I was diagnosed with this in May 2005, I have somewhat followed all the advice /recommendations of the doctor but not completely and I do feel a lot better, almost as if it never happened... is it possible that my left ventricule has recovered almost completely?
2006-11-05 08:37:38 · 5 answers · asked by argeesoftware 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Anyone with a "recovery" story or am I hopelessly hoping?
2006-11-05 09:27:51 · update #1
I take Coreg 6.25 Mg twice a day and 81 mg aspirin, that's it. I work hard, a lot of physical work and I feel "good", rarely short of breath if ever. When the cardiologist took an echo he said "about 15% functionality of m left ventricule"... I was scared as hell but since I have felt better and better. I know I need to get another echo to find out (which I will) but I am "scared" that I think I'm better and really I am not...
2006-11-05 14:37:02 · update #2
To be brutal it is pretty much impossible to completely recover. True CHF is weakening of the heart muscle to the point where it can no longer pump enough volume to keep the blood from backing up. The weakening itself is going to be there. It is very possible you were diagnosed very early and with proper diet and medication you are able to keep the area beating strong enough to not have problems. If you stopped taking care of yourself, however, it would return as it was. This is mostly a conjecture since I don't have any history or medication or what the MD actually told you but, no a complete disappearance of the disease isn't possible.
2006-11-05 11:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jason K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-19 03:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my husband has had chf for 8 years. from my understanding to actually recover you must have a heart transplant, however if you follow your doctors instructions and take care of yourself you can live a long time, he had a bypass in 2001 and has done well since, only 1 minor heart attack, and a few episodes that he had to be hospitalized for from low blood pressure. by the was he's only 45. his case however is pretty severe for someone of his age.
2006-11-05 15:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Larissa D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I also have CHF and I feel fine, but I need to stay on my medications. I really don't think there really is a complete recovery, but stay on a good diet and keep taking your medications and you should continue a good full life. Regards KG
2006-11-05 14:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by kgreives 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what the cause of your CHF is.
Some people do improve tremendously but you need to talk to your cardiologist because every case is different.
Good luck.
2006-11-05 11:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