Kevin
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I am scheduled for my 3rd AVR on Nov 26th. I was very fortunate in past situations to have very minor symptoms. Not so this time.
Biggest bother right now is fluids. My calves and legs are loaded up and my belly is very bloated also. They took Xrays yesterday and confirmed there is no evidence of pulmonary edema, so that was really good news.
A couple of weeks ago, after my angiogram, my cardiologist put me on 20mg of Lasix, which I know is a low dose. It hasn't had any real effect as far as I can tell. (I have been weighing myself daily).
In addition to the swelling, things are pressing on my stomach and I tend to vomit a lot. I now eat about 600-800 calories a day because I can't take much more than that wihtout vomitings. Also can't really eat after early afternoon without it sitting in there and coming up in evening.
I've been on this low intake of food for more than a month and I am the heaviest I've ever been due to fluids.
Yesterday my doctor doubled the dose to 40mg per day of Lasix. I hope this helps because I really would prefer to go into my surgery without all this fluid.
I have one question.....
Are there any natural remedies for getting rid of fluids that I might employ to help things along? I do not mean pills or herbals or anything like that - Iam thinking more about foods that could help or any other ideas anyone may have.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kev
Biggest bother right now is fluids. My calves and legs are loaded up and my belly is very bloated also. They took Xrays yesterday and confirmed there is no evidence of pulmonary edema, so that was really good news.
A couple of weeks ago, after my angiogram, my cardiologist put me on 20mg of Lasix, which I know is a low dose. It hasn't had any real effect as far as I can tell. (I have been weighing myself daily).
In addition to the swelling, things are pressing on my stomach and I tend to vomit a lot. I now eat about 600-800 calories a day because I can't take much more than that wihtout vomitings. Also can't really eat after early afternoon without it sitting in there and coming up in evening.
I've been on this low intake of food for more than a month and I am the heaviest I've ever been due to fluids.
Yesterday my doctor doubled the dose to 40mg per day of Lasix. I hope this helps because I really would prefer to go into my surgery without all this fluid.
I have one question.....
Are there any natural remedies for getting rid of fluids that I might employ to help things along? I do not mean pills or herbals or anything like that - Iam thinking more about foods that could help or any other ideas anyone may have.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kev