How long after heart failure does a person with codp live? Please help me deal with this?

Answer 1

There truly is not simple answer to your question - even for your physicians who know your case well.

As you probably know, congestive heart failure and COPD are two very serious problems and work together to make symptoms worse. This is not a problem where you need to get your affairs in order now because you are not likely to be around in a year. On the contrary people often can live a very long time with these problems. Unfortunately the diseases will cause you to be more and more short of breath - which means you have to keep cutting back your activities.

Heart failure can be caused from many things - additionally there are different types; right sided failure, left sided failure, and something called diastolic dysfunction. Heart attacks, high blood pressure, valve malfunctions, holes in the heart chamber, COPD, liver disease, chemotherapy, and cardiomyopathy (problem with the heart muscle) are among just some of the things that can cause heart failure either individually or in conjunction with other problems. Know the specifics of your case would be helpful in giving you more of an idea of prognosis...still tricky business as some patients tend to do very well over a long period.

COPD is commonly secondary to smoking but there can be other sources too...like working in coal mines or have other occupational exposures.

Regardless these are not disease processes that usually works very fast. People often hang on for years and years, decades with these problems. The trick is to control symptoms (shortness of breath) as much as possible - medication compliance is very important. And we try at all cost to avoid any new heart damage via heart attacks.

Discuss these concerns with your medical provider. He/she may not be able to quantify "time left" for you but he/she can give you a game plan with the goals they hope to achieve with treatments.

Good luck.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This would have to be a case to case basis. It's not the same thing for an athletic young guy who got a heart attack because he used steroids on a random occasion to an old person with chronic diabetes to get a heart attack.

The doctor would have to tell that specific person their life expectancy. A good doctor would also tell the person they need to lose weight, start an exercise routine, visit a nutritionist for a special diet and to use heart medication for the rest of their life.

A very seriously sick person will need a heart transplant. If the patient follows their doctor's orders and doesn't get a second heart attack anytime sdoon, they could live 5 years even.

Answer 4

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a serious condition but with good management the patient can live for many years. Even with heart failure, this condition is manageable. It is imperative that you have good pulmonary and cardiac doctors. You also must follow their instructions regarding lifestyle changes and medications.

Answer 5

I'm sure you meant COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Everyone is different, and no one can be given a definate time on life, but people with COPD can live long lives after diagnosis.
Don't sweat it, follow your doctors orders, eat healthy, be active and live life
Here are some websites to help, one has a chat room also

Answer 6

Following doctor's instructions will increase the amount of time you live. If you go back to your old habits, well, good luck to ya.

Answer 7

there is no answer so go on and read the guesses if any (just had 1st heart attack still plan on living for ever) 53 real unhealthy lifestyle plan to change but who knows cigarette burning beside me so ...