Q: heart is fine - bp is fine - Severe Edema Cause?
asked by:
hillarymail
on December 12th, 2007
New User
My husband is 49. was an athlete who has been obese for 12 years. has HPB treated. had CHF 10 years ago. lost 80 lbs of water in hospital. Has afib untreated because was on coumadin wasn't monitored and had cerebral hemorrage 4 years ago. Now he has severe edema in legs and stomach. is is hosp and they scoped him to check heart. heart is working fine. lost 45 lbs in one day after lasix. still has more water to go.what is happening? any idea? they are checking everything. his blood pressure and HR are fine. kidneys seem fine. is this thyroid?
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