Parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods. Humans usually have four parathyroid glands, located on the back of the thyroid gland in variable locations. The parathyroid gland produces and secretes parathyroid hormone in response to low blood calcium, which plays a key role in regulating the amount of calcium in the blood and within the bones.
When the thyroid gland is removed, the parathyroid glands frequently get bruised during surgery and mild hypoparathyroidism is rather common after surgery but usually resolves after a few days to weeks.
In my case, the parathyroid glands stop didn’t recover for about 20 months. I needed to take a calcium supplement during that time.
By the end of 2022 the parathyroid glands had decided to start working again and I was able to stop taking the calcium.
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