I haven't posted in a few weeks. My mother is about a month into her new knee and is recovering nicely. You guys were right about weeks 2 and 3 being hard for her (and me).In the meantime I've had to see my cariologist here for CHF. I was taking Vioxx. She took me off that and changed my diuretic to Demadex. My swelling has gone down alot but I still have a little cough/congestion but nothing like it was. She also wanted me tested for sleep apnea and that test was positive. I go back on the 18th to be tested for my CPAP. I also was diagnosed last year with secondary pulonary hypertension and hadn't ever seen a pulmonologist.He believes a lot of my symptoms will get better after I get treatment for the sleep apnea. My pulmonary pressures have dropped from 52 to 44 after the myectomy.
Hopefully they will continue to drop!
I've been really short of breath with the CHF. At the pulmonologists office they walked me around a little in the office and my oxygen level dropped to 86 in just a minute or two. They put me on oxygen at night and while walking around. I'm wearing it to clean house and bring in firewood. It has given me a lot more energy. I think just being able to slow down for a while will make a big difference when and if that ever happens.I'm off now to get Mom to the doctor for a follow up on her knee.
Nancy

I've been really short of breath with the CHF. At the pulmonologists office they walked me around a little in the office and my oxygen level dropped to 86 in just a minute or two. They put me on oxygen at night and while walking around. I'm wearing it to clean house and bring in firewood. It has given me a lot more energy. I think just being able to slow down for a while will make a big difference when and if that ever happens.I'm off now to get Mom to the doctor for a follow up on her knee.

Nancy
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