The more you know about your condition the better prepared you will be to take an active role in your care. Below, is a series of questions you should consider asking your doctor.

• Why do I have this excess fluid and water weight?

• What exactly is my dry weight?

• Why is it so important that I reach my dry weight?

• Why is it so important that I limit my sodium intake?

• What's the plan to get me to my dry weight and keep me at my dry weight?

• Am I currently on diuretics?

• What is my current daily dose of diuretics? Is it over 80 mg?

• What are the side effects or long term effects of high doses of diuretics?

• How is my kidney function? Are the diuretics affecting this?

• What does the clinical data show about diuretics? What about at high doses?

• Are there treatment options other than diuretics that can help?

• Is Aquapheresis therapy right for me?