I hope he get's better so he can come home to his family :)

Sending prayers and well wishes for a quick recovery...


Gina

I am so very glad to hear that he doesn't have any more heart damage - that is GREAT news!!! Hopefully, that potassium will rise quickly so that he can get out of the hospital.

Thanks for giving us an update!

So glad your hubby is ok and will be coming home soon. He will recover alot quicker at home than in a hospital. Sending prayers and hugs. :)

I will be praying for you and your hubby i hope he gets feeling better soon!

Well guys I got to bring him home last night but the news is not all good. They had a heck of a time getting his potassium up. Finally got it up to 3.3 after 2 runs of potassium and with holding all of his water pills. So he is unable to take any diuretics for at least a week. Which means we are probably going to be in trouble before next week is out. He is watching his sodium intake and fluid intake very closely. If he takes the water pills then he can breathe better but his potassium drops so low he goes in to v tach. So we are basically between a rock and a hard place. Plus the company that supplies his cpap stuff called today and they are picking up the oxygen next week but stated that the lung doctor wants him to continue to use the cpap. I have a feeling that we are in for a long hard road again, either that or he is going to say enough is enough. I am going to do some checking on a alaskan vacation as he has always said that he would love to go there again before he dies, don't know if it will be within my budget but I got to try. I feel so helpless otherwise. Maybe at least I can do that for him.

Hi Lora,
I'm glad that your husband is home - but I am sorry that things are not going well. You are right, I'm afraid that without his water pill, he will be in trouble. I don't understand why they are picking up the oxygen. I think the doctor should contact the insurance co (if that is who is making the oxygen go away) and tell them the situation about the potassium and the water pills. When he gets fluid in his lungs, then the oxygen will, at least, make him feel a little better, like he can get some air into his lungs. His kidneys must be getting rid of too much potassium if they have stopped his water pills and still have trouble getting his potassium up. Has he seen a kidney doctor? They know a whole lot more about how medications affect the kidneys than the heart doctors know. My husband has kidney problems and the kidney doctor is always consulting with his heart and other doctors on what meds to give him and what meds are bad for his kidneys. It's just a thought about another way to attack this problem.

I would definitely look into the Alaska trip. Are you thinking of a cruise? I think your husband could manage that. I took mine to Alaska year before last when he thought he was going to die of heart failure. He was pretty sick, but really enjoyed the cruise to Alaska. He could rest as much as needed in our room on the ship and we got a room with a balcony and so he could sit out there and see the sights without having to walk very far.

Good luck with everything, please keep us posted. I look for your updates every night because I truly do understand what you are going through.

Take care.

They did a test on his kidneys here a while back and they were working fine. I was thinking of a cruise but nothing available until late spring. And it looks pretty pricey too. I will keep checking. I did find something that wasn't too bad in Vegas which is another place he said he would like to go. But not for sure how much he could do there and it is still almost 3000. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

I'd like to know how he progresses and what plans you might make for any vacations.:) Take care. Hugs.