LIVE Q&A with Dr. Mitchell on re-operative parathyroid surgery - July 2023
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- On July 12, Dr. Jamie Mitchell hosted a Facebook Live Q&A on re-operative parathyroid surgery. Dr. Jamie Mitchell, Medical Director of the Norman Parathyroid Center, answered many common (and not so common!) questions during this live video.
Unbelievably, about 20% of our business represents re-operations for people who had a failed parathyroid surgery somewhere else. We recognize the need to serve this group of individuals and to educate patients on why it's so important to choose an expert parathyroid surgeon the first time.
If you missed this live but have questions, don't worry -- we plan to host a live Q&A with Dr. Mitchell monthly. Check us out on Facebook to stay up to date - / parathyroid
If you have questions in the meantime, feel welcome to drop them in the comments here.
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You did my surgery in 2018 and I will be forever grateful. I love everyone at the Norman Parathyroid Center. Amazing surgeons!
Had my surgery there. Awesome!
Will my Medicare cover this. Just regular Medicare. No advantage plan. I am in the Ft. Lauderdale area
Yes we accept Medicare. If you fill out the new patient form on our website, a member of our team will reach out to you and verify all of your insurance info before going any further. Thanks!
Hello from KS 🌻 My PTH is 263 but my calcium is normal. My Dr finally referred me to an endocrinologist. I wish I could just fly there & have surgery. It’s out of network for my health ins. I’ve filled out the calcium pro app. My score is on the high side of possible. My thyroid ultrasound and Nuc med study were normal. What questions should I ask at my endocrine consult?
Hi there, check out this page for questions to ask when looking for a parathyroid surgeon: www.parathyroid.com/blog/finding-parathyroid-surgeon
@@NormanParathyroidCenter thank you, this was very helpful!!!
I practice in the Pacific Northwest. I refer hyper parathyroid patients to your offed only. Given the distance I’m asking my patients to travel, I want to be certain I’ve got the right dx. So I try to get three sets of labs with Ca and PTH. Sometimes the Ca will go back under 10, and I’m not so sure it’s hyper parathyroidism. Because of our location, I put most of my patients on high doses of D - 5000-10000 with most pts achieving a D level of 70-100. If Ca levels are >10, with PTH in normal range, how should I interpret this to avoid patients having to travel such a great distance unnecessarily?
Yes, our surgeons typically like to have three sets of labs to make a proper diagnosis. Vitamin D does play a role in our diagnosis as over supplementation can raise the blood Calcium levels a few points. We would take that into account when analyzing the patient’s labs. For your peace of mind, we do not put patients through our intake process without screening the labs you submit. We first qualify the labs and may ask for labs to be redrawn if we feel supplements (Calcium or Vit D) are playing a role in the patient’s results. We base our diagnosis on age related Calcium and PTH levels and we do not use additional diagnosis testing. We know “normal” lab values are often missed in a positive diagnosis. In these cases, we would use additional factors like a positive Dexa scan, kidney stones and symptoms related to hyperparathyroidism. We do ask a patient to travel here from that great distance unless we have made a proper positive diagnosis so please feel comfortable in referring patients to our website to complete our new patient form.
Thank you! I do routinely check vitamin D levels. I have a reflex order for a PTH whenever Ca++ is >10.0
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