Mag/Cal/Pot

Hi, new to the site. I was wondering how many others are having problems with Magnesium, Calcium and Potassium being low with thyroid removal. I was diagnosed via biopsy with thyroid cancer on 7/03/13. I had a total thyroidectomy on 7/31/13. It was a long difficult surgery, almost 4 hrs. One parathyroid gland was accidently removed because it was stuck to the thyroid. I had one cancerous nodule on the right side, it seems it was contained there, no movement to the lymph nodes, so they were left. I've had a hoarse voice ever since , hoping this goes away. I had to be sent to th ER twice, the week right after surgery, I was numbness and tingling in my arms, legs, hands, feet and face, my calcium and potassium were low. Recieved a pill for potassium and was told to chew several tums for cal, after a calcium drip. I had to go back within days my magnesium was so low I had to have a drip of it along with calcium again.I was given a chest xray and ct scan with contrast iodine, not a smart move on the ER Drs part, for the chest pains and leg/ankle swelling that I was experiencing.

It's been weeks since my surgery and I continue to chew 6 -440mg tablets of calcium every day along with 2 - 250mg tablets of magnesium. I try to eat foods rich in potassium so I don't have to take another pill for that. If I don't the numbness and tingling returns. My surgeon keeps saying he is clueless why these levels continue to stay low...I'm confused. The parathyroid gland regulates the calcium in the blood does it not? If one was removed, can't it be because it was removed!! The trama of removal is causing the other glands to react. So why has he never heard of this? He is a specalist in this kind of surgery too. My Endocrinologist vacated her practice before my RAI treatment was scheduled, so my new one that I don't see until Oct has to schedule that. I have to have a test to make sure my iodine level is even low enough thanks to the ER Dr that used contrast iodine for my ct scan.