You can keep your socks on

I was treated extremely well as Pres, I doubt if it was more than 3 minutes from the time i was at the ER door until I was in bed in a ER room, some staff followed me into the room immediately attaching the electrode monitor thingys and the IV. I have no complaints whatsoever re my treatment. (Probably helped that the referring Doc was the cardio specialist just upstairs.) Sorry if my post indicated any dissatisfaction with my care.

been there, done that.

No, I usually don't have any problem with the quality of care at Pres either, and yes, possibly heart patients do get the quick VIP treatment. It was just that they are sending patients home prematurely that is the problem, and that is because of the critical shortage of beds. You should have been admitted until they had a diagnosis. And my sister should have stayed there until they had a diagnosis.

currently 150/105

thanks, I mean it.

So, what are you going to do next to scare us? (I had totally missed this thread -- glad it worked out okayish)

I may not vote for Kucinich.

Diane, quick, drive him to the hospital -- he's delirious!

Is he already running again for 2012?

Glad things worked out as well as they did and that you had the original appointment with the therapist. Otherwise, would you have known?

(Taking note to leave socks on during next doctor visit to assist with blood pressure readings)

What the hell would he know!?

WebMD has an article about hibiscus tea which can help lower your BP, Dys.

http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20081110/hibiscus-tea-may-cut-blood-pressure?ecd=wnl_day_111208

Hey hey

how's Dyspressure today? Improvement.

Clean socks.

Not liking!

140/105

ooooooooh....bit better then! You can wear your socks for another couple days then! Hey to LadyDiane - she must be keeping a calming aura a? x

this morning 148/99 pulse 75

hey..... not bad BP Dys... you must be stroking those kitties... they are very calming!

Is that pulse rate high... don't know about pulse rates????????? Sounds high.

That's a good pulse rate, Izzie.

dys, Glad to see the second number is below 100.

He always gets into these health problems just to scare us. It's all bull. No idea why Dianne puts up with him.

went to see my primary doc ye sterday, the nurse came in first and did my vitals; BP 173/117, then my doc came in, read my vitals and started talking to me about having to put her motorpsycho in the garage for the winter and how the nice warm weather has fooled the rattlesnakes into coming out of hybernation.
She took my BP again and it was 143/105 and she said that was to be expected as I was taking both a beta-blocker and a beta-antagonist and that results in BP spikes and had been noted by the Cardio-Pulminologist where he stated he probably over-reacted by admitting me to the ER. She increased my BP meds by double and told me I had gained 4 lbs and looked good for the shape i'm in.
On the way home lady Diane and I stopped into the Italian place where we both had pasta/mussels, pretty good. For brekkies this morning I had corned-beef hash and eggies followed by a slice of apple pie.

I told The Lady Diane that she's got to stop dancing naked in front of Dys if she wants to lower his blood pressure. She whacked me on my head for my advice.

BBB