Jane Stern

Review of Norman Parathyroid Center

I arrived at the Center at 6:00am. I was soon tak...

I arrived at the Center at 6:00am. I was soon taken to a waiting area where I was provided with a hospital gown and shoe socks to wear after I had disrobed. Everyone was very cordial and nice. I received visits during the morning from all four doctors who would participate in my operation: Drs. Mitchell, Politz and Lopez, the surgeons and Dr. Olveira, the anesthesiologist. They were all very patient, offering to answer any questions I might have.
I was then taken to the place were I would have my sestamibi scan. The technician allowed me to view the scans, so I could see that I definitely had a parathyroid gland in need of removal. (This is me practicing medicine without a license. The technician wouldn't tell me anything, but would let me view the pictures.)
About an hour after that, at about 11:00am, I was given a sedative. Within one minute of receiving the shot, I was fast asleep. I have no memory of anything else which happened until I woke up back in the waiting area where I had been prior to the operation.
Even before I was fully awake, attendants began to arrange for me to get dressed so I could leave. I had a moderate headache which I was told was due to the anesthesia and would go away over the course of the day. By dinner time, when I went out to Jackson's Restaurant, it had mostly gone away. It was completely gone by the next day.
I also had a sore throat and a painful sensation while swallowing, especially when I have to take those large calcium pills which I will be taking for years to come. However, it is only the second day after the operation, and I expect that the difficulty swallowing will go away over the next week or so. So, I would definitely recommend having this operation at the Norman Center if you have hyperparathyroidism.