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Is It A Serious Condition To Suffer From Pneumonia After Having A Triple Bypass Surgery ?
ok im 52 now six years agi i had triple bypass in 2008 june then ten days out of surgery i had a duel pacemaker installed i my lf was 32% and it went back up to 54 within two years no lasix just baby dose of coreg
im type 2 diabetic high blood pressure colersterol not too high. MY average a1c is 8 and i have been in great shape since 2008. I just got a cold ten days ago and was hospitalized for pnumonia and found out my chf was back i normally weight myself every three weeks and wham three days before scheduled weight check i put on fifteen pounds of fluid. OK so i go into the hospital get lasick and get the fluid off within 4 days and find out from an echo that left lf is 22% well theat next leaded to angio which came back at ten lf and said my graphs were back open and i was glogged up again. Im very active and right now im really having a hard time understanding how in the hell my ef went from 54% to ten
Progression of the disease in the native vessels and/or graft is almost inevitable Silent infarcts are common, especially in the diabetic One needs further investigations – to assess a treatable cause Pneumonia could be precarious – depending upon the causative organism and associated morbidity You need follow up with treating cardiologist
Take care Wishing all well God bless
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Is It A Serious Condition To Suffer From Pneumonia After Having A Triple Bypass Surgery ?
Dear friend, Welcome to Health Care Magic Progression of the disease in the native vessels and/or graft is almost inevitable Silent infarcts are common, especially in the diabetic One needs further investigations – to assess a treatable cause Pneumonia could be precarious – depending upon the causative organism and associated morbidity You need follow up with treating cardiologist Take care Wishing all well God bless