either I'm going to die, or I need a different cuff size on my BP monitor. Tdub, you decide which is correct.
6/27/2009 4:25:24 PM
6/27/2009 4:26:34 PM
I really did enjoy the time we spent togetherCan I have your car?
6/27/2009 4:26:39 PM
we can only hope it's the first
mine's always high....but i smoke and drink and my eating habits are very unhealthy...are you under stress or anything? overweight? does high bp run in your family?
6/27/2009 4:27:34 PM
mine is pretty good116/60something. like 61? i forgot. maybe it was 64. i don't know.
6/27/2009 4:30:04 PM
I may be under stress from work, but nothing out of the ordinary. My dad has high blood pressure, and mine is erratic when I go to the doctor's office. it's normally somewhere around 120/90 if I go in for a physical and 110/70 when I go back a week or so later for a second reading. My doctor thought I might just have white coat disease, but he recommended getting a blood pressure monitor so I could check it occasionally at home. He also told me to get a larger cuff because I have large arms. I got the larger cuff, which says it goes up to 17". I think they usually put a leg cuff on me at the doctor's office. I just picked up an automatic reader and a large cuff from Walmart, and this is the first time I've tried it. I'll try it again in a couple of hours and see if I'm getting the same reading.EMCE, I don't have a car, but I'm leaving you a cat and my country music collection.Please contain your excitement though, as I'm not dead yet.
6/27/2009 4:34:01 PM
6/27/2009 4:34:31 PM
You need a new cuff. Seriously.I have problems with low blood pressure. Every now and then, they use the wrong cuff and my reading goes crazy high.
6/27/2009 4:50:10 PM
it was one reading...I wouldn't worry about it
6/27/2009 4:50:56 PM
Yep, repeat, try another cuff. Get someone to take it manually if the electronic reading stays high.Also keep in mind that recent caffeine/nicotine/other stimulant use will raise it--my systolic pressure goes up about 20mmHg if I've smoked right before it's checked.
6/27/2009 5:21:37 PM
^^^ what kind of problems?my blood pressure is really low, and the doctors i've asked have all told me that as long as I don't get lightheaded or pass out or anything, there's nothing bad about it.i just have a helluva hard time giving blood samples, and my g-tolerance in the airplace isn't very good.
6/27/2009 5:27:21 PM
I misspoke. I haven't had any actual problems with low blood pressure. It's just consistently low enough for doctors to take note. My son's blood pressure also runs rather low. The only time that it gave me any trouble was during my pregnancy -- I came very close to passing out a few times from changing positions too quickly. I'm also a real pain in the ass during blood draws.
6/27/2009 5:33:46 PM
I, too, have hypertension.although it has gotten a lot better now that I have dropped 30lbs
6/27/2009 5:48:35 PM
yeah, almost every time I have blood drawn, the nurse (or corpsman) mentions something about my veins. I've had a couple of people tell me that they're about the biggest veins they've ever seen, and they almost always say something like "Oh, wow, you have awesome veins...this should be really easy." I always say "Yeah, you'll hit the vein no problem, but half the time I stop bleeding before you fill the vial up." I remember once at a flight physical where they had to take like 8 vials of blood, they had to stick me in both arms and both wrists, and were concerned that they were gonna have to go to my hands or elsewhere.I try to get really well hydrated if I know I have to give blood, and if I have to give a lot, sometimes I'll do some push-ups or jumping jacks if I'm in a place where I can do it and not look like a freak.When I went to the centrifuge for anti-"g" training, the first run is done with no g-suit and no straining, just to measure your baseline. You just go until you start losing your vision, then you stop. Most people did 4-5 g's on that run (with a couple even being at 6+). I think I did like 2.5. the 5g or so we pull in the Prowler is ok...I can manage that. I held 6 for probably a minute or more lots of times while dogfighting in flight school, but it was work. I'm sure 7-9 in a fighter would kick my ass.[Edited on June 27, 2009 at 5:53 PM. Reason : 9 would be completely out of the question. I would lose consciousness for sure. 7 would be tough.][Edited on June 27, 2009 at 5:55 PM. Reason : ][Edited on June 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM. Reason : ]
6/27/2009 5:52:11 PM
After taking multiple readings on both arms, I think it must be the cuff size causing the problem. My diastolic is consistently between 65-68 on the readings, and my pulse is consistently around 60. My systolic keeps jumping all over the place though.I realized that the cuff has a lower level of velcro that isn't attaching to anything because my arm fills up the cuff before it feeds through the metal buckle piece. On one reading, the velcro started sliding and the machine cranked up the pressure to over 220mmHg before I canceled it. I was starting to lose sensation in my arm when it got that high - not a pleasant sensation.Now I got to figure out where to order a larger cuff from. The one I got now is already sized for a 17" arm, so I guess I'm going to have to order something online. Anyone have any suggestions on where to go for this kind of stuff?
6/27/2009 7:36:22 PM
I've ordered some PT stuff from Allegro because they were the cheapest on the particular items that I was ordering.http://www.allegromedical.com/
6/27/2009 7:37:41 PM
Quit going to the gym so much. You have gorilla arms!
6/27/2009 7:38:10 PM
they're bear arms, and it's my second amendment right.
6/27/2009 7:40:29 PM
you're not going to die, especially with a diastolic pressure of 64.call me when you get up to like 180 systolic.[Edited on June 27, 2009 at 8:29 PM. Reason : or if your diastolic gets much lower]
6/27/2009 8:28:01 PM
^My diastolic is usually about 55. Back when I really worked out all the time, it was like 45-50.(my systolic is usually about 105 these days. it used to be about 95-100.)
6/27/2009 8:32:53 PM
yeah, that's fine if your systolic is low.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_pressure
6/27/2009 8:34:21 PM
so here's a blood pressure questionmine was high enough that they put me on lisinopril, but when I take it i feel tired and kinda zonked out of itwhat's the deal with that? (also, airline peanuts)
6/27/2009 8:38:13 PM
^^one of us is backwards...that's the source of the confusion[Edited on June 27, 2009 at 8:38 PM. Reason : ]
6/27/2009 8:38:24 PM
yeah normally i have come in very low as well (was 90/60 on Friday) but i was told not to worry unless i was feeling faint at all
6/28/2009 12:30:10 AM
6/28/2009 12:35:10 AM
^^ I'll raise your blood pressure if you'll raise mine.
6/28/2009 8:16:08 AM
i'll gladly put an arterial line in you if you want a truly accurate BP measurement...
6/28/2009 9:13:39 AM
Considering how ridiculous our parents are, this comes as no surprise.Limit your sodium intake. Take yoga. Take a chill pill.
6/28/2009 9:32:59 AM
sounds about right for a weightlifter...mine was constantly 155/65 or so in hs when i was fatter and lifting all the time
6/28/2009 11:55:44 AM
^^ a n00b aint puttin an art line in me try placing the cuff on your lower arm just below your elbowit wont be quite as acurate, but the cuff will fit better.[Edited on June 28, 2009 at 2:03 PM. Reason : .]
6/28/2009 2:00:46 PM