so sorry to hear you're dealing with all of that. it can feel overwhelming. i admire your desire to get to the root of the various problems and fix them. that's a great attitude to take. unfortunately there are some health problems for which we can only treat symptoms not the cause. let me explain. congestive heart failure (chf) means your heart is not able to pump as strongly as it once did. as a result your blood cannot carry as much oxygen to the tissues as it used to. this problem causes your symptoms of shortness of breath (sob) edema and possibly the heaviness/pressure in your left chest. unfortunately chf is a chronic disease. there is no cure for the underlying cause. your thyroid disease is treatable with medications. i assume your doctor put you on medication or has outlined some sort of treatment plan for your thyroid disease. this is a case where the underlying cause of your symptoms (weight gain mental fog) can be addressed. i wish you all the best as you address your health issues in a constructive fashion!
diagnosed with thyroid disease mvp chf and told my body is unable to utilize the o2 taken in can you explain? . i am not one to just treat the symptoms i want to get to the cause of the problem and fix it if possible i just don't know where to start metabolic heart or lungs? the chf is stage c symptoms are fatigue sob heaviness/pressure l chest & arm nausea/indigestion mental fog dizziness intolerant to temp insomnia even with the bipap for sleap apnea wt gain 60 lbs edema l ft hand abd face unable to recline dysrhythmias elevated bpat times elevated pulmonary pressure.