated patient who just had a parathyroid tumor removed after YEARS of waiting to see if my calcium would increase or go down. It never went over 10.7 and fluctuated at 10.5 most of the time. My PTH was normal, 36. I had muscle and bone pain, irregular cardiograms and felt much older than I am.) If your calcium is high, your PTH should be very low not normal. Normal glands would/should turn off PTH. So a normal PTH result in someone with high calcium is a red flag for having a tumor. (Abnormally normal!) Please educate yourselves and go to parathyroid.com. READ. It will really help all struggling with trying to get answers in understanding and dealing with high calcium and Primary hyperparathyroidism. There is too much mis information and too many folks like myself going too long with a disease that wreaks havoc while being "watched and waited" on when the only cure is surgical! I had surgery 3 weeks ago at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa Fla. They are true experts and lifesavers in my opinion and I would highly recommend calling them! I traveled from out of State and the experience was stellar! This is all they do. Drugs to manage it, waiting for higher numbers is wrong, old thinking when over 90% of the cause of high calcium is due to a tumor, Primary hyperparathyroidism! To feel and be better, you've got to get rid of it and be cured.
@trisht7003 Recovery was very easy. Very small incision and I had no restrictions post surgery. It's very important to find a surgeon that is experienced in this surgery since parathyroid glands are the size of a grain of rice. That's why I traveled out of State to the Norman Center, where this sort of surgery is their specialty and all they do. I'm feeling great! Highly recommend! 🙂
Thanks for the information. Can you recommend the foods I should eat to lower high calcium. I was just diagnosed with it. UUUGH and no one has given me any foods I should be eating. Your help would be greatly appreciated 🙏
Thank you so much for explaining. My 4yr has high calcium. Please pray there is some solution to protect her and allow her to grow like a normal child.😢
This was excellent and helped me understand some processes related to my father is myeloma and his calcium. It also reinforced my understanding related to my assumption that his vitamin D levels were contributing to his calcium elevation.
A level of 10.5 is causing my T-wave to read abnormally. Mimicking myocardial ischemia. My GP left it unchecked for more that ten years. And I haven't been feeling good on years. He keeps saying it not the calcium. It also has my BP uncontrolled even with meds. I since had blood work for my parathyroid and am waiting for the results. Everything I've seen or read points to my elevated calcium level.
My last PTH levels were 10.7. My Endocrinologist at Ucsd did an office neck scan saying he couldn’t determine anything so he is sending me for a neck ct contrast scan! Claims the only way to fix this 10.7 PTH number by by surgery! It this true? Look forward to your reply & help.
And magnesium would be the right way to treat hypercalcemia. And i have a question for you please: how much time does it take to treat low magnesium level ? So when we do see results? Thanks!
Hi Easy A Nursing, thank you for this. But can lower back injury causes High Blood Calcium levels too? And do all people with Hypercalcemia, have low Iron / Ferritin? Or does CA have no effect on HB / FE? I hope you can reply. Greetings !
@@RobertsDigital K2 directs the calcium in your blood to be absorbed in your bones instead of just floating around in excess and sticking on the walls of your blood vessels and soft tissues.
@@richardraymond9108 How low? Low can be good, means the K2 is doing it's job.....directing the calcium out of your blood/soft tissue and going to your bones. As long as your bone density is good (I think there is a test for that) then I think you are doing ok. I've also been taking D3 (5000 iu) and K2-MK7 (100 mcg) daily for 2 years. Have not had a blood test/physical in over 2 years because of covid. I think it's time for one soon.
Hi! Thank you so much for this video. My calcium has increased by 10 pts in a month. It went from 9.2 to 10.2. I know that 10.2 is still within range, but I've never had a calcium level this high. Some possible factors: My Dr prescribed me a 50,000 IU Vitamin D I took last week. Could this have caused the spike? I DO drink coconut water pretty much every day. Also, I snack on cottage cheese pretty regularly as of late. I hope I’m not an alarmist… could these be possible causes? My BUN and BUN Creatinine are also low (5). I wonder, is this a cause??? LOL, I hate the day (years ago); my mother told me high calcium could mean cancer… my father had high calcium before he died from cancer. I think I'm being a bit hyper-vigilant, maybe.
