Please give me a complete list.
When you have it would the doctor put you on Lasix? can you remain on lasix for a long period of time like months.
Best diet for it.
Can you recover from it?
Is this condition accompanied by alot of coughing sinus drainage and plegm?
Also if you need to loose wieght while on Lasix,,, how can you balence drinking the 6-8 glasses a day of water verses getting rid of water wieght.
Sorry for all the questions but I am curious why they put me on it. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Lasix is a loop diuretic most commonly used for CHF treatment. You can remain on Lasix for years, most people who require it stay on it long term.
Diet, low sodium is key, if you eat a lot of salt, you can make the condition worse. Actually in some people with CHF, a high sodium meal can lead to hospitalization.
Recover: most times, no. It is a chronic condition that is treated medically.
Coughing: it can, it depends on if you have right sided or left sided failure. Left sided failure will lead to increased fluid collection in the lungs. Right sided failure causes swelling (edema) in the legs, normally around the ankles, and weight gain.
Loose Weight: Loosing weight is also a long term goal. If "water weight" is making a difference to you, then your looking toward the wrong solution. To loose weight, that may help you medically, loose fat, gain muscle, and forget about water weight. It’s insignificant.
CHF is normally diagnosed secondary to a low ejection fraction (EF%) that is measured during an echocardiogram, have you had on of these?
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