First appointment with surgeon

Not surprisingly all went pretty well as my surgeon is the one who did my pancreas surgery 6 years ago so I felt quite relaxed as I feel like I know him well already! There was a little wait (30 mins) but that passed quite quickly with my son to keep myself, my husband and my Mum entertained in the waiting area as well as the rest of the people waiting there!

The surgeon told me that my calcium level is only just outside the normal range at 2.63 but that my PTH has doubled over 3 years to 9.7. He explained that normally they both increase at about the same rate so he suggested that my vitamin D levels could be masking the true calcium level.

He would like me to have 2 tests done before we proceed further:

• blood test to check vit D levels
• 24hr urine collection (great!!) to see how much calcium is seeping into the urine

As the wait was really long for getting blood tests done and the money/time was running out for car parking we decided to come back and do it a later date.

Because it takes about 6-8 weeks to get the result of the vitamin D test the surgeon would like to see me again in 2 months time to look at what happens next.

Meanwhile I've got that other lovely test to do...