heart failure.

[Tut7iFru7i]

hello everyone ,my name is rosie i am 77 yrs old .i was diagnosed with h/f just over 1 year ago.i have a pacemaker and am on meds that include duretics -,blood thinners -bisoprolol-digoxin-and dabagliflosin..and from someone who could not walk 25 ft without gasping for breath so fast walking in exercise.the thing is no-one has told me what type of exercise and how much exercise i should be doing is there anyone on the forum that has h/f and can tell me what amount of exercise they do .thank-you xxxxx

[Callista]

I am 76 and have a defibrillator after several cardiac arrests and am on similar medication to you but also Entresto and Spirolactone. My impression has been that if you can do exercise comfortably go ahead until it feels it is too much. I can walk 17 miles a day on the flat but hill climbing is no longer feasible. At my worst I struggled getting back to my car from the shops but once the medication was sorted things improved.

[Tut7iFru7i in reply to Callista]

thank-you callista for your reply.yes i agree with you ,the meds i am on are wonderful plus the p/m .i have put on a bit of weight but i am going to get that off.i can outwalk my husband now bur still need some pointers on exercising..lots of love keep safe rosie xx

[56dick19]

hi I am 65 and have heart failure and have a ICD. I’m on similar meds as you I was told to do what I fell comfortable with. I struggle to walk a mile then have to keep stopping and can’t do slopes any more

[Tut7iFru7i in reply to 56dick19]

love your dog! well sir what you are doing is better than being a couch potato good kuck keep in touch xxxx-----------X for your dog.

[Annaelizabeth]

Pacemaker UK on Facebook may well be able to give you more information. As you know, there are different types of pacemakers given for different reasons - we are all subtly different. Good luck!

[Tut7iFru7i in reply to Annaelizabeth]

thank you my friend .i will search xxxrosie

[HeartyJames]

Try and get onto cardiac rehab and look at pumping marvellous

[Tut7iFru7i in reply to HeartyJames]

there are none near me james but but one person on here is a cardiac nurse and we will chat later. best regards xxx rosie

[HeartyJames in reply to Tut7iFru7i]

Hi I do all mine by zoom calls. There are no group things in my cardiac rehab. Helps mental wellbeing, medical advice and even speaks to my GP or failure team. They also do exercise plans , dieting plans and all sorts.. Vital for anyone with heart issues

[RufusScamp]

The advice I was given is to move briskly until you are slightly out of breath, but still able to converse. Doing something regularly is the best thing.

The BHF website has a collection of exercise programmes that might help.

[Tut7iFru7i in reply to RufusScamp]

thank you my friend ,i will xx