cardiomyopathy

[ddavey]

hello again everyone,  just a quick question.   i have always known to watch if amber's weight increases, but what about weight loss??   she has lost quite a bit of weight since starting digoxin, and i know that most of that is from fluid retention due to heart failure, but she is still losing weight and i am not sure if i should be worried that it is from the heart.  her pac's are up since ablation, but she is not complaining about them.  thanks   dawn

[ireneo]

And if the fluid loss is too great, then you'd have to worry about dehydration and the things that go with that. How is she looking around the eyes, inside the mouth? Does she seem to be urinating OK and the color is good? I know, she's not going to probably show you her urine but you could ask.

[jj7]

Hello I am a 38 year old female with heart problems. I have had all foyr of my heart valves replaced due to a viral infection. I also have cardiomyopathy which causes heart failure. Ask your cardiologist about this but the digoxin may be the reason she is losing weight or if on lasix is the dosage too high it may need to be adjusted. Hope i was of some help. JJ7