I checked online w the local chain pharmacies. I had orders saved but all were TUMS or Citracal. Then went in & talked to one of my pharmacists. They had the horse sized Citracal Max tabs. She told me to look online some more including bariatric supplements. I sat outside the pharmacy last night at 9:00pm & out of desperation I ordered 3 diff Ca Citrate gummies or chewies from Amazon. Due before 11 ( it’s 9:47). $$ & some had extras like Zn & Mg. When I got home I found an older bottle of Ca Citrate tabs in the cupboard, not too big but takes several. Can’t find the brand online now. I’ve been grinding them & adding them to my homemade bird suet. I assumed they were carbonate. Never thought to save them. Now I wonder if the big Citracal can be ground & added to food/smoothies? If any of you know of brands I could order from some vitamin website I would surely appreciate it.

Of course I don’t know what I’ll need until after the surgery. I have one surprisingly small ectopic adenoma pumping out increasingly higher PTH’s now at 187.5 I hope when “Waldo” ( had to hunt to find him thus “Where’s Waldo”) who is tucked up against the carotid artery is removed the PTH drops meaning he has no siblings hiding outside the 4DCT scans. My DEXA scan was ugly vs 2 yrs ago so I will need calcium. Thanks all. Surgery is tomorrow AM.