Jamie Mitchell's Online Review Report Card

Day 1 after Parathyroid surgery and for the first time in at least 10 years my first steps out of bed this morning were pain free. I had thought that pain was just a part of getting older—I’m a 45 year old male. Last night after surgery I had dinner out, and felt amazing. I appreciated Dr. Mitchell’s confidence in my condition prior, and I greatly appreciate how I’m feeling today, his post op visit, and check in call at night. Thank you, Dr. Mitchell and Team!

For many years I did not know what was going on with me. Once I was diagnosed by my Doctors in NC. I was told that they would only monitor my PTH level. After intense research on Parathyroid and getting it removed. I found Norman Parathyroid Center. They walked me Through the process and was able to get my Operating scheduled with them. I’m 85 Years of age and having this procedure has changed the way I feel, think and appreciate life. I’m for every Thankful that Dr, Mitchell took great care of me and Improved my quality of life. Thanks Norman Parathyroid Center, You’re the best. On

Dr. Mitchell removed 2 overactive parathyroid glands for me... he put me at ease with his relaxed bedside manner and was not rushing me at all in answering my questions... my case was not a textbook case with fluctuating labs and I am so grateful he found the problem glands and removed them so I can start growing stronger bones instead of letting them continue to get more osteoporotic. Very thankful! And I am on night one and feeling good!...highly recommend Dr. Mitchell.

This man took on my very complicated case that other doctors would not even consider. God bless him for saving my life. He is caring, talented and exceptional.

Everyone was great. Was told for 8 years my high blood calcium was familial .scans showed nothing. Finally decided to contact the Norman center. After reviewing my labs ,Dr Mitchell called to recommend the surgery and within 3 weeks I had a tumor found and removed.Thank you Dr Mitchell.

This doctor is phenomenal. I had 5 endocrinologists tell me I was fine and had nothing wrong, including the head of one of the departments at the National Institute of Health (NIH). I was passing 1 to 3 kidney stones a month and had been for decades. Dr. Mitchell disagreed after looking at my medical charts and said there was something wrong, my blood serum calcium. He operated, found a bad parathyroid which he removed and I now have normal blood serum calcium levels and no more kidney stones. This doctor changed my life. I'd give him 20 stars if I could. Chris R.

Great doctor.He has a great bed side manner

Highly recommend Dr Mitchell. He is a skilled surgeon in parathyroid surgery. Very willing to answer all questions & to keep family members informed. I felt very confident going into surgery & very pleased with the outcome. His expertise & years of experience contibute to the success of the Norman Parathyroid Center

Highly recommend Dr Mitchell. He is a skilled surgeon in parathyroid surgery. Very willing to answer all questions & to keep family members informed. I felt very confident going into surgery & very pleased with the outcome. His expertise & years of experience contibute to the success of the Norman Parathyroid Center

Dr. Mitchell assisted Dr. Lopez in my parathyroid surgery at Norman Parathyroid Center. They made a great job. A year after the surgery I am recovered and healed from hyperparathyroidism.

Dr. Mitchell assisted Dr. Lopez in my parathyroid surgery at Norman Parathyroid Center. They made a great job. A year after the surgery I am recovered and healed from hyperparathyroidism.

I am so thankful to Dr Mitchell for finding and removing my bad parathyroid. The surgeons in Colorado made me nervous and question whether I should have the surgery in Colorado. I found out about the Norman Parathyroid Center from a friend and decided to call. So fortunate I did. Dr Mitchell was confident, answered all of my questions and put me at ease. Everything went as he said and I am grateful for my decision and his skilled hands. He did not rush through speaking with me and called in the evening to check on me and to ask if I had any questions or concerns. I was impressed as one rarely go ds a doctor who will do that.

I am so thankful to Dr Mitchell for finding and removing my bad parathyroid. The surgeons in Colorado made me nervous and question whether I should have the surgery in Colorado. I found out about the Norman Parathyroid Center from a friend and decided to call. So fortunate I did. Dr Mitchell was confident, answered all of my questions and put me at ease. Everything went as he said and I am grateful for my decision and his skilled hands. He did not rush through speaking with me and called in the evening to check on me and to ask if I had any questions or concerns. I was impressed as one rarely go ds a doctor who will do that.