Good video. What’s the symptoms of too much calcium in the bones and isn’t it surreal that this almost mimics sars symptoms? And depletes the same vitamins and minerals. Do you think the mRNA will work to help regulate calcium? Or help with ion peptide bonding? Because I think that’s why I get ill from working outside? But my doctor sent me for an ultra sound and said I’m fine. When I have big lumps of calcification in my neck and ears and my joints click and pop. It all started with bursitis and nerve and tendon trouble in my left shoulder. Part of me things it’s my posture or something. But my doctor is in a bit of denial as I’ve kind of told him what I think it is and he doesn’t want to confirm that the weather is causing my problem. When it’s really bad I can end up with virus like symptoms which I think is a cascade of micro nutrients and virus comes out of remission.
I was dyagnosed with high calcium in my blood. A few years ago, I had a cyst removed from my neck thyroid area, but before that I had neck spasms that shut-down my throat and could not breathe for a minute or two (my eyes would bulge. Later found-out that it's called, "Laryngospasms") It sounds like it's linked to high calcium in the blood to me. The few doctors that I went to see for this do not know why my throat closes and I can't breathe. This high calcium in the blood looks suspect- for what I hear in this video.
This video was so great thank you! Heres my issue, I started taking a multivitamin that contained zinc, magnesium and calcium and after about a week I started to get constipated which never happened to me before. I stopped taking the supplements since, (5 days ago) and am wondering when I should expect to be able to poop normally again, and if I should get tested for hypercalcemia even though I only took the pills for around a week. Please let me know!
My calcium level was at 11.5 and I'm trying to learn the basics of what this means to me and is this a temporary spike or a more permanent problem to solve. Thank you for trying to help with this video!
I am serious, do not play around with high calcium levels in the blood. High calcium levels will slowly poison your body. It will lead to all sorts of problems that will make you feel like an old man. It will also probably lead to osteoporosis. Your thyroid had four glands attached to it. These glands release chemicals to regulate calcium levels. If one or more glands develop a type of benign tumor. They will increase in size and release more chemical to signal your bones to release calcium. This is what causes high levels in your blood. I highly recommend you switch doctors if you have one that just says let's monitor your levels. They aren't coming down. You probably need a surgery to remove one or more of the affected glands. There are centers that specialize in this. It's about a 15-20 minute operation. The condition is called Hyperparathyroidism. Just to be blunt, don't phuck around with high calcium levels. Look up the symptoms. It's everything from fatigue, muscle spasms, brain fog, heart issues, to early death
@@michaelh7527 Thank you very much Michael. They did a 2nd lab blood work the following week. Results showed the 11.5 fell to 10.2 - still not ideal but improved. The PTH was at 39. Any thoughts are extremely appreciated!!!
Yes I need more info. I can help. First an foremost I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL! Although I am a professional hyper/hypo calcemia chronic sufferer (5 years now). You said an 11.5. First off is that a true reading and have you allowed for the adjustment???? For that I need to know your initial level and your albumin level to get that reading. After that I can talk with you on it…
you are completely wrong about so much of the info in this video....1st and foremost 1/3 of people with high calcium do not have cancer less than 3% of people with high calcium have cancer... reach out if you would like to correct your video.
I ended up with severe dehydration/hypercalcemia because I am hypo para had too many vit d tablets because they were worried I had none and told me to increase them to 4 a day lucky i had a blood test they rang me and said I was 3.8 i should be around 2 no parathyroids 30% kidney function got it back with a week of fluids to get rid of the mess been going endo for lupus for over 10 years plus had 2 kids before i even heard of hypoparathyroidism reversed it now watching what i eat and drink.
The main effects of hypercalcemia are drowsiness, lethargy, confusion and weakness. High calcium reduces neuron excitability and therefore rarely causes seizures.
I recently had a blood test come back with a 10.3 calcium level could it be caused by kidney stones or me taking 15,000 iu of Vitamin d every day for over a year.
Im at 11.7...and taking Vit D supplements, (recovered from covid)...Probably should decrease Vit D...although foc said 5000ui ok daily. ANYONE?? waiting to see Endocronologist. Been dealing with for >2 yrs. 🤨😮
If D is the cause of high calcium then do not take , instead go in sun, pills are Hormon. find why u have high calcium. How much calcium u take daily, upper limit is how much. Cause has to be know for treatment
@@JoePelak just the thyroid? There are also parathyroid glands which are to the side of the thyroid. Im no expert but im looking for answers too, good luck brother
@@PreciousAkuegbo Thanks for your comment. I apologize but I am not able to give medical advice. Please consult a physician or licensed independent practitioner for advice specific to you.
Hypercalcemia is caused by a tumor on one or more of the parathyroid glands over 90% of the time. Primary Hyperparathyroidism can not be controlled or managed by drugs, biophosphonates, boniva, sensipar and the like, because they can not dissolve the tumor. While effective in treating menopausal women with osteoporosis and men with osteoporosis from steroid use, they will not help osteoporosis caused by high PTH from a parathyroid tumor/hyperparathyroidism. The tumor will continue to pump out PTH too strong and osteoporosis will continue.
