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Hi,

My son was released Wed after two days in the hospital with low calcium &
potassium. His endo is out of town but another endo saw my son and put him on
double dose of calcitriol(4 -.25 per day) plus 4000-6000 mg of calcium. I am
very nervous about him absorbing too much calcium. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Vicki
Sat Jun 6, 2009 2:26 pm

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Hi, My son was released Wed after two days in the hospital with low calcium & potassium. His endo is out of town but another endo saw my son and put him on... 		vrobson1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
2:26 pm

Wow, that's a lot of calcium. When doctors have made changes with Julia's calcium and calcitriol too quickly she has been affected. I would ask for daily...
Orange, Jennifer
bandorangej
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
2:31 pm

... I agree, it is a lot of calcium. I have decided not to give him that dosage as Ryan was hospitalized several years ago while we were on vacation in Hawaii...
vrobson1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
3:26 am

Hi Vicki, Sorry to hear about Ryan. Anything different happen that might have caused the drops? This happened to Tara a lot but they would raise the calcium...
lsquittman
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
4:04 pm

... Ryan did have a stomach virus last Friday which I am sure started the problem but it didn't last but one day. He started feeling tingling in his arms &...
vrobson1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
3:38 am

I think it is important to listen to our doctors. But, I want to share my experience with calcium. I have had hypoparathyroidism since age of 9. My doctors for...
Dede Leydorf
dleydorf
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
5:21 pm

... I am sorry to hear about your kidneys after all these years of trusting what your doctor told you. It is so difficult to know what it best for us. We...
vrobson1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
3:50 am

Hi Dede, et.al., Tara has rather severe calcification of the kidneys from too much Vit. D and too much diarrhea. She started on Rocaltrol when she was 4 years...
lsquittman
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
10:32 pm

Hi Vicki, I'm on 1.25 mcg of calcitriol/day (that's 5 pills of 0.25 mcg) = I always went low on 4 - I've had to increase in my late 20's (but I'm also female) ...
juliap99
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
10:16 pm

YES - the body can only absorb 600 mg a time of calcium - so if you're taking a lot, you'd have to srpead it out over the day to get it in - I've also read...
juliap99
Offline Send Email 		Jun 6, 2009
10:20 pm

... I guess it could be that Ryan's dose of calcitriol needs to be increased now that he is 26. Ryan's endo also tells him to take two 500-600mg of calcium at...
vrobson1
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
3:58 am

Hi Vicki, I just checked with Tara. She takes 2 mcg's of Rocaltrol pills(4 .5mcg. a day) but no oral calcium any more. This keeps her calcium levels in the...
lsquittman
Offline Send Email 		Jun 7, 2009
10:22 pm

Hi Linda,   Ryan's endo raises his oral calcium when his levels are low instead of his calcitriol. That concerns me very much. He has not had his magnesium...
Vicki Robson
vrobson1
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1:52 pm
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