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jemma12213
jemma12213

My mum has been diagnosed with heart failure, she's 90 yrs old, just home from hospital. I've been given no advice whatsoever on prognosis or special care for her, can anyone advise?

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  • 68survivor
    68survivor jemma12213

    Posted

    Hello jemma12213,

                                   Firstly, congrats to your Mum for reaching her current age without Heart Failure problems. Here is a reference for you that lays out the fact regarding Heart failure:-  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_failure.

    You will see from this that current life expectation used to be about 6 years max. from time of onset. However we live in a changing world with new treatments and medications coming through all the while. I am nearly at the end of my sixth year and still enjoy life. Good luck to you both and enjoy every day.

     

    • jemma12213
      jemma12213 68survivor

      Posted

      Hi 68survivor, Thank u, i've done some research on it, but i feel mum's changed on the digoxin. She's sleeping all day and isn't very alert, Could it be the dose is too high? She also has Dementia. Until she started this medication, she only dosed a wee while in the afternoons.
  • jenny35762
    jenny35762 jemma12213

    Posted

    I was diagnosed with heart failure 3 years ago (age is 65). Along with medication an some gentle exercise he fully will live to the same age as your mum.  Yes the keep adjusting th medication and am having the time of my life. 

    So take heart life is not bad

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