WHAT MADE YOU GRIMACE & GRIT YOUR TEETH TODAY?

Blood pressure numbers mean nothing to me (I need to learn) but the reactions here are alarming me! Any updates?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html



dys wrote

Normal Blood Pressure Readings
Blood pressure is considered to be in the normal range when its systolic pressure is below 120 and its diastolic pressure is less than 80. In other words, a blood pressure reading of 110/65 (110 over 65) is considered to be within the normal range. Anything below 120/80 is considered normal, but if either of these numbers exceeds that point, high blood pressure is present.
High Blood Pressure Readings
Stage one high blood pressure readings are those whose systolic pressure falls between 140 and 159 and/or whose diastolic pressure falls between 90 and 99. In other words, a reading of 145/95 would be considered to be within the stage one high blood pressure range.

Stage two high blood pressure is considered to be within a dangerous blood pressure range. In that case, the systolic pressure would be over 160 and/or the diastolic pressure would be over 100. A reading of 170/105, for instance, would be considered stage two high blood pressure and is classified as a dangerous blood pressure level.

Thanks, Beth and dlowan. I've gone from clueless but alarmed to clued-in and alarmed.

Sure hope she's OK, looking forward to updates.

http://www.highbloodpressureinfo.org/normal-blood-pressure-range.html




I'm fairly sure Diane's not 146 years old.

That's interesting, and I have not heard it being said in a long time.

My understanding is that is considered out-moded? That is, that even the higher end of normal is concerning, and that normal is striven for even in older folk?


I hope the hell I am wrong, though.

By that definition, my BP is low...and that's not what my doctor says (well, my lower figure IS low.)

120 would still be better than 150 at age 50, but 150 wouldn't be seen as an enormous concern here. more, something to note, try to moderate by diet/exercise. It would be unusual to use meds at that level here.

yeah, they tend to get excited on everything over 120 these days. Even 128 is considered elevated.

Yes....I think the research is really supporting that...but i am out of touch with medical stuff.

yesterday afternoon doc (by phone) put Lady Diane on a different medication, we went to the pharmacy and got the med, over night Diane's BP went down slightly. Doc called here 8 a.m., wants to see Diane 930: a.m. ( one hour from now) will post results when I get them.

OK, thanks for the update. Glad she's at least minimally OK for now, hope the doc appt. goes well.

Oh...I do hope it has gone down dramatically!!!!



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This is weeny compared with Diane and Dys's stuff, but I wrote it out elsewhere, and it sure made me grimace and grit today, so:

Here's today's whinge:

I was off sick for a week last week, right?

For boring reasons that I won't get into, we have to have every client we are going to see put on a booking sheet, and admin have to note it, and order up medical files.

It's inconvenient for them when it goes wrong, and I suspect they get criticised or something. Well, we have to transcribe clients onto a computer spreadsheet, and this admin person is generally the one who transcribes it AGAIN onto a different sheet.

Errors are inevitable, and often they are admin errors...but they always get into this weird blame game. We clinicians don't get it, but there it is.

Anyhoo, I made the dramatic error of not transcribing one of my clients, (because I was not there to do it) and Helen (the poor sod who has to do most of the transcription) made her usual hoohah.

Today, on a fiendishly busy Intake day, I made time to call her just to check that the rest of the weeks' clients for me were on the sheet, to avoid dramas for her, and me.

Remember, we make our appointments in our diaries ourselves.

Conversation:

Me: Hi...do you have time just to look at Thursday's and Friday's clinic sheets, so I know I have booked all my people in, and you don't have to run around getting last minute files?

I go through my people.

Helen: I have X at 1.30 Friday, not 1.30 Thursday.

Me: No, it's 1.30 Thursday.

Helen: It has Friday here.

Me: Great we caught it then!!

Helen: I have Friday, not Thursday.

Me: Yes...but it's actually Thursday.

Helen; How do you know?

Me: Because I made the appointment and that's what I have in the diary. Sorry Helen, I only have a couple of minutes to do this. Could you please move it to Thursday. Everything else seems ok.

Helen: I thought I saw that client on the sheet already this week?

Me: Yes, you did...I saw his dad.

Helen: When?

Me (getting angry and desperate to get off phone) Dunno...Monday or Tuesday I guess.

Helen: It's not on the clinic sheet for Tuesday.

Me: Well, it was Monday then! Look, the file came up, I signed it whatever day it was, and it's all fine.

Helen: But you were off sick Tuesday.

Me. No Helen, I have been in all week.

Helen: No, I know you were off sick yesterday.

Me: No Helen...remember I took my last client in just before you left yesterday. I was with them until after 6.00.

Helen: Well, I have them coming in on Friday.

Me: Helen, I don't have time for this...can just change the appointment to Thursday.

Helen: Well, I didn't do all the clinic sheet stuff last week...Hayley did some of it....you're saying she got it wrong?

Me: Helen, I have no idea who got it wrong, and I really don't care. Mistakes get made sometimes, let's just let it go......

Helen: Begins to whine some more....

Me: Thanks Helen, I really can't get into this, we have another strategy discussion starting right now.

Helen: Makes offended noises.




AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Lady Diane home from Doc, BP better (still very high) another new med. She's going to lay down for awhile. Doc told her to call IMMEDIATELY if it goes back up.

Lady Diane home from Doc, BP better (still very high) another new med. She's going to lay down for awhile. Doc told her to call IMMEDIATELY if it goes back up. Also Lady Diane's BP machine not very accurate so we got a new one.

So does the inaccurate machine mean it was never as high as what you first posted? (Too bad it's still very high though... best wishes.)

Thanks for the update on Diane's condition, Dys.
Crossing my fingers that there's been yet more improvement by now.

I know you weren't chuckling but in hindsight, and after the fact, all that... it's kinda humorous.

At least for someone not involved.

Listening closely...and waiting.

what he said...