Yay, It's Friday!!
By Kareng
@kareng (79658)
United States
August 1, 2025 5:30pm CST
Happy Friday everyone!
I'm here at home today and not going anywhere just like yesterday. I've had a blood pressure issue pop up with my blood pressure sky high. So, I am taking it easy and staying indoors as per my doctor's orders. New medicine has been called in and I'm not sure that my husband will pick it up today or wait until tomorrow. We are waiting for the diuretic to get out of my system now and hopefully things will settle down.
This also happened to my husband's with another diuretic and it made his blood sugar shoot up to almost 500. I'm afraid to even check that right now. Just odd that it has reacted on both of us. Since we have both had strokes in the past, I can only relate the issues to these side effects to that one thing--people who have had a stroke in the past, beware of diuretics.
Hope you are all having a nice day!
Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain
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@Shivram59 (45892)
• India
2 Aug
I wish the meds may free you from your blood pressure and sugar. Follow the doctor's instructions I'm fine, but tired It was a tiring Saturday for me.
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@Shivram59 That is great for business, lots of customers!
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@Shivram59 (45892)
• India
4 Aug
@kareng Thank you. That's what I said. It will take time. I hope you'll recover soon.
No, today was a busy day. I was managing the shop and there were many customers.
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@snowy22315 (198254)
• United States
2 Aug
Honestly, that doesn't surprise me at all with all the running around you do. It stresses me out just reading about it. Time to just do what is essential I think and what makes you feel oeaceful and let the rest go. Hope it all works out. Deep breathing is good .
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@snowy22315 Not since the blood pressure issue. I do not want to be hospitalized to get blood pressure down.
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@snowy22315 (198254)
• United States
4 Aug
@kareng Really? It seems like you are out and about 90 percent of the time.
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@kaylachan (80365)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug
Never liked them anyway. I'm having a hell of a time keeping George hydraded as it is. I hope yoou feel better.
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@kaylachan (80365)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Aug
@kareng No, but I do, and he will drive me to to 7-3l3ven when we go out and run erronds.
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@kaylachan Yay for that!! Slushies are always a treat in the summer! I can't believe there is not a flavor that he likes!
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@Deepizzaguy (115697)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Aug
The heat in my area is so hot that I have to digest headache pills thoughtout the day.
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@Deepizzaguy I hope you get/got a good report from your cardiologist! It's good that you check it often.
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@Deepizzaguy (115697)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Aug
@kareng I am checking my blood pressure daily and it is just above border. I am seeing my cardiologist this week,
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@MarieCoyle (50429)
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2 Aug
I am so sorry you have had so many health issues lately. I know you are sick of being sick...I hate being sick. I hope whatever new med the doctor prescribed for you doesn't spike your BP, that's just serious and worrying. Stay inside and rest!
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@MarieCoyle Exactly, nobody knows how it will react with your system. So it is trial and error. I need the errors to take a vacation!!
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@MarieCoyle (50429)
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4 Aug
@kareng
I have had similar experiences with some prescriptions. They do call it ''practicing medicine'' for a reason--they are practicing, often on US!!
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@MarieCoyle (50429)
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7 Aug
@kareng
I take very few meds, only what I absolutely have to take. I feel many doctors have a tendency to overmedicate us much of the time.
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@xstitcher (36299)
• Petaluma, California
5 Aug
Almost 500? Yikes! Hope things are better, now!
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@RebeccasFarm (90733)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Aug
Hi Lovely friend..how are you doing now?
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@RebeccasFarm But, it doesn't stay down. It goes right back up there.
@JESSY3236 (21237)
• United States
5 Aug
I take a water pill because my high blood pressure.
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@LindaOHio (205166)
• United States
2 Aug
I hope your blood pressure and sugar are under control. Take care.
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@LindaOHio But now it is jumping right back up there. The saga continues.
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@porwest (110628)
• United States
2 Aug
I wonder what may have caused that. My blood pressure has been fine since I was on meds for it. Fingers crossed it stays that way. But who knows. That reminds me, I have to look at when my next cardiologist appointment is because I need to get blood work done to check my cholesterol which ticked higher for some reason.
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@Ineeddentures (13283)
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1 Aug
It's Saturday here now already Karen
But happy Friday to you right enough
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@kareng (79658)
• United States
7 Aug
@Ineeddentures I hope you had a good weekend! Days are flying by even though I'm not doing much here.
@Ineeddentures (13283)
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4 Aug
@kareng
Monday
Only one more day of my weekend to go.
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@DaddyEvil (160869)
• United States
1 Aug
I hope, with the new meds, that the blood pressure issue goes away. Good luck!
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