Please could you help. My father is a very young 80 years. He had a double by-pass +- 12 years ago. The last 2weeks he has been complaining about feeling very tired, short of breath and having a feeling of a hollow chest. he has been using Uroxatral 10mg one a day for many years. He is also using Verapamil 240mg 1table in the morning everyday. Could this be the problem? What can I advise him to do. As I do not have any money for a doctor at present. Many thanks
Hello, I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your fathers symptoms could be related to heart failure.  For this reason, it is important for performing a cardiac ultrasound and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests).  In the meantime, as you can not afford to see a doctor, I would recommend trying lasix.  It is also important to closely monitor his blood pressure values.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.