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Re: Well, more bad news

By: Fiz in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 14 Jun 23 3:43 AM | 27 view(s)
Boardmark this board | 6th Edition Pope Board 		Msg. 43491 of 58566
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De: "determine the cause of your congestive heart failure"

I've not been following the conversation thread very closely, but I want to reinforce: finding the CAUSE is essential.

I would FIRE any doctor, immediately, who doesn't seem obsessed with finding the cause; they are grossly incompetent, or maybe they just don't care about your life very much. They should lose their license. And I am not making those statements lightly, nor in jest.

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Re: Well, more bad news
By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Wed, 14 Jun 23 1:59 AM 		Msg. 43487 of 58566

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Re: “If you read about it and the average length of time a person who has this lives after they have been diagnosed, it is on AVERAGE 5 years.. Not ten...”Have you followed up on the problem? Because not all cases of heart failure are the same.

In 2021, I posted (to you, I believe) that my clogged valve had caused heart failure, with likely permanent damage. My cardiologist was not overly concerned about it because the surgery had removed the cause of the failure. At this point, I am confident that I could play tennis or backpack up a small mountain. I'm okay. Even my lousy sleep habits are improving.

That's why I asked you if you had been examined to determine the cause of your congestive heart failure. If the cause was the blockages that you had bypassed, then your heart may not get any worse and may even improve. And even if your heart can't improve, the cause of your CHF should be determined in case the cause can be treated to stop the deterioration.

You need to learn about your condition and not just take an "Oh well. I guess I've only got five years" attitude. There may well be things you and your doctors can do to significantly extend that.

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