Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 We saw the neurologist yesterday, and he seemed surprised, even doubtful, when I told him that Sam's bp the other night after dinner had been 53/34.with a pulse of 77. The doctor was really amazed. Sam was in the wheelchair, on the sling, so I could just trundle him into the bedroom and use the hoyer to get him to bed. He was only slightly responsive. That is the lowest reading I have ever had on our new cuff--an omron digital cuff. I know the bp must have been lower than that at times when he slumped, eyes rolled back, and I had to hold him in the chair. Do you suppose there is something wrong with the cuff? I did check it once with the physical therapist's, but the bp was pretty normal at that time. The experiences of others in the group is very helpful to me. Thanks everyone out there. Lou Reynolds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Lou, I have a digital blood pressure cuff that I bought from Eckert's drug store about two years ago. I took my blood pressure several times a day and kept a log for over a year. Now I just check it occasionally to make sure I haven't been cured already and just don't know about it yet! LOL. One reason that I kept checking it so often at first was that I started getting a reading of over 200 late in the afternoon. After reading that Ralph Selleck had a pressure spike that resulted in blindness, I was worried about it getting too high as well as getting too low. The heart doctor had me come in to the office every couple of weeks for a blood pressure check when I first started taking pro-amatine. At that time my pressure would vary from 125/70 to 60/40 and everywhere in between depending on the time of day, amount of exertion, length of time setting, standing, etc. It just didn't make me very comfortable with the doctor taking my pressure once every two weeks and telling me, OK your pressure looks good! My pressure cuff matches the readings that I get in the doctors office pretty well, except that at very low readings it sometimes just counts down all the way to zero and doesn't measure anything. It is not unusual for me to get readings around 60/40 after standing for a while. The lowest reading I have ever got was 48/29 once last month. Of course I am not able to read the display on the monitor when it gets much under 70. My vision fades out when it gets that low. I can stand up long enough to take it, but have to set down for a few minutes before I can see well enough to read the display when it gets that low. My pulse is usually 70 to 80 setting, and 90 to 100 while standing when the pressure is low. Jim Parsons blood pressure We saw the neurologist yesterday, and he seemed surprised, even doubtful, when I told him that Sam's bp the other night after dinner had been 53/34.with a pulse of 77. The doctor was really amazed. Sam was in the wheelchair, on the sling, so I could just trundle him into the bedroom and use the hoyer to get him to bed. He was only slightly responsive. That is the lowest reading I have ever had on our new cuff--an omron digital cuff. I know the bp must have been lower than that at times when he slumped, eyes rolled back, and I had to hold him in the chair. Do you suppose there is something wrong with the cuff? I did check it once with the physical therapist's, but the bp was pretty normal at that time. The experiences of others in the group is very helpful to me. Thanks everyone out there. Lou Reynolds If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2002 Report Share Posted July 25, 2002 Lou, There's probably nothing wrong with your cuff. Sam's experiences are the same that Ned experienced a few years ago when he was still able to up and about. Just watch out for falls when standing and the BP crashes -- we don't want any broken bones. Love & Prayers, Ned & Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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