Posted by Larry Hoover on March 23, 2007, at 10:49:19
In reply to Re: Today » Phillipa, posted by All Done on March 22, 2007, at 22:57:46
^^Those are good vibes, BTW. Never too late for those.
> She just had a few nodules the doctor wanted checked out. She hasn't been diagnosed with Graves disease.
Very prudent. And probably low risk, all things considered.
> And I think because of the parathyroid stuff (actually one was removed and another was moved), she'll have to take some additional calcium - at least for a while.
I'm pretty sure that you can get by quite well with even as few as one parathyroid gland.....monitoring definitely required, though.
Best to you and your mom,
Lar
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