Re: Blood Pressure Question - Pierre

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I asked for one of those machines for Christmas last year but no one

bought me one LOL I plan on getting one, just not sure when. My

college textbooks are KILLING me this semester. One class is $150,

and I have 4 classes (I work fulltime and take classes at night or on

the Internet).

I remember the highest my blood pressure has ever been (well, ever

been documented) was 186/128. And trust me, I was real hot and red

all over, I was pissed off (excuse my language), I was shaking, and I

was crying. I called the doc because I had never felt that way

before, and he told me to come in right away. That's the beginning

of my road to IgAN diagnosis. So it affected me with it being that

high.

> Hi again Teri.

>

> I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all, but I've had so much

experience

> with my own blood pressure problems for so many years now...

>

> Anyway, if your BP is otherwise normal, I doubt very much that

running would

> increase your BP to abnormal levels. One way of finding this out is

with an

> exercise stress test on a threadmill. I've had many of them, and

you can

> actually see how your BP behaves.

>

> It actually takes pretty high BP to give someone a bad headache.

I've been

> as high as 230/130 and didn't feel a thing except a bit short of

breath.

>

> Have you considered buying yourself one of those little digital BP

machines?

>

> Pierre

>

> Re: Blood Pressure Question

>

>

> > Byron, I try to drink water or gatorade before going out, and then

> > drink alot after I'm done. I don't carry anything with me because

> > it's such a pain to hold stuff while you're running. I tried the

new

> > water from Gatorade, called Propel. It's pretty good, very low

> > sodium, and has different flavors.

> >

> > Pierre, every time I check my BP at the supermarket it is always

> > around 130/80-90. So I don't think I'm starting out with high BP

> > when I run. I was just thinking that maybe it shot up kinda high

> > during the run, and set off an awful headache. I'm sure the heat

> > didn't help any, but I immediately got home and jumped in the

> > swimming pool to help cool off.

> >

> > I had a spinal tap about 4 years ago, and the doctor really

messed it

> > up. He left a hole in my spine that leaked the fluid out, so my

> > brain was hitting my skull everytime I moved, causing the most

horrid

> > pain I've ever experienced. I could barely crawl around my

apartment

> > to throw up. After trying for 4 days to have that doctor give me

a

> > call back, I finally called my regular doc and begged for some

help.

> > They took me to the hospital and did a " blood patch " to close the

> > hole in my spine. But ever since that episode, any type of

bouncing

> > activity, be it running, boating, mountain biking, usually gives

me a

> > migraine.

> >

> > Not every time though, so I'm not sure if the jogging is doing it,

> > the heat, the heat and the jogging, etc. I'll talk to my GP

about it

> > and see if there are any tests he wants to run.

> >

> > Thanks for your help.

> >

> >

> >

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