Have you talked to a cardiologist about it? It can't be good to have it
bouncing around all over the place.
Dana
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From: "Eric Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dana Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "quad" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure
I have the same problem Dana. My pressure is really low in the chair but
shoots through the roof as soon as I get in bed. That's why I don't use
any medications for my low pressure problems. I used to take ephedrine to
help with low pressure but no pharmacies around here will fill
prescriptions for it anymore.
Eric
Dana Miller wrote:
My BP has been all over the map the last couple of years. I used to
routibnely be 90/60 give or take even 80/50+ was normal. Since I got
home from my last skin flap it is not unusual fot me to be 150/98, then
get in my chair and it would drop to 90/60 or there abouts. Lately my
weekly
nurse has been taking it while in my chair and this last week was
150+/98. Yet at the doc office 2 days before was (with one of those
machine type things that take your pulse etc.) 100/70+.
I took my blood pressure 3 times during my morning routine for a
week--first when my attendant got here--was always very high. Then after
breakfast and on my back--went down a little. Last about 10 minutes in
my chair, and it would be "normally" low. I showed it to my rehab doc
and he did not have much to say because if he gave me something to bring
it down, I would pass out in my chair.
Now it seems to be consistantly higher for my "low" readings. This has
been going on for several years--the really high readings while in bed,
but always went back down to normal after I would get up. Lately the
'low' readings are not as low. It has been quite a while since I have
had even a 90/60!
I am going to see and indocrinologist (sp?) in june to make sure myblood
levels and enzymes etc are all good. Got really sick last week and had a
strange rash that ran from my groin area up to my belly button and up my
sides about halfway. The actual sickness only lasted 1 day, but the rash
took 4-5 days to leave. At least the doc got to see it. Whatever it is,
it was out of the realm of my rehab doc! --like he should know
"everything"! :o)
my 2 cents,
Dana
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