Unknown illness in the form of a woman made pregnant and half-witted

The woman looked from the side, as a pregnant in the ninth month, and still she was afraid that he was suffering from dementia. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her, and the woman herself found their symptoms on the Internet, which helped make the correct diagnosis.

hyperparathyroidism

47-year-old Englishwoman Sally Powell for seven years, he was suffering from a variety of unexplained symptoms before He learned his diagnosis. So, it tormented severe joint pain, exhausting fatigue and flatulence. Sally abdomen swelled to such an extent that it appeared pregnant in the last term.

hyperparathyroidism

In addition, women face with memory loss, confusion and frequent thirst. It has imposed on Sally a terrible idea, that she developed early Alzheimer's disease. At the end all she had to give up work and to concentrate on own health. Very soon, Sally is fully dependent on the reception painkillers.

Naturally, a woman repeatedly examined by a doctor, but they could not make an accurate diagnosis. One day Sally she decided to look for through the Internet their illness. She remembered the doctors mentioned that she had elevated levels of calcium in the blood. The woman went home and put on Google their symptoms, as well as the phrase "increased level of calcium."

It turned out that she was suffering from a rare condition called hyperparathyroidism   - Endocrine disease system due to excessive secretion of PTH parathyroid gland. The disease is characterized by an excess of calcium, and very often it can not properly diagnose doctors. When Sally came to the hospital and told of his suspicions, run diagnostics confirmed her version. Soon she went through surgery to remove the cancer. It I felt better immediately after the surgery. Now Sally tells others people about hyperparathyroidism , To help they learn the diagnosis and get treatment. (READ MORE)

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