I had an average heart at 55yrs. then car struck me with super force, I bled internally & shock to my body caused MASSIVE MI with large areas of scarring in EVERY WALL of my heart. My ejection fraction is 50%. I take lisinopril for HBP. I have normal creatinine, albumin, liver/kidney panels, lipids,TSH, for months after accident, I had ortho surgery to repair tibial fx. then in Nov.'06 , I noticed rather rapid edema of ankles,calves,thighs, abdomen, to the point of severe painful pressure & stiffness. I can't flex my limbs to climb stairs, wear a pants, get into car. One leg constantly drips out steams of cold, clear water from within my tissues. Liver is engorged with edema, I can't close pants anymore. MDs say I have both right & left sided ventricular dysfunction. , global hypokinesis. MY jugular veins throb all day. I gasp upon any exertion. Months of diuretics failed to reduce edema. When diuretics fail, what is outcome?
2007-02-05
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