Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Hi! Do you know the medical name for fluid in the lungs so I can look it up in my books, or how to cure it. My Mom was supposed to have hip surgery tomorrow morning, but now one doctor says they can't because of a small amount of fluid in the lungs and low oxygen level. But the longer she waits, with tons of pain medication the worse her mind and body gets. Thanks! Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 , Fernwoods@a... wrote: > > Hi! > Do you know the medical name for fluid in the lungs so I can look it up in my > books, or how to cure it. My Mom was supposed to have hip surgery tomorrow > morning, but now one doctor says they can't because of a small amount of fluid > in the lungs and low oxygen level. But the longer she waits, with tons of > pain medication the worse her mind and body gets. > Thanks! > Karen Karen, I believe the correct term is " dropsy " ? That was the old fashioned terminology anyway, only God knows what they call it now. You may still be able to find something under that name. My grandmother had water on the lungs so badly the family physician said she was literally drowning. In those days they made house calls and the family doctor gave her some shots. I'm sure its not at all what you would consider a 'natural' remedy but it served the purpose. There are numerous natural diuretics as well, however in a case like this I think I would resort to the drugs temporarily and rely on the herbs later.If they're saying that they don't have a remedy for her, that is simply not true. This response is typical when very elderly are involved whom 'they' regard as 'terminal' anyway. On this particular occasion our family doctor came to the house, shook his head and said my grandmother wouldn't survive through the night. She did and survived many more years as well. So much for " predictions " . All the Best, JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 For Karen who asked about fluid in the lungs, I did a search on this because I was curious too for my daughter's sake. I came up with this website, hope it helps. Jenny http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=370 & thirdlevel=873 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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