Congestive Heart Failure
It's very serious. Your heart isn't working properly so neither are your kidneys.
DON'T wait go to ER.
IT CAN BE FATAL
I am now due for my colonoscopy, my last one was five years ago, (had a small polyp) removed, since then I have developed heart issues, Dissection of an artery, CHF, (low EF), and had to have an ICD. I am afraid to be put to sleep for the procedure with the colonoscopy. Have anyone had their colonoscopy, with CHF and an ICD? Thanks.
I am so glad everything worked out good for you. I have lungs and some mild heart issues are what I call them. But I do have Right sided CHF and a heart murmur. Every time I have to go under it… read more
Why are my feet and legs swollen everyday. I drink waterpills everyday. One time I took antiflam pain tablet and the all went away for a week. Could be that the mechanical heartvalve causes inflamatio
Be sure to take KCl with it for electrolytes.
Do you have problems with weight gain?
Since I've been on it, I have gained about 20 pounds. Part of it I'm sure is actual weight from not exercising and not eating right.- too many calories in, and too few cal. going out. Water weight. I'm on lasix 20 mg once a day, bit find it hard to know when I can take it because I drive bus for 9.5 hrs a day. Don't know if I'll be able to have potty break when the urge hits, so don't take it as often as supposed to.
Any thoughts
Does anyone else have a problem with low potassium. My cardiologist have me on 80 of potassium a day and it's still low.
I don't urine as much as I use to due to me being stage 4 kidney failure. ( I guess)
He added another pill and instructed me to take half everyotherday. Tomorrow I go get labs we will see what happens.
Happy Thanksgiving to All! Please no hurry in answering this! I have been having difficulty catching my breath for 2 weeks now! I had a horrible urinary tract infection with sepsis caused by a lodged kidney stone with 3 weeks of infused antibiotics administered through a midline at an out patient clinic! I have been to the ER, seen my cardiologist 3 times, my primary 3 times and have had every test including an echo! My EF has gone up to 40 from 25! I am seeing an GI doctor next week, to see… read more
I can not make it without God on this heart journey. Without Prayers is not an option for me.
I have congestive heart failure and fluid on my lungs. I'm using lasic meds daily to drain that fluid. I wonder what causes the fluid build up on my lungs and if I will be on lasics from now on?
Tom, Good luck. I too have heart failure so I get it. Never fun but if you take care of yourself you can stop it from getting too much worse. Let me know If I can answer questions about it for you. I… read more
Hello I am on approx. 8 different medications . What each one does I haven't a clue.
Hydralazine 50 mg. 3 x a day
Bumetanide 1 mg 3 2x a day
Metolazone2.5 mg
Metoprolol 50 mg
Isosoribide 20 mg
Famotidine 20 mg
Asprim 81mg
Potassium
Sorry for the spellings, can't find my glasses
I am on a total of 15 meds a day and one is for depression and one for anxiety rest are heart meds and i am still not getting any better 😪
I only take 2 heart medicine s, Inderal for heart and Elequis, a blood thinner. Am I taking enough meds for my heart?