Originally Posted by
pharmjenn
My father (age 86) has Congestive Heart Failure, which sounds like what they are working towards as a diagnosis for your mother. He was diagnosed in Feb 2016 after a massive heart attack, and has only been hospitalized once, for 5 days, after the initial hospitalization. It is a serious condition, and is treated with multiple medications to help the heart beat stronger, and to keep the fluid out of the lungs that gets there due to the heart not pumping well.
Many people live fairly normal lives, just need to monitor their diet more (as with many diseases)