If you are scheduled to have thyroid or neck surgery, talk to your surgeon about assurance that steps will be taken during the procedure to avoid damage to your parathyroid glands.
If you have had thyroid or neck surgery, be alert for these signs and symptoms:
Tingling, burning sensation in fingers, toes, or lips
Muscle cramping or twitching
If these occur, your doctor can prescribe vitamin D and calcium to minimize the seriousness of this disorder (Mayo-Clinic, 2012b).
The main objective is to treat acute complications such as tetany, maintain normal serum levels, and prevent long-term complications.
There will be long-term treatment of drug-therapy and nutrition, including follow-up care monitoring the calcium levels three or four times a year.
A high calcium diet may be prescribed which includes dark green vegetables, soybeans, and tofu.
Foods such as spinach, rhubarb, bran and whole grains REDUCE calcium absorption.
If you are scheduled to have thyroid or neck surgery, talk to your surgeon about assurance that steps will be taken during the procedure to avoid damage to your parathyroid glands.
If you have had thyroid or neck surgery, be alert for these signs and symptoms:
Tingling, burning sensation in fingers, toes, or lips
Muscle cramping or twitching
If these occur, your doctor can prescribe vitamin D and calcium to minimize the seriousness of this disorder (Mayo-Clinic, 2012b).
The main objective is to treat acute complications such as tetany, maintain normal serum levels, and prevent long-term complications.
There will be long-term treatment of drug-therapy and nutrition, including follow-up care monitoring the calcium levels three or four times a year.
A high calcium diet may be prescribed which includes dark green vegetables, soybeans, and tofu.
Foods such as spinach, rhubarb, bran and whole grains REDUCE calcium absorption.