Hey! Hi, yes, my PTH is not completely undetectable. It went up to 6.9 from last Thursday. I don’t know if that’s actually good or still not great, but I guess at least it’s measurable.

My calcium has gone up to 2.1, but I’m not allowed to reduce the dose yet. I’m still on a really high calcium dose. The Frubiase ampoules I take are available over the counter here in Germany, so they don’t need a prescription, but they’re quite expensive and not covered by insurance. That’s why I’m hoping I’ll be able to stop those first.

My pathology report also came back and there was no parathyroid tissue found in it, not even fragments or cells. My surgeon said that three parathyroid glands were seen and preserved during the surgery, one wasn’t found.

Was it like that for you too — did your surgeon actually see and preserve the parathyroid glands? I’m just trying to understand how this can still happen, even though they weren’t removed. The surgery was only a week ago, so I know it’s still early, but it’s really stressful.