Thanks for this info, Lolo. My sister had a similar situation. Her doctor noticed that her calcium was dropping way way low, so they checked her thyroid and COULDNT FIND IT! It had dropped, literally dropped down so low that it was near her spine(!) and they had to operate and pull it back up. *shiver*

Since then she has developed a degenerative bone condition.

If the doctor had been more on the ball, he would have been checking her calcium level years before this.

I had mine checked not long ago and, thank the Lord, I'm fine. But I also try to keep in good shape and I take all kinds of minerals, anti-oxidants and protein drinks and I cut a lot of "goodies" out of my life.

The result has been that even in this last year, I've watched my body go from bad to good. Stopping coffee stopped my headaches. Cutting fats has cut my fat and I'm feeling a whole lot better.

> In researching the topic of kidney stones
> which I have been the subject lately, I
> found out that most people who have calcium
> oxalate stones,which were mine have a
> problems with hyperparathyroids. The
> parathyroids glands are four small glands
> located near the thyroid and they are
> controlling the calcium in your body. When
> they are working properly,you have either
> hyperfunction or hypofunction. After reading
> the hyperfunction,it seems that it is me all
> the way.
> -thinning of hair at the top of your crane
> -moods and depression
> formation of stones
> etc....
> I put the link to show you all the symptoms.
> I was wondering if Karen who is a nurse or
> others have heard of people treated for that
> naturally preferably or other ways.