New Issue and Not Liking It - Follow Up
@just4him (305561)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 2, 2018 10:04am CST
A few days ago, I mentioned I am having leg/toe cramps and nosebleeds, and all of you who responded told me to get to the doctor or at least have my blood pressure checked.
Yesterday, I stopped at Walgreen's on my way home from swimming and had it checked. It was super high. I had it rechecked this morning before swimming, and again it was very high.
I then checked the hours for my doctor's office and went in to get the reading on a regular cuff, and it's high. Lower than with an electronic cuff, but still higher than it should be by a large margin. I've never had my blood pressure so high, even when I was on bp medication for a short while, about six months, it was never as high as it is right now.
The doctor is going to evaluate everything, and give me a call back this afternoon. He also said if it continues or gets worse to head to the ER.
That's where I'm currently standing with this, and why nobody has seen me yet today with the Daily Bible Study.
I'm just getting started on it, so it will be posted within the hour.
Thank you for reading. I hope your day is going well.
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17 responses
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 Oct 18
Sorry to hear this. Hope it goes back down soon.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Oct 18
Thank God you went! I knew when you said nose bleeds your BP was high.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Oct 18
I've never had it this high in my life. I have a three month supply of bp meds and hope that will take care of the issue and it will return to normal.
@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
2 Oct 18
I am sorry to hear about this. Different things can cause it to go high including too much salt. I don't even salt my food. Yet, it tastes salty. I look at the bottle or this or that and see all this sodium in the ingredients list. I hope things get better for you. You are in my prayers.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Oct 18
I don't put salt in anything, and I make certain the label has 0 or very little salt in it. Hunts has a no salt added tomato sauce. I took salt out of my diet years ago.
What kind of butter are you using? I changed to unsalted a long time ago, so when I taste anything with salt in it, it tastes like I'm eating a teaspoon of straight salt.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Oct 18
@MsBooklover Yes, it is. I've been using Olive oil cooking spray as well as olive oil in most of my food
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@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
6 Oct 18
@just4him I stopped salting my food when I was eight years old. I still buy items with salt, but I try to get the lowest or lower salt version. What I make most of the time does not require butter. I have used butter spray, but I want to find out what is in it before I continue. Olive oil is a great substitute.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Oct 18
@tammys85 No update since this post. I do have a doctor's appointment in two weeks, so that's a good thing. I'm expecting a return to normal blood pressure. I didn't go to the pool yesterday or today. Leg cramps through the night, but no nosebleeds so that's a good thing.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Oct 18
I'm on BP meds and have an appointment in two weeks.
@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
2 Oct 18
I hope you get well soon. I wasn't feeling good this past weekend. Yesterday I felt better.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Oct 18
Perhaps higher blood pressure due to feeling higher stressed?
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@kobesbuddy (74448)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Oct 18
Thank God, you went to the ER, mine was real high a year ago. I will pray for God to heal this, for you:)
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Oct 18
@kobesbuddy Thank you. Your prayers were added to those of the group.
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@kobesbuddy (74448)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Oct 18
@just4him Jay and I just prayed(Friday) for your healing, even though this happened a few days ago.
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@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Oct 18
Thank you. I'm feeling good, but I know the meds are working.
@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Oct 18
Not by much. I'm on medication for it. Thank you.
@just4him (305561)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Oct 18
@freelancermariagrace I had some leg cramps overnight, but no bloody nose, so that's good.
@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
4 Oct 18
@just4him You’re welcome. How are you feeling today? Hope you are feeling better
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