An auspicious couple of weeks...

Hang in there and keep us posted, Ferris. Don't like the sounds of that. I'm surprised you're still on cardiac meds - I ended those over a year ago...just taking baby aspirin now.

They've kept me on them as I have another aneurysm abdominally. It's about a 4 centimeter (5.5 is where they get antsy) . They feel like the lower BP meds reduces strain on the aneurysm thus preventing or minimizing it's growth. If I lose some more weight, they think I can avoid any repair to that one. 

Up until now, most of the weight loss is water. No idea why it occurred.

Wow. Kudos to you for staying on top of it and realizing something was happening. Stay well.

Robert, I hate saying this but it was explained to me by my cardiologist. Water buildup is caused by the heart not doing its job correctly. I was told to move my legs more. Bicycle riding, stair stepper, walking etc will usually do the job. Good luck and take care of yourself.

The water weight is no joke.
I ignored it and ended up in the cardiac critical care unit for a month with a collapsed lung due to fluid retention.
That was not a lot of fun.

I heard that. 

My wife has neuropathy
She's tried all the meds and nothing seems to help.
Odd thing is it seems to come and go.

What about those lil electric pedals for helping get the feet moving?

Hope you get right Ferris.

My BP on the two BP meds is around 140/90.

When I go off the meds, my BP goes to 180/120.

I have never heard of water weight caused by heart issues.

My cardio tells me to exercise at least 5X per week. I try to do at least an hour a day of exercise.

My issue is atherosclerosis. I do not have a lot of problems losing weight, my problem is changing my diet. I love wings and fries too much to give up.

Hope they figure it all out for you Ferris. 

That and all the nasty swamp chics you've been kissing on. 

Wow, sorry to hear about all that, Ferris. It sounds like they have you on the right track. I started gaining a bunch of weight and my ankles were really swollen. it came up in just a few weeks. I was worried about congestive heart failure also since my dad had that going on. I talked to the super cute new female cardiologist and she said my heart is fine. She was asking about BP meds. I told one that I'm taking and she says it tends to make you salt sensitive. I don't salt anything, and watch what i consume for salt. She asked if we have a water softener. I do as I'm on a well. I drink about a gallon a day of well water. She said stop and switch to bottled. We got a 5 gallon system and I lost 10 pounds in the first month. 12.5 over all so far. Not sure if that could be an issue for you, but it sure woke me up!