Originally Posted by
JanMM
Any single BP reading is meaningless. And, if the only high BP readings are at your doctor's office, then those likely don't mean much. Get a BP machine (sphygmomanometer!) of some sort and check your pressure yourself at various times on a regular basis. Take those readings with you when you visit your doctor.
I've been using a doctor recommended Sunbeam self-pumper for years -like over a decade- and I bring it in with me from time to time just to prove to the doc that it reads the same as his manual job. He blesses it and I'm on my way. I check it every couple of days, sometimes more than once in a day. I'll do some at the same time to sort of establish a baseline and I'll also check it at random times. Granted sitting on the couch at home isn't the real world (like at work) but it's always, always much lower than at the doctor's.
Except for my cardiologist... it reads normal for him, too. Go figure.
Originally Posted by
Terex (in reference to the above)
Dream on....
Not quite sure what this means.
I mean, if you don't want to, by all means don't but it's till good advice.