 [ Symptoms ] how to know when congestive heart failure is cured it was caused by pulmonary hypertension i have still fluid retention after 10 days of failed lasix dosage has now been increased to total 160 mg lasix a day beta blocker has my heart rate averaging 80 bpm my right foot is often ice cold sometimes my whole right leg my next cardiologist appt is in 2 12 weeks [ Disease ] as far as i know there is no cure for chf although some people swear that they have been cured but there are many treatment options to control the disease progression there are diuretics to control fluid overload and medications to regulate the heart and improve breathing quality long term survival with a diagnosis of chf is encouraging today only a decade ago about 20   30 of folks with this condition survived five years after it being first detected as of the year 2013 60 to 70 of people with it survive at least five years given that many people are not diagnosed with chf until reaching their 8th decade of life it is not unusual for many of them to die within 5 years of being diagnosed i know a woman who was diagnosed with chf asthma and copd at the age of 45 years old she is now 63 years and promises to see her youngest grandchildren finish college the two youngest grandchildren are presently only 2 years old that is the type of attitude that is needed to keep your chf from destroying the joy of your life the younger that you are when first diagnosed and the more vigilant you are about maintaining treatment directives taking medications exactly as prescribed maintaining an ideal weight watch your fluid intake limit it to about 48 ounces daily with your doctor is approval sounds right to me keep your blood pressure within a good range consume a diet that is low in sodium sleep well exercise as permitted by your doctor and maintain a positive outlook there is no reason to look at chf as a death sentence in summary talk with your family doctor and cardiologist about your present symptoms take a notebook with on your visit and ask the doctor is their advice on what you need to do in order to beat this disease in that same notebook for the next 2 weeks annotate all of your daily activities medications taken and foodsliquids consumed show your notebook to the doctors for their feedback live a long and happy life by following the bolded recommendations above i hope that this information has been helpful