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What Is The Treatment For Thyroid And Sleeping Problems?
HELLO I AM THE CONCERNED HUSBAND OF A LADY WITH HEART FAILURE SHE HAS A THREE CHAMBER PACEMAKER IN PLACE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT RECENTLY HAS BEEN TOLD THAT SHE NEEDS BLOOD TESTS TO CHECK OUT HER THYROID AND IT HAS COME BACK AS BORDERLINE SHE GETS VERY TIRED VERY QUICKLY AND HAS SLEEP PROBLEMS SHE IS 75 YEARS OLD 4FOOT 10 INCHES TALL EIGHT STONES IN WEIGHT AND HAS HAD THE HEART PROBLEM FOR FOURTEEN YEARS APROXIMATELY MY QUESTION IS WHAT EFECT CAN THIS HAVE ON MY WIFES LIFE EXPECTANCY AS AN ADDED COMPLICATION TO HER CONDITION
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Hello,
It is very important to know the exact value of thyroid hormones. If TSH is up to 6.4 mui/ml, it does not effect her condition and life expectancy is not altered by thyroid pathology.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wish her good health.
Regards,
Dr. Mirjeta Guni, Endocrinologist
It is very important to know the exact value of thyroid hormones. If TSH is up to 6.4 mui/ml, it does not effect her condition and life expectancy is not altered by thyroid pathology.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Wish her good health.
Regards,
Dr. Mirjeta Guni, Endocrinologist
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