The normal range for calcium on most labs is 10.5 but they do not correct for age ranges and include children, teenagers and young adults where higher calcium is normal due to growing bones, getting taller etc. Normal calcium should not exceed 10.0 for anyone 35+. There is no such thing as a little bit high. Too high is anything over 10 if your over 35. It is not how high the number is, but how long you've had it that causes damage. If you're over 35 and your calcium is over 10, you have hyperparathyroidism and need surgery to remove a parathyroid tumor. That is the only cure. "Wait and see" is the wrong thing to do. It can not be "managed." I mean no disrespect but this is old thinking and dangerous. I am not a doctor or expert but an educated patient who just had a parathyroid tumor removed after YEARS of waiting to see if my calcium would increase or go down. It never went over 10.7 and fluctuated at 10.5 most of the time. My PTH was normal, 36. I had muscle and bone pain, irregular cardiograms and felt much older than I am.)
If your calcium is high, your PTH should be very low not normal. Normal glands would/should turn off PTH. So a normal PTH result in someone with high calcium is a red flag for having a tumor. (Abnormally normal!) Please educate yourselves and go to parathyroid.com. READ. It will really help all struggling with trying to get answers in understanding and dealing with high calcium and Primary hyperparathyroidism. There is too much mis information and too many folks like myself going too long with a disease that wreaks havoc while being "watched and waited" on when the only cure is surgical! I had surgery 3 weeks ago at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa Fla. They are true experts and lifesavers in my opinion and I would highly recommend calling them! I traveled from out of State and the experience was stellar! This is all they do.
Drugs to manage it, waiting for higher numbers is wrong, old thinking when over 90% of the cause of high calcium is due to a tumor, Primary hyperparathyroidism! To feel and be better, you've got to get rid of it and be cured.
Was it an easy recovery from surgery and how are you feeling now?
@trisht7003 Recovery was very easy. Very small incision and I had no restrictions post surgery. It's very important to find a surgeon that is experienced in this surgery since parathyroid glands are the size of a grain of rice. That's why I traveled out of State to the Norman Center, where this sort of surgery is their specialty and all they do. I'm feeling great! Highly recommend! 🙂
@@ginglewis thanks for your reply and I’m glad to read that you’re feeling great 👌
@@trisht7003 🙂♥️
Calcium 10.4 and PTH 44 and feel horrible
Thank you!!!❤
My God, you gave more info than anyone I've seen for this diagnosis. This is a very tricky diagnosis and any insights are very welcomed.
I’m going to have my blood calcium level checked. Thanks
Thanks for explaining a recent diagnosis and tests. Don't have symptoms but am elderly. Thorough explanation in plain talk and very helpful.
Good video, no one explain so in detail as you did. Glad to find this video.
Thanks for the information. Can you recommend the foods I should eat to lower high calcium. I was just diagnosed with it. UUUGH and no one has given me any foods I should be eating. Your help would be greatly appreciated 🙏
Same plz help if you know anything 😢 I was diagnosed yesterday
Thank you so much, I have learned a few things I didn't know at all.
Thank you so much for explaining. My 4yr has high calcium. Please pray there is some solution to protect her and allow her to grow like a normal child.😢
Have her drs Check to make sure her parathyroid are normal.
Prayers for your' child Amen.
Great explanation. Thanks. Easy
This was excellent and helped me understand some processes related to my father is myeloma and his calcium. It also reinforced my understanding related to my assumption that his vitamin D levels were contributing to his calcium elevation.
Add K2 to the diet.
K2 /vit D3
Thank you, nurse Virgina Extremely helpful
A level of 10.5 is causing my T-wave to read abnormally. Mimicking myocardial ischemia. My GP left it unchecked for more that ten years. And I haven't been feeling good on years. He keeps saying it not the calcium. It also has my BP uncontrolled even with meds.
I since had blood work for my parathyroid and am waiting for the results. Everything I've seen or read points to my elevated calcium level.
Was it just your calcium? And what did you end up doing?
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This dr Berg channel
Go vegan
Thank you so much for this video. It was very helpful.
My last PTH levels were 10.7. My Endocrinologist at Ucsd did an office neck scan saying he couldn’t determine anything so he is sending me for a neck ct contrast scan! Claims the only way to fix this 10.7 PTH number by by surgery! It this true? Look forward to your reply & help.
