Final stages of death with chf
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I help my mother take care of my 94 year old grandmother, she has been diagnosed with CHF and also has High Blood Pressure. She has had 2 mini-strokes within the last 6 months, since her first TIA (November 09) her left foot and ankle began swelling with the swelling moving up her leg, now her right foot and ankle are swollen and she has numbness in her right hand and arm. She is coughing more and more everyday and is now beginning to have shortness of breath.
My heart goes out to you.....you have your hands full. I would say you need help! Your husband sounds like he has been through so much. CHF can be controlled but you always have it. Is he on oxygen?
My husband is in the final stage of COPD. We have spoke with his doctor, and his time left with his family is 1 1/2. Due to the fact, his illness is progressing faster than he ever saw. He is not on O2 because he feels it's the end. He does need it. His FEV1 16% with meds. I am looking into hospice care now, so everything will go smooth when the time comes. Make a list of all the question's you have regarding your mother's condition.
My friend, a chemo nurse, said that if I do have bone leisons that they are treatable with the treatment I have just started which is a form of reclast. I did have lung surgery when my mets was found (when I found out I had OVCA). I guess we never do stop worrying do we? I hope you do well and enjoy a long break from treatment. You and all others on this site, will be in my prayers.
I had to go to the ER on Sat due to moderate edema in my legs/feet. I was told I have early stages of CHF. My BNP was almost 1200. I am terrified. What does this mean for me as a person? Can I live a normal life and have fun with my kids? I'm so scared and feel so alone. I have a cardiologist appt next Monday but feel like I'm going to have a nervous breakdown before then. Any replies would be appreciated.
I know it goes along with the CHF but is there anything/something I should be doing to help with this? I plan to call the Vet on Monday. Is she in the final stages? I don't think she is in pain but then how can I tell? Icant bear the thought of losing her but I also don't want to keep her around if she is suffering as that is selfish on my part.
His father is currently going through liver and kidney failure but no one talks to us about my husbands kidneys. Our battle with heart disease has been going on 8 yrs now and 4 yrs with knowing about the chf. He is scared he is dying and I am too. His ef is only 8-10% and they said no transplant until he drops 60lbs and no Lvad til he drops half of the weight but he can hardly move and barely has an appetite.
When it became evident that she was in the final stages and gasping for breath they administered morphine, orally, then a suppository, then orally again. It all happened so fast but when the last dose was given I was overwhelmed. Thankfully she lived for an additional 4 hours becasue I know now that I would have had a hand in her death by giving them permission to ease her pain. But I am left was such anguish that I could have helped to end her life. How do I cope with this feeling?
The real problem is these two issues are at loggerheads with each other, because helping the CHF will ultimately damage the kidneys (medications, etc) - while helping the kidney disease will damage the CHF, because it means withholding certain treatments that would otherwise benefit it. So, the best option is to prioritise on a daily or weekly basis ... treating the illness with priority (the one that seems worse at that point). It's never easy treating both these illnesses in combination.
I am assuming that since you know what your EF is, then you have already had an Echo Cardiogram.
Congestive Heart Failure, simply put, means that your heart isn't moving enough blood to keep the swelling, or fluid buildup at bay. It does not neccessarily mean that your heart is going to "just quit beating."
Your first step is find a good cardiologist who can tell you what to do to improve your situation.
what are the final stages of hepc? My boyfriend was diagnosed with hepc,cirrohis,liver lesions and low platelets (they weren't able to increase them in the hospital). The local hospital here said they couldn't do a liver biopsy because it was to dangerous and they weren't sure about him going to another hospital because he has no medical insurance and can't get any.
My father is in the final stages of dementia. He can no longer hold anything or walk. He quit speaking about 4 years ago. I just was recently told that he no longer chews. This has been for about 6 weeks. His food is thickened so he can swallow it. He has lost about 20 pounds in 5 months. His albumin level is 2.7, and 2.5 is sometimes the criteria for hospice care. My question is, how much longer before he loses his ability to swallow?
Have you been evaluated for extent of liver damage with a liver biopsy or the less invasive fibroscan? Only about 20% of people infected with hep c over 20 years will develop liver cirrhosis and even with liver cirrhosis you can still live a full life especially if you get treated and cured of hep c.
I had hep c for 37 years and was diagnosed with cirrhosis 8.5 years ago.
My 13 year old Lab was just diagnosed with CHF. Prior to that, our vet put her on Pronin for a bladder issue that worked and solves that issue. However, now we reduced the Pronin because of the Lasix, now the Pronin isn't working like it should, of course because of the Lasix. I'm guessing we will be looking at a trade off situation. Will she be in pain if we ask our vet to take her off the Lasix? Or maybe she could go back to her full dose of Pronin?
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