Awww. without the cutting that would have removed the need to sit in a cold bath for 20 minutes...remember that?
General health matters.
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Thanks Neal. Things might be a little easier after a meeting tomorrow.
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#289 Re: General health matters.
Wrist type blood pressure monitors?
My Mum has great trouble using her blood pressure monitor, mainly due to fitting the cuff on the upper arm.
Has anyone here had any experience of wrist fitting blood pressure monitors ?
My Mum has great trouble using her blood pressure monitor, mainly due to fitting the cuff on the upper arm.
Has anyone here had any experience of wrist fitting blood pressure monitors ?
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Yep, I used one to provide numbers for a review instead of having to attend surgery. Seems fine.
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#291 Re: General health matters.
Thanks Nick, I've now ordered an Omron RS3.
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#292 Re: General health matters.
That looks similar to the one I used.
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#293 Re: General health matters.
I have both wrist and arm BP monitors and have checked myself for years - the arm one seems to be more consistent and gave the same results as my doctor's readings whereas the wrist one gives occassionally spurious results and readings are slightly lower than the arm band one. The wrist one is less of a faff though.
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#294 Re: General health matters.
You guys sound very clued up. I didn’t have a clue till it was to late. When I was admitted my bp was 260 /155 my records say.
Check it 3 times daily now.
Everyone over 18 should check there’s
Check it 3 times daily now.
Everyone over 18 should check there’s
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#295 Re: General health matters.
Cripes. That's like...high ...
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#296 Re: General health matters.
and I thought I had hypertension!
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First rule of life should be to look after ourselves, because if we aren't right we are no use to anyone who needs us. (be it family or friends)Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:17 pm You guys sound very clued up. I didn’t have a clue till it was to late. When I was admitted my bp was 260 /155 my records say.
Check it 3 times daily now.
Everyone over 18 should check there’s
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#298 Re: General health matters.
With both my parents dying from heart failure.. I probably need to check mine more regularly. Should have done it today after I came off the cross trainer for the first time since doing my knee in, all the warning lights would have been flashing.
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High BP isn't known as the silent killer for nothing - lots of people aren't aware or don't want to know...Daniel Quinn wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:17 pm You guys sound very clued up. I didn’t have a clue till it was to late. When I was admitted my bp was 260 /155 my records say.
Check it 3 times daily now.
Everyone over 18 should check there’s
Mine was really high but now I've lost 5st and look after myself with diet and exercise I'm typically seeing readings lower than 130/70 - this evening, after work, I did a virtual bike ride around Innsbruck;
Not bad for someone 64yrs old.
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I was so stupid.
My dad had a stroke , but his was due to blocked arteries because of smoking , I don’t smoke so thought it was ok.
In 2011 I had an operation on the tendons in my thumb which I had damaged doing hifi diy .the anaesthetist told me I had high bp
I thought certain lifestyle changes and becoming a father meant I was fine.
What an absolute idiot I was. I nearly died when my boy was only 3 .
Now I have bp at 117/77 and resting heart rate of 63. That’s been four years of hard work and daily rehab
My dad had a stroke , but his was due to blocked arteries because of smoking , I don’t smoke so thought it was ok.
In 2011 I had an operation on the tendons in my thumb which I had damaged doing hifi diy .the anaesthetist told me I had high bp
I thought certain lifestyle changes and becoming a father meant I was fine.
What an absolute idiot I was. I nearly died when my boy was only 3 .
Now I have bp at 117/77 and resting heart rate of 63. That’s been four years of hard work and daily rehab