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Overweight With CHF, Get Tiredness On Walking For A Short Distance, Had Same Symptoms Before Being Diagnosed With CHF. Recurrence?
I have CHF and i have been doing well lately.. im 34 years old and yes i am overweight but not grossly..Lately when i walk a very short distance i get extremly tired and i don t understand. When i was diagnosed with this disease i had this same prblem but that was 7 years ago but why is this reoccuring, im scared and confused.
Tue, 25 Sep 2012
Hi,
Welcome to HCM
You are suffering from CHF( Congestive Heart Failure), you have not pointed out which disease of heart caused it as you are only 34 years.
There are many many diseases which cause CHF.
Your disease must be compensated for so many years now as you walk gets tired and may be short of breaths is due to increased heart failure or fluid accumulation in body because of Failure.
as time pass it may become decompensated but see a cardiologist and take treatment to clear any edema which will remove load from heart and help to recover.
Get investigated by blood test and a X ray chest to see size of heart and any swelling in lungs.
alog with a Echocardiography to exactly know function of heart (ejection Fraction).this will also tell you is it heart muscle disease or valve of heart are damaged.
Good Luck to you
Welcome to HCM
You are suffering from CHF( Congestive Heart Failure), you have not pointed out which disease of heart caused it as you are only 34 years.
There are many many diseases which cause CHF.
Your disease must be compensated for so many years now as you walk gets tired and may be short of breaths is due to increased heart failure or fluid accumulation in body because of Failure.
as time pass it may become decompensated but see a cardiologist and take treatment to clear any edema which will remove load from heart and help to recover.
Get investigated by blood test and a X ray chest to see size of heart and any swelling in lungs.
alog with a Echocardiography to exactly know function of heart (ejection Fraction).this will also tell you is it heart muscle disease or valve of heart are damaged.
Good Luck to you
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