A very very talented surgeon i owe my life to him. ❤️

A very very talented surgeon i owe my life to him. ❤️

Excellent Doctor.

Excellent Doctor.

I am 28 and had my surgery yesterday. The last 7 ish years I had suffered from 'feeling sick' without a logical explanation why. From the extremes of feeling like I had the flu, but no fever, or 'I must have food poisoning....again', or something as simple as fatigue. Some days I would feel hungover, but I didn't drink one bit. One day I would be fine, but you could always count on me using all my personal time off of work for sick days. Each year it felt like I was slowly getting worse and sick more frequently. I went to 20 + doctors that treated it as allergies (steroids, salt spray treatment ect) to just shoving antibiotics down my throat. I was notorious for getting UTIs, however there was never an infection. "Take these antibiotics just in case". My 'UTI's' would come and go just like that. Little did I know that was my kidneys talking to me. It affected my professional life and my marriage. This hard core, go getter, high achieving sales rep started to slowly fade. My husband was convinced I was a hypercondriact. How could I run half marathons and then be so sick? I started to believe I was a hypercondriact myself and that this must just be what getting older feels like? Argumentsr between us happened whenever I was 'too sick' to go anywhere. I was diagnosed with anxiety. Life was fine, but I couldn't sleep (suffering from extreme insomnia) my heart was pounding out of my chest. Each year I was slowly getting worse. I had what I called 'growing pains'. You know when your body hurts from a kid as your growing. Sometimes it would be so severe that I stayed in bed all day. My mentral cycle was irregular. Sometimes I would go a full year without one. Whenever I talked to my gyno about it, I got, "oh you're young I wouldn't be too worried about it." Keep in mind, I saw a lot of doctors. A couple months ago my heart started to palpitate multiple times each day. My memory was horrid. I seriously thought I was getting dementia. I finally asked for a blood test. I never ever had one in my life. I was convinced something in my diet was wrong (I was put on every diet possible whole30, Arbonne etc). 'I must be lacking something'. We did the bloodwork and my new doctor called and said, "It all makes sense now. You have Hyperparathyroidism. Go see an Endocrinologist right away." We did a metabolic panel and my calcium levels was 10.6. I want to add a note here: she was a young nurse fresh out of school. Most my doctors were older. My nurse knew what I had just by my blood test and symptoms. A nurse. She ordered a second blood test to look at my PTH hormone, iodonized calcium, and calcium. Of course I went straight to Google and dove head first into understanding this disease. Parathyroid.com became my bible. I bawled for hours. First, because I wasn't a hypercondriact. I never related to something so much in my entire life. And second, because there was a cure. Because of parathyroid.com and a support hyperparathyroid Facebook group, I was WELL equipped for my endocrinologist visit. My 2nd blood work came back and my calcium was 11.2 and my PTH hormone was 93. Both above normal. Like so many people I spoke to in this Facebook support group, my Endocrinologist visit was TERRIBLE. According to my Endocrinologist, my levels were not a concern and I was WAY too young to have this. That it effects people in their 70's. That my symptoms' were not from hyperparathyroidism. If I hadn't prepared myself with knowing exactly what this disease was and the right questions to ask, I would have believed him. He was DEAD wrong. We argued for 45 mins and I ended up walking out on him. I self referred to NPC and my surgeon was Dr. Mitchell. I had my surgery yesterday with one tumor. It was 1/2 inch long producing 867 PTH hormone. Dr. Mitchell said I have had this for at least 7-10 years. Meaning I was between 18-21 when this started happening. I feel amazing. I told him when he called and checked in on me that I wanted to go on a run. One phone call with Dr. Mitchell changed my life, saved my marriage, and perhaps saves my life.

