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Health Journey Part 6: Parathyroid Surgery

August 24, 2013 By Gwen Brown 36 Comments

parathyroid surgery from my high blood calcium-my scar and surgery report

  These past couple of weeks have flown by.  One minute, I’m on the phone, scheduling a pre-op appointment, and the next, it seems that I’m sitting there in the office, waiting to see the surgeon. The beginning of a new year of homeschooling, consignment sale prep, getting to teach a Trim Healthy Mama class,…

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My Health Journey Part 5: Decisions

August 2, 2013 By Gwen Brown 39 Comments

If this is the first post you’ve read about my health journey with high blood calcium, then you may want to start here:What I Didn’t Know It had been 6 months since my last check in with the Dr., and I knew I was getting close to my one year mark since starting the boron. …

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My Health Journey Part 4: What Goes Up…

February 8, 2013 By Gwen Brown 40 Comments

This parathyroid surgery alternative post is number IV in the series.  If you missed number I, then start here: What I Didn’t Know.  Now where was I…?  Oh yes… There was one final lab number that the surgeon really wanted to see before diagnosing me as primary hyperparathyroid:  my parathyroid hormone blood level (PTH).  If…

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My Health Journey Part 3: Skeptics, Proof, and Hope Like 20 Mules

February 3, 2013 By Gwen Brown 19 Comments

If you’ve been following along with my health issue posts, this is part III. (Click here to start back at the beginning) It’s a Sunday afternoon in late summer, and by the grace of God (and I don’t say that lightly), I’ve just discovered the root cause of my health concerns from the past couple…

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My Health Journey Part 2: Not Just a Name, But a Reason!

January 26, 2013 By Gwen Brown 5 Comments

This is the continued post from “What I Didn’t Know.”  This is a personal post about my health problems, and how I sort of became my own health advocate. Which is scary, and exciting, and rewarding in ways I never expected. I hope this can be of some help and inspiration to anyone else out…

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My Health Journey Part I: What I Didn’t Know

January 26, 2013 By Gwen Brown 10 Comments

high blood calcium What I didn't know

2013 is going to be a great year for me! A banner year.  But I need to talk about me from a few years ago…before I found out what I didn’t know.  I want to share my story here to encourage others to really be proactive about your own health care, and to find a…

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