I have been on all sorts of blood pressure meds since 2005. I am 40. I currently take two. One is a beta blocker and the other is an ace inhibitor. Since I have had my surgery the 6th of August, 2013 in Tampa 10 days ago, my readings have been dropping into the lower range of normal. I know I need to be weaned off these drugs slowly but I'm not sure what to do. I don't want the meds to make me have too much of a drop that it becomes low blood pressure due to not needing them since the tumor has been removed. Is it best to follow up as soon as possible with my primary care doctor or should I just keep taking my readings and watch it for a while longer since it has only been less than 2 weeks? I had to look at my readings twice yesterday just to make sure i wasn't seeing things. I'm not used to these numbers. Good numbers. Normal numbers. lol

Another question I have is about these freaking PTH hormones. I've had a complete and  total hysterectomy in 2011. I woke up in the recovery room with a HRT patch on my hip. I never really had any issues with my hormones being out of whack or any menopausal symptoms. EVER! But this surgery has knocked me for a loop. Like to my knees. I do not know if it was the duration of having had high blood calcium levels for so long, over 8 years and such a large tumor, but I feel like I am channeling the devil at times with multiple personalities. One minute I'm fine, just skipping along. The next minute, my head is spinning and I'm worse than Linda Blair in the exorcist. Then... 5 minute later, I'm crying and I'm not even sure as to why. Then... I have this weird feeling like I could crawl out of my own skin sometimes. Can the PTH hormones really knock me for this big of a loop? Am I going to be spitting green pea soup for months at my family or does it just take more time for the nervous system to adjust to getting used to having normal levels of calcium after all these years? I think even the dog is scared of me sometimes. I feel so much better in so many ways. I love the fact, that two weeks later, I no longer feel like I have the early onset of Alzheimer's. That feeling was horrifying and the worse one out of the many I had. Even the kidney stones. At least they would pass but my memory was only getting worse by the passing day. Anyway... What makes readjusting to the normal PTH level so rough? Any thoughts?

Elizabeth -- how are things going with the mood swings?  How many weeks post-surgery are you?  And how are you feeling in general...fatigue, etc.

I am 3 weeks post surgery.  Have also had some of the swings.  Glad they at least warned us about this.  The body has a lot of sorting out to do!

Looking forward to ....balance!

7/28/2014
I am 10 weeks postop. My severe depression has lifted. I was quite surprised at the severity of how low I felt. I think this is something that should be addressed to patients before surgery, it was quite unexpected.
I am having severe sweats. I am changing my clothes up to 4 times a day. I mean hair drenched, rivers running down my arms, back. It is the worst feeling.
My cardiac arrhythmias have increased so I am still taking my atenolol. I also tried to stop my blood pressure medication but that didn't work out so well. It went from my usual 100-110/50-60 to 140-160/90>. So I think that will be a life long rx but that is no problem.
But I am overall feeling like I am waking up. I have done more since the surgery than I have done in a long long time. I don't feel like I have the flu everyday.
I wish there was more posted on the parathyroid site about the post op changes. All I am finding is us asking for answers without any professional backup. Not that it's not good talking to other people in the same boat that understand what has been going on with us for years.

Has anyone who has had hyperparathyroidism also been told they have adrenal problems? I am having heart palpitations and blood pressure spikes after my surgery. My blood pressure trended normal-low (e.g. 110/68) before my surgery, which was 5 months ago. My two strangest bp readings post-surgery were 108/100 and 167/99.  My thyroid labs, both before and after my surgery, are always normal. My pulse also spikes. My sodium levels are slightly and consistently high or normal-high even though I do not eat much salt. I recently had an aldosterone-renin test and it suggests something might be going on with my adrenals. More tests will be done soon.  I have been seeing literature claiming there is a link between PTH and aldosterone. I don't understand this well. Most report positive changes after parathyroidectomy. All thoughts and experiences are very welcome.

I'm sorry that I did not mention that many symptoms of my hyperparathyroidism have improved. My GERD has improved dramatically and I am off of my proton pump inhibitors, my teeth are much less sensitive, my fatigue is much better, and my frequent urination is gone. I wanted to post about my blood pressure here because it might be relevant to Cathy's post. Pre-surgery I had no heart palpitations, so that has increased for me too. I realize mineral imbalances can cause heart issues. I am hoping that my blood pressure issues that come and go do resolve on their own. We'll see.