She takes ferrous sulfate, twice a day IIRC. I've always been told that ferrous fumarate is metabolized by the body much better, so if/when I talk to her doc I'm going to ask about that.
My mother has a cardiologist who is great. Her surgeon put her on the Lasix because of post-op edema. She has no swelling now, so I'd think her regular doc would switch her to hydrochlorothiazide, which isn't as strong. Her two general docs are the only ones available, because she lives on an island only accessible by plane or boat. They're not bad docs, as far as I can tell, but they're docs, and docs like to fix things with medicine.
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Date: 2007-03-14 05:30 pm (UTC)My mother has a cardiologist who is great. Her surgeon put her on the Lasix because of post-op edema. She has no swelling now, so I'd think her regular doc would switch her to hydrochlorothiazide, which isn't as strong. Her two general docs are the only ones available, because she lives on an island only accessible by plane or boat. They're not bad docs, as far as I can tell, but they're docs, and docs like to fix things with medicine.