Re: Sandie and Bruce/Aspirin

[Guest guest]

People with auto-immune diseases notoriously die of heart attack and

stroke...so the aspirin is a good preventative measure. And in Bruce's

case, with a family history of both, the Doc is certainly being wise

to prescribe it.

Bruce, I had to laugh at your " no brain found " .....when I had my MRI

done I told my family " see, proof positive that I DO have a brain " !

Unfortunately, that's all it found, no cause found for my TIA's....so

I take aspirin in an effort to help prevent " the big one " ....

And then, I hear, that aspirin may be linked to Alzheimer's...we just

can't win for losing!

Babs in Texas

> > > >

> > > > Good Morning! I have been a little busy this last week. I had

> > > > college start and was behind and then overwhelmed with all the

> > > > homework and so exhausted after a days work and had to do

> > homework.

> > > > Not sure how I am going to manage all this but I will figure it

> > out.

> > > >

> > > > I have been looking into all sorts of things trying to figure

> out

> > as

> > > > you know a diagnoses of whats wrong with me. Bruce I did take

> your

> > > > suggestion and made an appt with a Neurologist about my migraine

> > > > medication. My GP offered to switch it and " save me an appt with

> > > > Neurology " I said we can switch it but I am still keeping my

> appt

> > > > with Neuro! So she changed me from Verapamil CR 180mg once a

> day

> > to

> > > > propranolol twice a day(40 mg). All this for migraines. Well I

> > said

> > > > fine I will try it and see. The issue and the point of this

> email

> > is

> > > > before I started the propranolol my blood pressure would run a

> > little

> > > > low probably because I was taking blood pressure medication not

> > for

> > > > high blood pressure so I assume that is kind of normal.

> > > >

> > > > Well remember when I had the Pulmonary stress test and the

> doctor

> > > > asked me if I had high blood pressure and I said no it should

> be

> > low

> > > > because I take Verapamil every day. He said well this is odd

> > because

> > > > your blood pressure started out low and with any exercise your

> > going

> > > > to 198/94 or something like that. I said hmm, dont know. Well I

> > > > decided to get a blood pressure machine and monitor my pressure

> at

> > > > home I am always feeling dizzy and light headed etc when up and

> > > > moving around.

> > > >

> > > > Thursday evening: 140/99, 130/88, 124/90, 125/88,137/93

> > > >

> > > > Friday morning: (about 30 minutes out of bed after sitting in

> the

> > > > chair) 116/89

> > > > 3:45PM 129/90

> > > > 7:30PM 113/89

> > > >

> > > > Saturday morning: 147/93 (this seems high for just being out of

> > bed!)

> > > > 10:35AM 120/89

> > > >

> > > > Now I did some checking and of course the nurses at the clinic

> > said

> > > > to bring my machine in and do it there, because its always

> normal

> > > > when I go in. I said because you have a human taking it

> manually,

> > > > they dont have a machine or an automatic one, but their waiting

> > room

> > > > does, and they even have a sign on it this machine is VERY

> > ACCURATE.

> > > > Well if I take it on there my blood pressure is the same

> readings

> > I

> > > > get on mine.

> > > >

> > > > So the question is dont you all find this very ODD that I would

> > have

> > > > any bit of high blood pressure at all when especially I take

> > > > medication for an unrelated thing so I should never have high

> > blood

> > > > pressure. Now I know its not the systolic one but its the

> dystolic

> > > > one that bothers me!

> > > >

> > > > Any ideas?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks everyone. I have been reading the posts and just sitting

> > here

> > > > this morning wanting to scream because I cant believe how cruel

> > some

> > > > of this companies we all have to deal with are so cruel!

> > > >

> > > > Sandie

> > > >

> > > > Ps. I am on my way out to go to work at the restaurant have to

> > cover

> > > > one of the cooks today (hope I dont pass out because I feel

> like

> > crap)

> > > >

> > >

> >

>