I am 28 and had my surgery yesterday. The last 7 ish years I had suffered from 'feeling sick' without a logical explanation why. From the extremes of feeling like I had the flu, but no fever, or 'I must have food poisoning....again', or something as simple as fatigue. Some days I would feel hungover, but I didn't drink one bit. One day I would be fine, but you could always count on me using all my personal time off of work for sick days. Each year it felt like I was slowly getting worse and sick more frequently. I went to 20 + doctors that treated it as allergies (steroids, salt spray treatment ect) to just shoving antibiotics down my throat. I was notorious for getting UTIs, however there was never an infection. "Take these antibiotics just in case". My 'UTI's' would come and go just like that. Little did I know that was my kidneys talking to me. It affected my professional life and my marriage. This hard core, go getter, high achieving sales rep started to slowly fade. My husband was convinced I was a hypercondriact. How could I run half marathons and then be so sick? I started to believe I was a hypercondriact myself and that this must just be what getting older feels like? Argumentsr between us happened whenever I was 'too sick' to go anywhere. I was diagnosed with anxiety. Life was fine, but I couldn't sleep (suffering from extreme insomnia) my heart was pounding out of my chest. Each year I was slowly getting worse. I had what I called 'growing pains'. You know when your body hurts from a kid as your growing. Sometimes it would be so severe that I stayed in bed all day. My mentral cycle was irregular. Sometimes I would go a full year without one. Whenever I talked to my gyno about it, I got, "oh you're young I wouldn't be too worried about it." Keep in mind, I saw a lot of doctors. A couple months ago my heart started to palpitate multiple times each day. My memory was horrid. I seriously thought I was getting dementia. I finally asked for a blood test. I never ever had one in my life. I was convinced something in my diet was wrong (I was put on every diet possible whole30, Arbonne etc). 'I must be lacking something'. We did the bloodwork and my new doctor called and said, "It all makes sense now. You have Hyperparathyroidism. Go see an Endocrinologist right away." We did a metabolic panel and my calcium levels was 10.6. I want to add a note here: she was a young nurse fresh out of school. Most my doctors were older. My nurse knew what I had just by my blood test and symptoms. A nurse. She ordered a second blood test to look at my PTH hormone, iodonized calcium, and calcium. Of course I went straight to Google and dove head first into understanding this disease. Parathyroid.com became my bible. I bawled for hours. First, because I wasn't a hypercondriact. I never related to something so much in my entire life. And second, because there was a cure. Because of parathyroid.com and a support hyperparathyroid Facebook group, I was WELL equipped for my endocrinologist visit. My 2nd blood work came back and my calcium was 11.2 and my PTH hormone was 93. Both above normal. Like so many people I spoke to in this Facebook support group, my Endocrinologist visit was TERRIBLE. According to my Endocrinologist, my levels were not a concern and I was WAY too young to have this. That it effects people in their 70's. That my symptoms' were not from hyperparathyroidism. If I hadn't prepared myself with knowing exactly what this disease was and the right questions to ask, I would have believed him. He was DEAD wrong. We argued for 45 mins and I ended up walking out on him. I self referred to NPC and my surgeon was Dr. Mitchell. I had my surgery yesterday with one tumor. It was 1/2 inch long producing 867 PTH hormone. Dr. Mitchell said I have had this for at least 7-10 years. Meaning I was between 18-21 when this started happening. I feel amazing. I told him when he called and checked in on me that I wanted to go on a run. One phone call with Dr. Mitchell changed my life, saved my marriage, and perhaps saves my life.

Thanks to Dr. Mitchell and the wonderful team at Norman Parathyroid Center for their expertise and compassion. Traveling to FL ranks as one of the best decisions ever for my health and well being. Parathyroid surgery was uncomplicated, except for some pesky scar tissue, and recovery is going smoothly. My bone pain and fatigue is gone, and I expect other symptoms to abate over time. Wish more physicians understood the implications of Hyperparathyroidism, and no longer think wait and see is the right approach. But in the meantime, thank goodness Dr. Mitchell knows and advocates for his patients in a timely matter. Hyperparathyroidism doesn’t get better while you wait and see! Wish I could have had my surgery even sooner!