pacemaker

[misty7]

hello my uncle who lives with me had a pacemaker fitted 2m ago he  was given tablets to take [ furosemide 2.2mg ] since he has been takeing them his breathing is not right wen he talks he misses out  words cos he cant catch his breath i took him doctors and gave less mg 20mg could it have been tablets that caused this problem he still gets out of breath quickly ?

[kenkeith]

Is your uncle a heart failure patient?  Furosmide is medication as a diuretic to prevent congested heart failure.  The medication should provide relief for shortness of breath, and the only association with shortness of breath would be that medication is not effective and there is some pulmonary edema and the heart is not pumping effectively.... the blood is backing up into the lungs and causing SOB (relative to the diuretic ineffective).  

There could be other causes for shortness of breath, and the underlying cause should be found and treated especailly if it is related to the heart...The doctor should revisit the possible causes for the SOB.

Thanks for sharing, and if you have any further questions or comments you are welcome to respond.  Take care,

Ken