Parathyroid Disease Awareness Group: Norman Parathyroid Center

Parathyroid Disease Awareness Group: Norman Parathyroid Center High blood calcium is caused by hyperparathyroidism, affecting 250,000 people per year in the US, 75% women, most over 40 years old. Let's educate and help!
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Patients with hyperparathyroidism gather, learn, educate, and support each other regarding the diagnosis and treatment of parathyroid disease and high calcium problems. The symptoms are many yet most doctors are not aware that small elevations of blood calcium can affect a person's health and well-being. People interested in parathyroid disease and those going through the often slow diagnostic maneuvers to exchange ideas and provide support to each other. High blood calcium is a slow killer, and a destroyer of happiness, yet it is easy to cure.

From all of us at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, we wish you a safe and fun Halloween! 🎃👻 While we treat some of th...
10/31/2025

From all of us at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, we wish you a safe and fun Halloween! 🎃👻 While we treat some of the scariest endocrine diseases, our goal is always to make your journey less frightening and full of hope.

High calcium from parathyroid disease isn’t just about “tired bones.” When left untreated, it can raise blood pressure, ...
10/29/2025

High calcium from parathyroid disease isn’t just about “tired bones.” When left untreated, it can raise blood pressure, damage blood vessels, and increase stroke risk.

🧠 On World Stroke Day, we’re spreading the message that hyperparathyroidism is more than a lab problem — it’s a curable cause of cardiovascular disease.

🩺 Don’t ignore the signs. Get tested, get treated, and protect your heart and brain.

Patients with hyperparathyroidism from around the globe travel to have parathyroid surgery with the Norman Parathyroid C...
10/27/2025

Patients with hyperparathyroidism from around the globe travel to have parathyroid surgery with the Norman Parathyroid Center team at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery in Tampa, Florida. For more than 25 years, we have been the #1 center for parathyroid surgery in the world--more than 15 times any other hospital.

Learn more and become our patient here: https://www.parathyroid.com/patient

This week’s case involves a 72-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed and mistreated for five years before finding her cure...
10/24/2025

This week’s case involves a 72-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed and mistreated for five years before finding her cure.

She was originally told her elevated parathyroid hormone was caused by vitamin D deficiency—even though her calcium levels were high. Over those years, she developed worsening bone pain, fatigue, brain fog, declining kidney function, and bone loss—all classic signs of untreated primary hyperparathyroidism.

When she came to see us, we reviewed her labs and imaging and discussed how her parathyroid disease was damaging her body. I recommended surgery to remove the source of the problem and restore her health.

On the day of surgery, her scan suggested a left lower parathyroid adenoma. But when we explored, we discovered something far more interesting: her left upper gland was the true culprit, and the lesion seen on scan was actually a fifth parathyroid gland—a rare finding! The left upper gland was the one causing her disease.

This case highlights several important lessons:
1️⃣ Misdiagnosis delays cure. Her doctors focused on vitamin D deficiency instead of recognizing it was a result of parathyroid disease.
2️⃣ Scans can mislead. The scan pointed to the wrong gland—it was abnormal but not the main problem.
3️⃣ Four-gland exploration is essential. If we had only removed the gland seen on the scan, she would not have been cured. Our comprehensive approach allowed us to identify and remove the true source—and even discover her extra gland.

At the Norman Parathyroid Center, parathyroid surgery is all we do. Our experience with thousands of patients allows us to see through misleading scans and complex cases like this one.

Don’t settle for partial answers or incomplete surgery.
✅ Trust the experts. Get cured.
Become our patient: https://www.parathyroid.com/patient

🧠 Did you know that true Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia (FHH) is extremely rare?FHH is a genetic cause of lifelong...
10/22/2025

🧠 Did you know that true Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia (FHH) is extremely rare?

FHH is a genetic cause of lifelong, mildly high calcium levels — and unlike parathyroid disease, it doesn’t cause symptoms or require treatment. At the Norman Parathyroid Center, we see thousands of patients with high calcium each year, but only one or two truly have FHH. Most have primary hyperparathyroidism, a curable disease caused by a parathyroid tumor. Because the distinction is so important, FHH should always be confirmed with genetic testing, not urine calcium levels.

