Hil, how often does your doctor think you should monitor your blood pressure? At the group homes, there are a couple of residents we monitor regularly - one of them gets it done twice a week, and once a week for the other. Do bear in mind that you need to be sitting still for at least five minutes to get a good reading, even standing up to walk to the other side of the room to get the bp cuff is too much activity.
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WindSparrow - Nov 17, 2008 6:07:29 pm PST #1633 of 10000
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Hil R. - Nov 17, 2008 6:16:11 pm PST #1634 of 10000
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Doctor hasn't told me how often. I've mostly been taking it each night. I think it's a medication issue -- my bp has spiked since the doctor changed the dosage on one of my meds. I've got an appointment with him on Thursday, so I'll discuss it then. I actually got the cuff because it's also got a heart rate monitor, and I'm supposed to be checking that when I feel like my heart is racing or clicking (which it has been doing lately, which I'm also blaming on the meds.)
Mostly, giving me something like a blood pressure cuff that'll give me immediate data is just dangerous. I get way too "What's my blood pressure now? ... Huh, I wonder what it is now..."
Shir - Nov 17, 2008 6:52:58 pm PST #1635 of 10000
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Thanks, Ginger.
Hil - anyway you'll see a doctor about it? It does sound scary.
Laga - Nov 17, 2008 7:17:58 pm PST #1636 of 10000
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WindSparrow - Nov 17, 2008 7:27:46 pm PST #1637 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I get way too "What's my blood pressure now? ... Huh, I wonder what it is now..."
Yeah, I can understand that.
Laga - Nov 17, 2008 7:41:42 pm PST #1638 of 10000
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Laga - Nov 17, 2008 7:50:46 pm PST #1639 of 10000
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Cashmere - Nov 17, 2008 7:53:15 pm PST #1640 of 10000
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WindSparrow - Nov 17, 2008 7:53:29 pm PST #1641 of 10000
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SailAweigh - Nov 17, 2008 7:53:35 pm PST #1642 of 10000
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