What is the normal range for maintenance lanoxin therapy
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As for the medication and how quickly (or not) it worked, are there clear instructions on how to take it? With my Diltiazem it's quite clear that I should not take it with any food. So I can take it one hour before eating or have to wait 2 hours after eating. Perhaps taking your Lanoxin with food interfered with the absorption and that's why it took longer to kick in. Or maybe it was just a coincidence. Check out the instructions. You want relief as soon as possible.
What test was given that shows a dilated left ventricle? "Normal" or expected range is 3.5 - 5.7 cm. Is your son a large young man? Is he an athlete? Athletes have a larger left ventricle that is very efficient with a reduced heart rate at rest below 60 bpm.
The symptoms for an enlarged LV can be shortness of breath, weakness, possibly chest pain, etc., nosebleeds, dizziness and headaches don't usually represent symptoms for DLV.
I would say that the doctor who can make the best assessment of what is safe and reasonable for your mother is the oncologist who is currently taking care of her. That doctor knows her exam, how her response to chemo has been, what side effects she has had.
Theoretically, giving chemotherapy directly into the abdomen seems to improve the duration of time before the cancer comes back. That is called the disease free interval (DFI).
If your doctor has recommended it and thinks it will be beneficial, then it is up to you to do what you think is best for you. It is not for everyone, nor does eneyone handle it the same way. I approached it with a month-at-a-time attitude. If at any time I thought it was too much for me, I would stop.
The 20% you refer to is the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle into circulation with each heartbeat. Normal is 50 to 70% and medically referred to as ejection fraction (EF).
If the left ventricle is overworked by pumping against high resistance, i.e. high blood pressure, increased volume, etc.
Dear Dr. Goodman ... What is your opinion on maintenance after chemotherapy. I just completed my 6th treatment of gemzar/carbo for recurrence. Prior to my second treatment I had complete secondary cytoreductive surgery. My CA125 is now in the single digits. My CT scan will never be clear. It shows all kinds of problems due to the radical surgery. My doctor is using them to see if any change has occured. I do not want to go on Avistan. Does anything work?
Most studies require that you be off of treatments for 6 months prior to the start of of the study. All my blood work has been in the normal range since I have stooped interferon , but I also know my liver was improving while on treatments. I hate the unknown. Sorry to keep dragging this on just trying to get my thoughts together.
I had no problem with the insurance for the last year for maintenance but they things have changed, Just wondering what other people have experienced.
Thanks for the post. Most people on this board don't want to hear this stuff. Its damm the torprdo's and full stem ahead. A rational approach is needed when deciding on TX .
The SVR rate for geno 1's using Intron A (pre-peg) with ribavirin was 14%.
Digoxin is the generic for Lanoxin, so they are the same (just in case you are taking both). Coreg is a great beta blocker, so that should really help the fast heartbeat and blood pressure. Lanoxin helps the heart to beat stronger and get a better fill. Lanoxin will strengthen the heart muscle. Sounds like the medications are really improving your heart. That is really great news!! Yes, your heart can get better.
That practice should be stopped, based on the results of this trial. There is no rationale for using maintenance therapy. The treatment is clearly ineffective," study author Dr. Adrian Di Bisceglie, chief of hepatology and co-director of the Liver Center at Saint Louis University, said in a university news release.
About half of patients with chronic hepatitis C fully recover after an initial course of peginterferon and ribavirin antiviral therapy that can last from six months to a year.
My doctors were against maintenance chemo for me, even though after all my treatments I still had some residual cancer implants. They said there is no evidence that maintenance chemo extends the remissions. I feel like without trying more chemo I am not trying hard enough to beat the disease, but my onc and my gyn/onc agree. I like to be more proactive. I know there are several others here that have had or are having maintenance chemo. Hopefully they can give you some answers.
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