The tightest fitting TED hose might help the low bp. Check the stoma as the cause. Near everything in those pumps will lower bp so countering with a med might not have desirable affects where you are lowering. Fine line between raising bp and hyper tension.
Merrill _____ From: ~LittleQuad~ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 10:24 AM To: Merrill Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] serious health questions with my stoma & pump binder not possible Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My bp is on someday better than yours but not all days. I must wear an abdominal binder or I will pass out. On marginal days I drink a double espresso Merrill _____ From: ~LittleQuad~ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 7:08 PM To: Quad-list post Subject: [QUAD-L] serious health questions i have really low bp, like 50/30s and started med for it but not helping, plus i'm fainting at least 2 times a days.(i have fainted all my life, when scared real bad or hurt but never daily unttil last few months) then i'm so exhausted from that i don't want to do much. my son (10 yrs old) has been gone while this problem has become so invading and i'm worried what he'll think we he realizes it, he worries about me a lot anyway, never admit it though. my pcp had mri brain, cervical area, ecg, and vascular ultrasound of neck done, all results were normal. so referral to cardiac doc and he ran ekg, seemed ok, but put me on 24/7 heart moniter for 30 days, several spells in 3 days. he doubled the midodrine* plus referred me to a Electrophysiologist (the names are getting weirder). it is really scary cuz i was the youngest patient in 4 story building by 20 years!!!! i'm only 28! i keep getting uti's, will cure one 2 weeks later its on the way back. my urologist and rehab doc don't like each other or agree on what to do and i don't know which to go with. the rehab doc wants to fight the uti's by inserting some bacteria, he says iss new procedure, my uro says the rehab doc is young dodo for nice terms. ugh so i'm going to go see uro again to see what to do..... anyone else have similar probs? thanks....littlequad