I have hypercalcemia, osteopenia, arthritis, and cancer… something tells me they’re connected.
And magnesium would be the right way to treat hypercalcemia.
And i have a question for you please: how much time does it take to treat low magnesium level ? So when we do see results?
Thanks!
Hi Easy A Nursing, thank you for this. But can lower back injury causes High Blood Calcium levels too? And do all people with Hypercalcemia, have low Iron / Ferritin? Or does CA have no effect on HB / FE? I hope you can reply. Greetings !
What hypercalcemia means calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate or calcium oxalate. Plz elaborate
Plzzz which medicine is best for hypercalcemia?
Fantastic video!
3.3 mmol calcium level. Please what is the best medication to lower my level?
Isn’t vitamin K2 supplementation also a good way to treat hypercalcemia?
@@RobertsDigital K2 directs the calcium in your blood to be absorbed in your bones instead of just floating around in excess and sticking on the walls of your blood vessels and soft tissues.
@@mn7486 doc just said my calcium is low. I've been taking k2 mk7 for over a year now. Is my low calcium level to be expected.
@@richardraymond9108 How low? Low can be good, means the K2 is doing it's job.....directing the calcium out of your blood/soft tissue and going to your bones. As long as your bone density is good (I think there is a test for that) then I think you are doing ok. I've also been taking D3 (5000 iu) and K2-MK7 (100 mcg) daily for 2 years. Have not had a blood test/physical in over 2 years because of covid. I think it's time for one soon.
I am having white crystals in my urine. Am i passing calcium in my urine.Is this is due to low magnesium or kidney disease ?
Magnesium too
Hi! Thank you so much for this video. My calcium has increased by 10 pts in a month. It went from 9.2 to 10.2. I know that 10.2 is still within range, but I've never had a calcium level this high.
Some possible factors: My Dr prescribed me a 50,000 IU Vitamin D I took last week. Could this have caused the spike?
I DO drink coconut water pretty much every day. Also, I snack on cottage cheese pretty regularly as of late.
I hope I’m not an alarmist… could these be possible causes?
My BUN and BUN Creatinine are also low (5). I wonder, is this a cause???
LOL, I hate the day (years ago); my mother told me high calcium could mean cancer… my father had high calcium before he died from cancer.
I think I'm being a bit hyper-vigilant, maybe.
thank you
you are really fascinating
My calcium score is 1600. What do I do
So taking extra vitamin d can make it worse?
Good video. What’s the symptoms of too much calcium in the bones and isn’t it surreal that this almost mimics sars symptoms? And depletes the same vitamins and minerals. Do you think the mRNA will work to help regulate calcium? Or help with ion peptide bonding? Because I think that’s why I get ill from working outside? But my doctor sent me for an ultra sound and said I’m fine. When I have big lumps of calcification in my neck and ears and my joints click and pop. It all started with bursitis and nerve and tendon trouble in my left shoulder. Part of me things it’s my posture or something. But my doctor is in a bit of denial as I’ve kind of told him what I think it is and he doesn’t want to confirm that the weather is causing my problem. When it’s really bad I can end up with virus like symptoms which I think is a cascade of micro nutrients and virus comes out of remission.
Can only normal saline 0.9 decrease calcium level?
I was dyagnosed with high calcium in my blood. A few years ago, I had a cyst removed from my neck thyroid area, but before that I had neck spasms that shut-down my throat and could not breathe for a minute or two (my eyes would bulge. Later found-out that it's called, "Laryngospasms") It sounds like it's linked to high calcium in the blood to me. The few doctors that I went to see for this do not know why my throat closes and I can't breathe. This high calcium in the blood looks suspect- for what I hear in this video.
How are u now
Did you find out why you had the spasms and have they stopped
Taking high blood pressure medicine is a calcium blocker ???
This video was so great thank you! Heres my issue, I started taking a multivitamin that contained zinc, magnesium and calcium and after about a week I started to get constipated which never happened to me before. I stopped taking the supplements since, (5 days ago) and am wondering when I should expect to be able to poop normally again, and if I should get tested for hypercalcemia even though I only took the pills for around a week. Please let me know!
Do calcium deposits in the prostate have anything to do with hypercalcemia or hyperparathyroidism?
My calcium level was at 11.5 and I'm trying to learn the basics of what this means to me and is this a temporary spike or a more permanent problem to solve. Thank you for trying to help with this video!
I am serious, do not play around with high calcium levels in the blood. High calcium levels will slowly poison your body. It will lead to all sorts of problems that will make you feel like an old man. It will also probably lead to osteoporosis.
