Blood Pressure

[Guest guest]

What's the deal with blood pressure? For the life of me,. I can not

understand what those numbers mean???? Yesterday I was 100/82. (my

nurse was not happy about it)??? I am usually quite a bit lower and do

not have more than 20 numbers in between the top and bottom numbers.

Last week, They would not give me pain meds because I was doing my

60/40 thing again. Now they are looking at the bigger picture. If I

have major surgery, and my blood pressure drops, they won't give me

pain meds....HUMMM>>>that would suck. Before I had CP, I went to the

gym every day and rode my bike, My blood pressure was 120/87 at any

given time. Can someone PLEASE explain this to me? Even when I am not

on meds of any kind, I stay low???? What's up with that? Thanks,

Kathleen

[Guest guest]

Kathleen,

Could it just be that you, by nature, run a low BP? Mine has always

been around 110/70 or 105/60, ever since I can remember. While in

hospital with my last attack it was down around 70/48 or lower, yet

that didn't stop them from having me hooked up to the PCA with

dilaudid, and letting me click, click, click away whenever I needed

to. At one time it looked so low that I asked Bob to pinch me so I

would know that I was still alive.....

Why was the nurse not happy with a 100/82? Would a 165/95 have made

her happier? I guess I don't understand.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

hhessgriffeth@...

www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion only, and should not be substituted for professional medical

consultation.