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My feet are swollen hard as a rock. So are my legs. After checking my kidney and liver function, my PCP called to tell me to go ahead and get the Lasix (water pills) and start taking them.
Has anyone taken Lasix and if so, do you have any suggestion...
I have a daily fight going on with swelling of my feet, lower legs, and my hands. I've been prescribed lasix and spironolactone and it helps but it only helps to get me to go to the bathroom more I don't really think it minimizes the swelling. Anyways I ...
My MIL has been having all the classic symptoms of CHF and yet no Cardiologist that has treated her (we've had 3 in the past 2 years) has diagnosed her with CHF. She has massive swelling in the legs and feet, has pulmonary edema, unable to sleep on her bac...
For the past 1 1/2 months, I have been dealing with major water retention in my hands, arms, legs & feet. I was put on Lasix 40 mg.2x a day and was on it for 2 1/2 weeks. I then was put on Methylpredisone 4 mg. dspk 21 which I finished 5 days ago. It se...
My cat was diagnosed with impaired renal function (stage II) and was put on a fluid therapy on saline 0,9% and Lasix. As a result of the use of lasix, the vet suspects she has became severely hypokalemic and she will be placed on potassium supplement ther...
I have been taking a 10mg tablet of Klor Con for low potassium for a little over a week now. My level was 3.2 and normal is 3.5 to 5.0. When should I have my levels checked again and should I stop taking it since my level was not that low. The pills are hu...
I had a few small strokes within days of each other...swelling of right foot and calf it felt like it was going to burst open.. right arm and right side of face tingly and dumb.was hospitalized for observation.. sent home with a new script for Gemfibrozil ...
She has gain excessive amount of weight in the last year but her food intake is less. She cannot exercise because of her symptoms. Her breathing is very labored and she gets short of breath in cold weather.
I have been begging my vet to tell me what is w...
I also posted this in the Autoimmune Forum. I was hospitalized over the weekend with a VERY low potassium level, and other metabolic levels were also low. Just wondering if anyone else struggles to keep their numbers up. I take lasix for heart issues, b...
normal BP 106/78 - HR 80
started CHF workout program at local hospital
1st & 2nd workout BP 104/74 - HR 78 after workout BP 106/78 - HR 84
next 2 days BP 91/70 - HR 88 -- didnt feel well - 3rd day BP back to normal
Yesterday work out again -- BP 104...
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Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex. Condoms greatly reduce the chances of transmission, but do not eliminate them.
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