Your thyroid had four glands attached to it. These glands release chemicals to regulate calcium levels. If one or more glands develop a type of benign tumor. They will increase in size and release more chemical to signal your bones to release calcium. This is what causes high levels in your blood.
I highly recommend you switch doctors if you have one that just says let's monitor your levels. They aren't coming down.
You probably need a surgery to remove one or more of the affected glands. There are centers that specialize in this. It's about a 15-20 minute operation. The condition is called Hyperparathyroidism.
Just to be blunt, don't phuck around with high calcium levels. Look up the symptoms. It's everything from fatigue, muscle spasms, brain fog, heart issues, to early death
@@michaelh7527 Thank you very much Michael. They did a 2nd lab blood work the following week. Results showed the 11.5 fell to 10.2 - still not ideal but improved. The PTH was at 39. Any thoughts are extremely appreciated!!!
@@Jeff82556 how reduced ?
Yes I need more info. I can help. First an foremost I AM NOT
A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL! Although I am a professional hyper/hypo calcemia chronic sufferer (5 years now). You said an 11.5. First off is that a true reading and have you allowed for the adjustment???? For that I need to know your initial level and your albumin level to get that reading. After that I can talk with you on it…
@@Jeff82556 that’s great. how did you lower it down? Thank you
Thanks
you are completely wrong about so much of the info in this video....1st and foremost 1/3 of people with high calcium do not have cancer less than 3% of people with high calcium have cancer... reach out if you would like to correct your video.
I have this
Nice
U r amazing
Can you explain why hypercalcemia causes disorientation please?
I ended up with severe dehydration/hypercalcemia because I am hypo para had too many vit d tablets because they were worried I had none and told me to increase them to 4 a day lucky i had a blood test they rang me and said I was 3.8 i should be around 2 no parathyroids 30% kidney function got it back with a week of fluids to get rid of the mess been going endo for lupus for over 10 years plus had 2 kids before i even heard of hypoparathyroidism reversed it now watching what i eat and drink.
Good morning, can elevated hypercalcemia lead to seizures?
The main effects of hypercalcemia are drowsiness, lethargy, confusion and weakness. High calcium reduces neuron excitability and therefore rarely causes seizures.
A very informative video. Have you seen HCTZ increasing blood calcium? @Nurse Virginia Irene
Thanks for the question. Personally, I have not see that, but HCTZ is known to cause or worsen hypercalcemia.
@@nursevirginiairene Thank you for the response!!
I recently had a blood test come back with a 10.3 calcium level could it be caused by kidney stones or me taking 15,000 iu of Vitamin d every day for over a year.
Me to same now 10.4 and I taking d3 5000 k2 100 mcg and d3 60 k weekly for 3 month
I was told that calcium foods do not actually make any difference in reducing calcium in the blood, is this true?
Calcium foods could increase blood calcium though it would depend on how much calcium intake there is. 😊
My question is can hypercalacima increase blood pressure 🤔
Absolutely calcium thickens blood and lowers magnesium
Magnesium and potassium lower blood pressure and balance calcium
My husband is now worried what to eat
Calcitonin?
What is upper limit sr in blood result do u consult online SHIRL s africa
My calcium was slightly high 104
Im at 11.7...and taking Vit D supplements, (recovered from covid)...Probably should decrease Vit D...although foc said 5000ui ok daily. ANYONE?? waiting to see Endocronologist. Been dealing with for >2 yrs. 🤨😮
Have your vitamin D blood levels checked.
If D is the cause of high calcium then do not take , instead go in sun, pills are Hormon. find why u have high calcium. How much calcium u take daily, upper limit is how much. Cause has to be know for treatment
Cut back on vitamin D. I had hypercalcemia cuz I was over dosing on Vitamin D! Lowered D, all good!
Really, cancer???
I have elevated calcium levels 10.6 and lots of palpations and a knot in my abdomen. Doctors don’t know exactly what it is
Read up on hyperparathyroidism and see if it sounds similar
parathyroid.com
@@xEpiCxLoCo I did but I had my thyroid levels checked and they said they are normal
@@JoePelak just the thyroid? There are also parathyroid glands which are to the side of the thyroid. Im no expert but im looking for answers too, good luck brother
@@xEpiCxLoCo ok I will ask thanks man
Did you find out what it was? Was it just the calcium and how did you lower it?
3.3 mmol calcium level. Please what is the best medication to lower my level?
@@PreciousAkuegbo Thanks for your comment. I apologize but I am not able to give medical advice. Please consult a physician or licensed independent practitioner for advice specific to you.
@@nursevirginiairene thanks