Parathyroid diagnosis/dr Los angeles?

[myannieseattle]

Hello all,
I am fairly sure I have a parathyroid problem, though my numbers are borderline.  Ca is borderline high and my PTH is borderline high.  Urinary calcium is off the charts.  I have osteoporosis, and markers for bone breakdown are really really high. (I am 31)
I finally got a dr. to order a sestamibi scan, and now after reading Dr. Norman's site, I am so scared it will be falsely negative and I'll be sol.
Has anyone had success with this in Los Angeles?  the scan is supposed to be at Cedars... but  now I feel like I have one shot at this!  is that the best place to go?
any other ideas?

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

At age 31, if you have even very early primary hyperpara, it is best to have surgery.  The scan is NOT to make a diagnosis or decide on surgery (it is only to help localize the source of the problem) -- the diagnosis is based on blood testing.

[casey9]

See Dr Yeh at UCLA.