Can migraine and thyroid cause swelling in the arms?

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From the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) her TSH levels are high with normal T3 and T4 which suggests hypothyroidism. Most of the times hypothyroidism has normal T3 and T4. So hypothyroidism cannot be ruled in that case. Her complaints like sweating and everything fits under hypothyroidism.

I would like to know whether she had any recent injury (including minor trauma)?

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I have seen the reports (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and there are no major disturbances in the parameters (for your mother's age). I would like to tell you that any changes in blood parameters that usually cause swelling will lead to swelling in many body parts, but in your mother's case only the left arm is swollen, so any changes in reports need not be taken seriously as of now. The actual problem is left arm swelling which can be due to various reasons like compression of blood vessels in the particular region or any other vessels that drain that part.

As you have already visited a doctor for a physical examination, I can reassure you that she has normal blood flow in that limb (radial artery, which doctors check at the wrist). Just check the pulse in her left arm (just below the thumb) and compare it with her right arm.

Is her left arm cold compared to the other arm or sweating more or less? Just check it out. You can get a Doppler done on her arms, which would be available in any diagnostic center (to check the patency of the vessels)

About primary care, keep her arm elevated while she is asleep. You can keep a pillow or two under her arm even when she is sitting in a chair. For tablets, you can give her a combination of Aceclofenac, Paracetamol, and Serratiopeptidase in it. She can take it twice daily.