Hmmm. I'm feeling a bit dubious at the moment. I've just back from an appointment with my doctor to monitor my blood pressure. Again. This time it was 150 over 85 which is a lot better than a few months ago when he first put me on BP pills. (Loathsome things - difficult to swallow as they disintegrate in the mouth.)
He said that as a last stand before doubling my BP medication I should use a home kit to monitor my BP every day - just in case visiting the surgery is making it go up. So I bought a kit from the chemists and am trying to learn how to use it. I'm not sure I've got it right though. Just now it said that I was 189 over 122. Either I'm not using it right or perhaps the mere effort of using it makes my BP go higher.
So sorry to hear about the loathsome medication. Ugh!!
ReplyDeleteConsider that this "advice" is coming to you from an engineer--not a medical person: I would keep the BP device at my bedside and check the BP before ever arising of a morning. This gives the best chance for repeatable results.
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Hmmm, now that's an idea. Thanks.
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