Posts by Noah Ward5

Hey everyone!

My mom is 50, and she had a hysterectomy about five years ago.
She had a brain CT scan back in May, and everything looked pretty fine except for some calcifications. To be specific, here’s what the report said: "A 4mm calcification in the lower lateral part of the right occipital region with no impact on surrounding structures. Small calcifications in the wall of the ICA in the siphon area." Then, just a few days ago, she had a mammogram where they found some calcifications on the left side, which they noted are likely benign. I should also mention she’s been dealing with joint pain—both knees, her left shoulder, and her left hand joints—but we haven't actually gone to a doctor to figure out the cause for that yet.

I'm wondering what these calcifications actually mean. Is there any way to shrink them down through diet or anything else? She's read in a bunch of places that women in her stage of life (given the menopause stuff) are usually encouraged to take calcium supplements for bone health, so I'm curious if that's a good idea here. If she starts taking calcium, could that potentially make these calcifications grow even more?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hey everyone!

My mom is 50, and she had a hysterectomy about five years ago.
Back in May, she had a brain CT scan. The results were mostly fine, except they flagged some calcifications. To be exact, here is what the report says: "A 4 mm calcification is present in the lower lateral part of the right occipital region, with no impact on surrounding structures. Small calcifications noted in the wall of the ICA within the siphon area." Then, just a few days ago, she had a mammogram, which showed what they called likely benign calcifications on the left side. I should also mention she’s been dealing with joint pain—both knees, her left shoulder, and her left hand joints—but we haven't actually gone looking for a cause for that yet.

I'm wondering what these calcifications actually mean. Is there any way to shrink them, maybe through diet or something? She’s read in a lot of places that women in her stage of life (given the menopause stuff) are usually advised to take calcium supplements for bone health, so I wanted to ask if that's a good idea given these findings. Could starting calcium supplements actually make those calcifications grow?

Thanks in advance for any help!