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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Desert Dancer on December 03, 2011, 05:28:14 PM
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The blasted parathyroids are coming OUT. :bandance;
The only drawback is I have to get up at 3:30 in the morning to be showered, dressed and down to Tucson by 6:30 for my scan, then my surgery's not till 1:45 PM. Of course, nothing to eat after midnight so I get to starve all day! Luckily I can come home the same day; the surgeon said an overnight stay was optional, so Andy won't have to drive all the way to Tucson to pick me up the next day. Yay!
December 14th is the day. I hope the Christmas tree survives the cat while I'm gone, 'cause I won't be here guarding it with a water bottle. :christmastree;
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my mom had her parathyroids out and it was a breeze for her! so i am hoping the same for you!
what kind of kitty do you have? i have yet to put my tree up, but when I do, my lil kitty will have a good time with the ornaments.
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DD, I hope your surgery goes well! Those food-less days seem to last FOREVER, though. Good luck with everything!
Aleta
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what kind of kitty do you have? i have yet to put my tree up, but when I do, my lil kitty will have a good time with the ornaments.
She's just a plain old tabby cat. She's grey with white chest, mask and underbelly, and four white paws. She's about 8-9 months old and still has a lot of kitten left in her. (We're not sure of her age; we think she was abandoned in a foreclosure.) I'm putting up the tree this weekend so I have a feeling she's going to be a very wet kitty for the next few weeks!
Aleta: I'm never hungry unless I CAN'T eat. It'll be a long day!
Thanks to you both for your well wishes!
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I, too, would like to wish you well with your surgery.
here it comes: WELL WISH !!!
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I, too, would like to wish you well with your surgery.
here it comes: WELL WISH !!!
Why, thank you! ;D
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Oh, I know you've been having so much trouble with those damned things for a while now, so this is really good news. I expect a full report as soon as you are able post-surgery. I know it will be a long day for you, BUT it IS just ONE day, and hopefully this issue will finally and permanently be put to rest. :cuddle;
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Oh, I know you've been having so much trouble with those damned things for a while now, so this is really good news. I expect a full report as soon as you are able post-surgery. I know it will be a long day for you, BUT it IS just ONE day, and hopefully this issue will finally and permanently be put to rest. :cuddle;
That is my sincere hope.
There are upsides to this whole thing. I get to have Andy all to myself all day long! :yahoo;
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LOL, that IS a silver lining! I hope the two of you manage to have a little quality time together despite surgery. Tell him MM says, "hello".
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Good luck, I hope your surgery goes well. Jesus, please heal this person.
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Good luck, I hope your surgery goes well. Jesus, please heal this person.
Thanks, Whamo!
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Well, tomorrow's the day. I'm a little nervous about being discharged immediately after surgery. My nephrologist and dietician assured me it was at least a 2-3 day stay (and Epoman was in for a week) but the endocrine surgeon says no, I can go right home.
Can they really have the calcium stabilized so quickly? The surgeon said that you normally have to stay only if they take out all the paras and implant one in the forearm, because it takes time for it to establish a blood supply and start functioning again. He doesn't think he'll need to do that with me. Anyone else have this surgery and go right home with no problems with hypocalcemia?
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Is it possible they're not removing all four? Honestly, I don't know. I have heard that you need to monitor calcium carefully (as you say). Maybe you can re-verify with your doctor when you see him before surgery? I want you to be safe!
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Are they going to remove them all? When I had mine removed, they left a quarter of one, because you still need it even if you get a kidney.
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I'll be thinking of you Desert! :cuddle;
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I'll be checking this thread for updates, DD. Good luck to you. :cuddle;
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i saw a thyroid specialist about my parathyroids, she scared me though, bc she said that surgery is so close to the nerves to ur voicebox, and its possible u could lose ur voice, i was being a bad patient and very bad taking my sensipar, i take all my pills wit food and phos binders, and was told not to take the renvela with the sensipar that they cancel each other out, and i would completely forget about the senspar, well lemme tell you i am good about it now... last month my pth was 133, at point it was up to 1600... i hope all goes well with your surgery
my cat love the christmas tree, he just loves to lay under it, like he God's gift to us or something, he doesnt care abotu the ornaments though, he a couple years old, but we dont put any on the bottom foot of the trees just so theres no temptations
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Damn damn damn!!! How is it that I am only replying to this today??
DD, my best wishes go with you through this ordeal. I am thinking of you and hoping to hear good news soon. I have heard that having the parathyroids out can be a simple outpatient procedure. If this endocrine surgeon does many of these ops, and it sounds like he does, then this makes a huge difference. There is a surgeon in Florida who writes all about how his patients often have this done on a lunch break. I hope this is your experience.
Good luck and good thoughts!!! :cuddle;
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I was in the hospital for 4 days when I had mine out. I was told that it was day surgery, but I asked to me admitted overnight because I sometimes have a hard time coming out of anesthetic and actually need oxygen for a while. It took 2 days for my body to recover from the anesthetic, and I think they kept me 2 extra days to be sure I was ok.
The surgery didn't really work for me. My PTH levels went down, but my phosphorus levels never did