Past week hes been acting tired and has a wet cough. Hes acting short of breath. He says the tiredness is from the Indomethacin. Well I dont believe it.
Hes stubborn. Hes the type of person who wont say nothing. I told him are you okay and he said he was just fine. He put his shirt over his mouth earlier, does this mean hes having a hard time breathing? Should I make him go to the doctor tommorow and have his lungs checked for fluid backing up? I'm 15 and hes 72. Hes a ol stubborn fart lol.
I'm thinking him being tired is from his CHF and hes filling up with fluid in the lungs. His ankles or feet arent swollen. But his heart is so weak. Its only pumping 29%. So hes always been short of breath but not like this.
When i say something he says "im alright until you work me up" because i was like "you should go to the doctor and get ur lungs checked out". I'm telling u hes so stubborn i cant take it. I guess ill just wait until he fills up and then ill prove him wrong like i always do.
I even try scaring him, it doesnt work. I told him, "well when i start school and you fill up, and mom aint home, what are you going to do?". I even told him "well maybe this time you will die and i wont have to worry nomore." Nothing works. Ive done everything.
Mr. Fancy Pants
Tell him quit being an old bastard or you will put him a nursing home.
Robert C
You should be sure that the doctor treating him for CHF is the one that gave him Indomethacin. Celecoxib, believe it or not, might be better.
Google CHF and Indomethacin together.
Do your best to get him to the doctor. Just tell him that he is not doing it for himself but he is doing it for you as it will start affecting your grades or something like that.
BTW, Ryan, I had a much older father too and I know what you mean. To a certain extent you are still the dumb kid so instead of being demanding make him understand that he is hurting you... you have to work on his compassion.
And being older, not as old as your dad, but I do know how hard it is to face going to a doctor and sometimes you think it might be your last trip and you would rather die at home so you don't want to do anything.
Hang in there kid!
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Yeah, I know the threat of 'maybe this time you will die,' but quit saying that because when he is gone you will feel bad about it. You, me and your dad knows you are just saying that to try to get him to go, so you have to use a different approach and make him worry about what he is doing to you... not that you are distancing yourself from him but that you are alone and need him. Tell him that you need him.
You're at this age where you want to be older and more responsible, and you are. He can see that you don't need him as much and he is not as valuable as he was in the past. It's hard to do, but when you have some quite time ask him if he remembers a few things in your past. Let him know that what he did was important. Then let him know (you'll have to figure this one out for yourself) how you learned as much as you need to know to learn from experiences from here on, but his wisdom will be invaluable to you over the next years. Try your best not to get mad at him. The more he feels guilty the more he will want to do something. If you get mad, it just gives him an excuse not to feel guilty.
I lost my dad when I was a couple of years younger than you and I sure could have used that wisdom at times.
On the other hand, it's his life and his motivation for keeping his health in check might not be any different that you when you are his age.
I know it's hard, but try to make the best of times now as when they are gone, they are really gone for good.
mutantalbino
Let's see, coughing taking Indomethacin ( renal function refers to kidneys which are impaired by CHF) - If the cardiologist did not prescribe this stuff call his office and let them know it has been and ask if it's OK.
Warnings/Precautions Use with caution in patients with CHF, hypertension, dehydration, decreased renal or hepatic function, history of GI disease (bleeding or ulcers), or those receiving anticoagulants. Elderly are at a high risk for adverse effects from NSAIDs. As many as 60% of elderly can develop peptic ulceration and/or hemorrhage asymptomatically.
Use lowest effective dose for shortest period possible. Use of NSAIDs can compromise existing renal function especially when Clcr is <30 mL/minute. Discontinue if signs/symptoms of hepatic injury occur.
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