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What Are The Symptoms Of Having COPD Along With Sleep Apnea?

Posted on Tue, 3 Mar 2015

Question: I'm checking out symptoms To see what possibly is wrong with Me.New symptoms are weight gain of 9 pounds In 1 week, feel bloated, am gassy, have not been able to sleep more than an hour at a time for over a month. Am having an increase in swelling of feet and legs even though I take 40mg LASIx. I have terrible leg soreness in muscles and joints along with cramps. I have several medical conditions but these are New symptoms, the rapid weight gain and bloated. I have cop, but recently my breathing has gotten worse. I need to add disc l 1-5 in my spine are herniated and I have spinal stenosis. I also have sleep apnea and a,m morbidly obese.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
get done 2d echo.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Since you are having COPD and sleep apnea, following are the possibilities for your symptoms.
1. Right sided heart failure.
2. Left sided heart failure.
3. Acute kidney injury.
Increase in weight, swelling in feet and leg etc are symptoms of fluid retention.
And above mentioned causes can develop fluid retention in the background of COPD and sleep apnea.
So get done
1. 2 d echo to rule out left and right sided heart failure.
2. Ultrasound examination of kidneys and S.creatinine to rule out acute kidney injury.
Possibility of right sided heart failure and cor pulmonale is high. So first consult cardiologist and get done 2d echo to rule out this.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.

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