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.

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.

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.😢

Good video, no one explain so in detail as you did. Glad to find this video.

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.

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!

Thank you so much, I have learned a few things I didn't know at all.

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.

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 !

I have hypercalcemia, osteopenia, arthritis, and cancer… something tells me they’re connected.

What hypercalcemia means calcium carbonate or calcium phosphate or calcium oxalate. Plz elaborate

Add K2 to the diet.

Great explanation. Thanks. Easy

My calcium score is 1600. What do I do

Plzzz which medicine is best for hypercalcemia?

So taking extra vitamin d can make it worse?

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?

Thank you, nurse Virgina Extremely helpful

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.

Taking high blood pressure medicine is a calcium blocker ???

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?

Thank you so much for this video. It was very helpful.

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.

Do calcium deposits in the prostate have anything to do with hypercalcemia or hyperparathyroidism?

thank you you are really fascinating

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!

Fantastic video!

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!

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.

Thanks

I have this

A very informative video. Have you seen HCTZ increasing blood calcium? @Nurse Virginia Irene

Good morning, can elevated hypercalcemia lead to seizures?

Can you explain why hypercalcemia causes disorientation please?

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.

I was told that calcium foods do not actually make any difference in reducing calcium in the blood, is this true?

What is upper limit sr in blood result do u consult online SHIRL s africa

My husband is now worried what to eat

Nice

U r amazing

My question is can hypercalacima increase blood pressure 🤔

My calcium was slightly high 104

Calcitonin?

Really, cancer???

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. 🤨😮

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

3.3 mmol calcium level. Please what is the best medication to lower my level?