Suggest Remedy For Water Retention In Body While On Chemo Treatment
My father has been taking chemotherapy for cancer. He has cancer in his thyroid. Two weeks ago he was hospitalized for congestive heart failure. He is still in the hospital. Problem is he is retaining mass amounts of water. He has only one kidney. They have been restricting his water intake and administering lasiks to remove the water. But it isn't working. Any ideas as to what may be wrong?
Hello and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist, i can understand your anxiety. Lasix is given to flush out excess fluids from the body. But if the kidney function is less,it can't be given,due to side-effects. As you've not written the kidney function reports,it's difficult to comment. If he's retaining fluids,he should get the following tests done : 1. urine routine,culture and ACR. 2. blood routine,creatinine,RBS, LFT,proteins and platelets. 3. ultrasound scan of abdomen. He should restrict fluids,salt and protein intake. Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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Suggest Remedy For Water Retention In Body While On Chemo Treatment
Hello and welcome to HCM. As an Urologist, i can understand your anxiety. Lasix is given to flush out excess fluids from the body. But if the kidney function is less,it can t be given,due to side-effects. As you ve not written the kidney function reports,it s difficult to comment. If he s retaining fluids,he should get the following tests done : 1. urine routine,culture and ACR. 2. blood routine,creatinine,RBS, LFT,proteins and platelets. 3. ultrasound scan of abdomen. He should restrict fluids,salt and protein intake. Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.