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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (41)

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@coryp

My profile basically says it all besides all the side effects and progressive rate and what that brings to my everyday life.
I am 47 years old, going on my 4th year of dealing with CHF, I am in stage 3, borderline of 4.
Is there anyone out there with understanding, knowledge, or suggestions?
Even if just emotions and feelings one could share would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

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My husband, age 68,is stage 3 CHF too(up from stage 4) with chronic kidney disease stage 4)eGFR is 20, up from stage 5) and heart attack related-no dialysis). He takes 10mg Jardiance(empagliflozin) daily and 10mg Torsemide 2x/week. He has found that keeping his daily sodium low and monitoring his daily weight(alert is a weight gain of more than 2-3lbs in a 24 hour period or more than 5lbs in a week)is really important in controlling his CHF. He was near the end of the evaluation for a. heart and kidney transplant at the Cleveland Clinic last year when squamous cell cancer was found on the back of his tongue. He made it through radiation and monoclonal antibody therapy but it meant no transplants. Not easy, as you know, but he manages to golf 18 holes weekly and take his boat out to fish on the ocean when calm. So he’s done pretty well on the quality of life scale. Having it diagnosed at your age is much harder.