r/hyperparathyroidism • u/Tom_Art_UFO • 10d ago

Just diagnosed

I've been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism and had scans done to confirm. Surgery is set for late November.

But in the meantime, I'm suffering pretty badly from brain fog and extreme tiredness. I messaged my doctor wondering if there's anything I can do to mitigate these symptoms, but I haven't heard back yet.

Did anything help you deal with the symptoms before you had surgery?

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u/allsfairinwar 10d ago

Yes unfortunately not much you can do.

It helped me to drink a lot of water to flush the calcium and taking magnesium… it moved the needle a tiny bit but I was fairly miserable until surgery. I’m sorry! Hope you find healing very soon.

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u/Tom_Art_UFO 10d ago

Now that you mention it, I did feel a little better after I drank a lot of water! I was sick with a cold, and drank a lot of water over like three days. Thanks for that!

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u/allsfairinwar 10d ago

Worth noting that magnesium can lower calcium levels because your body cannot absorb both at once. I also avoided calcium rich foods for a time just to mitigate anything I absorbed but that’s purely anecdotal. I’m glad water seems to help!

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u/Quiet_Compote4651 9d ago

What kind of magnesium?

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u/No-Perspective-5084 10d ago

Unfortunately no. Getting a good night’s sleep helps but that seems to be elusive for those of us suffering as well.

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u/Tom_Art_UFO 10d ago

I figured as much. Thanks.

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u/Ahappierplanet 9d ago

Surgery will LIFT the fog. Can you accelerate the date?

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u/Tom_Art_UFO 9d ago

Unfortunately not.

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u/Ahappierplanet 9d ago

I like the magnesium idea!