My husband was diagnosed with a cardiac arrythmia as a result of the chemotherapy and radiation treatment he received for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
He takes 50 mg of a beta blocker daily and his weight and blood pressure are normal. Is this a lifelong treatment? Is he at risk for a heart attack?
2006-11-16 06:16:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
I take a much bigger dose of a beta blocker than your husband. I have been on them for a long time and am physically dependent on them to keep my arrythmia away.
Your husband is more of a risk of a heart attac if he doesnt take it.
Congratulations on being a cancer survivior to your husband.!!!!
2006-11-16 16:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its a life long treatment. His risk of heart attack would depend on the type and severity of the arrythmia (a question for the doctor!)....;
2006-11-16 07:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
searching on many factors, your husband may nicely be able to go back to a thoroughly well-known existence. i'm 35 years previous and had one positioned in my chest in 2005. I have a cardiomyopathy and a lazy heart in not such a good number of words. For me that is been a finished protection internet. i replaced into in probability for unexpected cardiac lack of existence. Now in case you extremely look at it, i'm in additional effective shoes than you're, if my heart has a issue I have one there to assist get me to a everyday rythym. no human being accessible has this exept us. Its scary as hell understanding you necessary it, yet when he follows the medical doctors orders he can do alot.
2016-11-29 05:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know what arrythmia he has, but most are not life threatening if regulated. People live a whole life with them.
2006-11-16 07:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