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hi

Does anyone know if it’s days or weeks before your breathlessness gets a little better on furosemide

I take 40 mg as of today for fluid in my lungs

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for me it was about a week

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have a look at the post from John who posted about his recovery just a little while after you posted.

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What heading is it under

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NLGA

thank you

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NLGA

well it took just under a week from struggling to walk upstairs to doing a full day of odd jobs I can’t believe the transformation

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