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What Does This TSH Result While Suffering From Severe Leg Pain Suggest?
Question: My wife is 40 years old. Free T3 is 3.19 , Free T 4 is 1.08 and TSH Ultrasensitive is 8.531 . She has got severe pain in the left leg. She is taking one Thyroxine Sodium Tablet a day for last three days. No progress. Please suggest.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
TSH levels are not responsible for leg pain.
Please get her calcium and vitamin D levels checked, deficiency of those can cause pain in the legs.
Also she should be taking a multivitamin supplement such as Capsule A to Z once daily.
Does she have any swelling , redness ?
Has she had such pain earlier ?
Is she overweight ?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take care.
As below
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
TSH levels are not responsible for leg pain.
Please get her calcium and vitamin D levels checked, deficiency of those can cause pain in the legs.
Also she should be taking a multivitamin supplement such as Capsule A to Z once daily.
Does she have any swelling , redness ?
Has she had such pain earlier ?
Is she overweight ?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for the prompt response Doctor.
1. She has got a deficiency of Calcium and Vitamin D as per the test we had done some time back. She then took Shelcal 500 Mg twice in a day. She does not take that medicine any more.
2. I will start a multivitamin tablet and a Calcium cum vitamin D tablet with immediate effect.
3. She does not have any swelling or redness.
4. She had such a pain once earlier around 8 months back. She got well then taking Shelcal and Combiflam.
5. She is 82 Kgs and 5 ft 6 inches tall
The biggest problem as of now is severe pain because of which she is not able to get up or even move much in the bed.
1. She has got a deficiency of Calcium and Vitamin D as per the test we had done some time back. She then took Shelcal 500 Mg twice in a day. She does not take that medicine any more.
2. I will start a multivitamin tablet and a Calcium cum vitamin D tablet with immediate effect.
3. She does not have any swelling or redness.
4. She had such a pain once earlier around 8 months back. She got well then taking Shelcal and Combiflam.
5. She is 82 Kgs and 5 ft 6 inches tall
The biggest problem as of now is severe pain because of which she is not able to get up or even move much in the bed.
Brief Answer:
As below
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
She is overweight, and needs to lose atleast 10 - 15 kg of weight.
Also, if vitamin D deficiency is severe, just tablets containing combined calcium and vitamin D will not resolve it.
You need to give her bolus sachets first of Vitamin D ( Mashyne, D 360 etc ) one XXXXXXX per week for atleast 6 weeks, followed by calcium plus vitamin D tablets for 3 months.
It is better to take your doctor's prescription for this first.
Ask her to apply Elastocrepe bandage around the foot and sleep, she would be better in the morning.
Mild massage will help you.
SHe can keep a hot water bottle underneath the legs and sleep.
Hope this helped you.
Feel free to contact me directly anytime, using the following link -
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623
Take care.
As below
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
She is overweight, and needs to lose atleast 10 - 15 kg of weight.
Also, if vitamin D deficiency is severe, just tablets containing combined calcium and vitamin D will not resolve it.
You need to give her bolus sachets first of Vitamin D ( Mashyne, D 360 etc ) one XXXXXXX per week for atleast 6 weeks, followed by calcium plus vitamin D tablets for 3 months.
It is better to take your doctor's prescription for this first.
Ask her to apply Elastocrepe bandage around the foot and sleep, she would be better in the morning.
Mild massage will help you.
SHe can keep a hot water bottle underneath the legs and sleep.
Hope this helped you.
Feel free to contact me directly anytime, using the following link -
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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