Heart Failure Support Group
Heart failure is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body. It is often undiagnosed due to a lack of a universally agreed definition and difficulties in diagnosis, particularly when the condition is considered "mild."
I was in the ER this weekend from 7pm until 4 am.I felt so poorly with abdominal pain from extra fluid in my belly.It is a wonder there is any nurses or doctors who want to work in the ER.I never heard in my life such a large amount of swearing and cussing in all of my life.I just ask the next time anyone reading this post comes to the hospital please act like a human being and not some kind of animal off the street.Everytime someone started yelling it made me so nervous I thought I was going to come out of my skin and my pain level climbed up.I understand it is difficult to be heard sometimes and we can get frustrated when ill but please be respectful of other people around you.God Bless my rant is over
I just went to my cardiologist and he put me on a 100 percent sodium restriction.. for 2 wks, when i have a follow up. doubled my lasix to 80 mg a day.