👉 Learn more about FHH and parathyroid disease here: https://www.parathyroid.com/FHH.htm

🦴 Bones are living tissue — and parathyroid disease can quietly weaken them.On World Osteoporosis Day, we’re shining a l...
10/20/2025

🦴 Bones are living tissue — and parathyroid disease can quietly weaken them.

On World Osteoporosis Day, we’re shining a light on an often-overlooked cause of bone loss. Up to 50% of patients with parathyroid disease develop weakened bones or osteoporosis — even while their calcium levels appear “normal.”

The good news? Curative parathyroid surgery restores bone health and strength, preventing fractures and long-term complications.

Interesting Case of the Week: Primary Hyperparathyroidism After Thyroid Cancer Surgery 💫We recently had the pleasure of ...
10/17/2025

Interesting Case of the Week: Primary Hyperparathyroidism After Thyroid Cancer Surgery 💫

We recently had the pleasure of treating wonderful woman in her 70s, who had long-standing primary hyperparathyroidism with calcium levels up to 12.1. She experienced classic symptoms — brain fog, heart palpitations, and high blood pressure.

Her story was unique because she’d had thyroid cancer surgery in the 1960s, including a radical neck dissection. Old scar tissue and the risk of missing or damaged parathyroid glands made her case especially challenging.

Amazingly, she arrived with her original operative and pathology reports from over 50 years ago, showing that three parathyroid glands had been removed during her thyroid surgery. That discovery completely changed our plan. Instead of removing the entire tumor — which could cause permanent hypoparathyroidism — we performed a subtotal parathyroidectomy, leaving a small, healthy remnant to maintain normal calcium levels. 🧠✨

This case is a great reminder that old records and careful surgical planning can make all the difference in complex reoperative neck surgery.

➡️ Become our patient: https://www.parathyroid.com/patient

💬 Did You Know?The nerve that controls your voice — called the recurrent laryngeal nerve — runs right behind the thyroid...
10/15/2025

💬 Did You Know?

The nerve that controls your voice — called the recurrent laryngeal nerve — runs right behind the thyroid and parathyroid glands, making it one of the most delicate structures in the neck. If this nerve is injured during surgery, patients can be left with a permanently hoarse or whispery voice. Unfortunately, this complication is up to 20× more likely when surgery is performed by an inexperienced surgeon.

At most hospitals, nerve injury occurs in 3–5% of cases, especially when the surgeon performs only a few parathyroid operations per year. But at the Norman Parathyroid Center, our surgeons perform more than 5,000 parathyroid operations every year — giving us one of the lowest complication rates in the world. Our risk of nerve injury is less than 0.2% (1 in 500 cases), meaning patients leave with their disease cured and their voice unchanged. 💙

10/14/2025

We’re thrilled to announce a LIVE Q&A with Dr. Jamie Mitchell, Medical Director and Senior Parathyroid Surgeon at the Norman Parathyroid Center, happening on Tuesday, October 14th, from 3:00–3:45 PM EST.

During this special session, Dr. Mitchell will be answering your questions about the parathyroid glands, parathyroid disease, symptoms to watch for, surgical treatments, recovery, and more—all live on our page.

If you can’t join us at that time, don’t worry! You can drop your questions in the comments beforehand, and we’ll do our best to include them during the Q&A. Plus, the full recording will remain available on our page afterward, so you won’t miss a thing.

This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the world’s foremost parathyroid experts and gain valuable insight into a condition that is often overlooked but very treatable.

Make sure to mark your calendar—we can’t wait to see you there!

At the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, we recognize that endocrine diseases often take a significant toll not just on th...
10/10/2025

At the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, we recognize that endocrine diseases often take a significant toll not just on the body, but also on the mind. On World Mental Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to restoring quality of life — through expert surgery, compassionate care, and hope for a healthier tomorrow. 💙

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