Well, I have been on here pretty sporadically to say the least. Its time for an update!
I went to the cardio on the 22nd. The doc kept saying "congestive heart failure ,..blah blah" but when he listened to my lungs and looked at my legs/feet he was suprised. he said i had good circulation in my feet and that I was overall healthy! He said that he thinks once my blood pressure gets lower, my heart will shrink. he said it looks like it has gotten better already but since I am "bigger" that it is hard to judge the size of the heart sometimes. He also said that i HAD to lose weight (im thinking,..duh) and that I could exercise again. I will start monday but its going to be a hard fight. it is almost impossible for me to do do things anymore, I tire so easily. Everything starts aching like ive been walking for 1000 miles!~
he also said my good cholesterol was low (at least he didnt say my bad cholesterol was high,..lol) and that the liver enzymes were high, but exercise will help those. They took blood to test my potassium but the results wouldnt be back for a few days but because of christmas I havent heard yet. The doc called while I was out shopping on the 23rd but by the time i got home, his office was closed.
They added another medication to my list for a total of 3,.. it is supposed to keep potassium levels up and he said if it caused me to have a dry cough, to call him so he could change the meds, but i havent had a problem yet.
Also,.. my blood pressure was lower,.. the top number was 140!!! wow!! thats low for me, but he wants it like 110-115 or so. He wants me to buy a home blood pressure taker, but we havent gotten to a store yet. I think im going to look on ebay but i have no idea what to look for even.
So,.. all in all,.. i think I am ok, and i will be here more, as it seems like the weight loss plan is coming back, although eating low sodium and low fat, i would think i would lose weight anyway, as it seems there is alot I cant eat. Maybe once i drink more water and exercise more, i will lose weight. i cant tell if i lost weight since the hospital because the cardio scale only goes up to 350!
at the hopital, i was 376...yikes
Update :-D
Heather, I'm happy to hear your doing better. Before I started my diet I was beganning to have symtoms of High blood pressure which are all gone now.Aside from the Muscular Distrophy I'm quit healthy,(nock on wood).Just another benifit of losing the weight.
Hi Heather
. Your low sodium low fat plan sounds like a good one. I'm basically doing the same thing, since I also have high blood pressure. My problem is portion control 
. When I eat smaller portions, watch my carbs, and do even simple things like eating off a smaller plate, I'm able to lose. I have a problem with exercise too. I have a broken ankle, and I can't bear weight on my right foot 
. Could you do seated exercises, or weight training using small (2 lb) weights? That might be a good option for you for now. 
