I just wanted to talk here about symptoms of pulmonary edema in the
context of Congestive Heart Failure for those that may be suffering
from it.
You should know first that I am not a doctor. And I'm not giving out
medical advice. I am simply a person with CHF who for years now has had
problems with the "bad mornings" associated with sleeping and pulmonary
edema. If you have these symptoms you will know exactly what I am
talking about.
Over the past week I have been taking Ascriptin (Maalox buffered aspirin)
for a mild toothache. I've been taking one 325 mg. tablet twice a day.
And I have found that over time the morning symptoms associated with the
edema have been greatly reduced. I cannot positively say that the improvement
has been due to the Ascriptin. It would take things like controlled clinical
studies to determine that. But what I can say is that I have been feeling
much better in the morning since being on the Ascriptin.
Certain patients cannot take aspirin, so BE SURE TO CONSULT WITH YOUR
PHYSICIAN before taking aspirin.
My mom's direct cause of death was complications from CHF. She lived for many years, though, after she was diagnosed with the disease. I found out, also, that her mother had CHF, and I, at this time, have a sister with that condition. So, without having done any research at all, I would guess that CHF runs in families, and is a gene thing? Have other members of your family suffered with this? BTW, I am sorry to hear that you have that health problem.
Well, I hope I don't have to deal with it, as COPD is bad enough without that.
Do you use a nebulizer? Or is that not for the OCP?I have a pretty cool nebulizer. With the albuterol. But I don't use it much. My main appliance is one of those nifty Oxygen machines that make rhe O2 out of water. Sorry to hear about your condition. But I am very glad to know you a little better.
I don't know about the genetic thing. My own is due to the long-term effect of a birth defect called tetrology of fallot. As one of my doctors put it, I was born with a broken washing machine that could only be repaired a certain number of times and could only do a certain number of loads. The only thing I can say in terms of your family is what you probably already know — see a cardiologist twice a year. In terms of CHF I don't think that advance warning would help much inpreventing it, but it would give the doctors the speed out of the gate dealing with it. My best to them.
CHF, COPD, OCP… is it something that could be caused by smoking? or this is a result of living in unhealthy area, having hard life, etc….
I just read about tetralogy of Fallot. And discovered something that I didn't know until now. I had a cousin who was born a "blue baby" I never understood what it meant…just knew it was something wrong with her heart. When she was born, the doctors told her parents that she wouldn't live past the age of 5. She lived to age of 25, which was a miracle in itself at that period of medical technology.
You don't smoke Dare? Good for you. It wouldn't have been good for you at all, doing what you do and smoking.
I am happy to quit smoking almost at the beginning :happy:
My COPD was caused from smoking, Dare. Edward's is because of some kind of birth defect. Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
It would be impossible to have both 🙂
Thank God you made the right choice. Wish I had. I would feel 100% better, get around at least 60% better, and look probably 10 years younger than I do.
I and kids my age were pretty much the first and it was cutting edge and still risky. I had mine done in 1966 at the Cleveland Clinic, and of the three boys who were there at about the same time for heart surgery one had to be opened up again due to complications.. And the other died. I was the lucky one.