Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Yep! At our facility, we have 3 size cuffs. Something like for a child because so many patients are thin and have very skinny childlike arms. Then the midsize, then the big one. All three are kept with our digital BP machines all the time, so that we don't have to go run and hunt for another size. Re: Docs visit > Also, make sure the cuff is not too small! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Kathy Here is one link to a study showing the connection between HBP and hypothyroidism. You can go in and copy it. I figured he might pay more attention to a doctors' study. The stiffness of the aorta in chronic hypos is probably the key to this, plus our unusually high blood cholesterols, especially if we've been this way for a pretty long time. Best of luck to you. http://www.ahoffman.com/bp/thryroid.htm Re: Docs visit > > --- wrote: > > > Untreated/undertreated hypothyroidism causes high > > blood pressure, plus they > > should have waited until you had been lying or > > sitting in a quiet exam room > > for about 30 minutes, before they took your blood > > pressure. They should > > also ALWAYS take it lying down, then sitting up, > > then be taking it > > immediately upon your standing up. So many offices > > just don't do this, but > > it should be a matter of routine. If they did this, > > you might find out > > something about tired adrenals. > > > > > > > > , so you have any links to this information that I > can give to my doc? I think I remember your > mentioning this before or something similar someone > here mentioned about elevated BP being related to hypo > or adrenal fatigue. I really need something to show > him about how important testing the antibodies is > because he looked a little skeptical when I mentioned > testing those along with the other thyroid tests. > Like I said to Topper, he IS teachable. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Hi Kathy, I used to be on water pills in the '70's and found that if I didn't take potassium (???) I would pass out so went to the drug store and the phamasist investigated and found that vitamin B6 is a natural thing that really does the job. It isn't as dramtic or drastic but then there are no side effects. As to the arthritis I stopped taking the RX from the doc as I found that I had lots of nose bleeds and now with Vioxx being removed I am glad I stopped. I now take calcium/magnesium with glucosamine sulfate, found that it worked better than the RX as when on that it was getting to the point it wasn't working. Not pain free all the time but much better results and no nose bleeds. Hope this helps as natural sure beats something that could be recalled at any moment because it is dangerous. Good luck, Dawn Kathy Kitzcat wrote: --- topper2@... wrote:> Kathy, sounds like you've got a good one...> fantastic... we need more of> those, for sure....*****Well, he's proved to me that he's teachable if I workwith him, so that's a good thing. He's neverautomatically blamed anything on my weight like a lotof docs do, and normally he listens to me, although hedid ignore me the first time I asked him to includethe free T3's in my bloodwork. At my weight, findinga doc that will listen and not just hand me thecurrent diet sheet is not easy, so I'll stick with himunless he really makes me upset for some reason.*****> About you blood pressure... just a comment.. I went> through a BP 'crisis'> that had them sending me to the hospital ASAP. Oh...> I'd gone to a free> city blood pressure screening... mine was WAY high> and they told me to go> to the hospital.... I got there and they checked me> several times and it> was still dangerously high. I was talking with the> nurse in the ER and> telling her that I'd had a crappy weekend and had> been pigging out on> potatoe chips... she was thinking that I was having> a problem with> salt... over the next 2 months I had to come in> every week to have my BP> checked.... it was low normal from the first weekly> check.. so she said> to do some heavy salt before my next check and it> shot right up.... went> back to low salt and it dropped back to low normal.> > So... could you be taking in too much salt?*****Actually, I'm having a tendency to retain fluid asidefrom the lymphedema I have that looks like the picsfor the link you posted that I will be downloadingthis weekend at work where I can print them on a laserprinter and my boyfriend and I both will be learningthe massage techniques. *whew* That wasn't easy totype. ) Anyway, I've been watching my sodium intakefor the most part because of the unusual fluidretention. It seems my new arthritis med can causethe fluid retention. I'm hoping with the switch toArmour I can decrease or stop the meds for arthritisand triglycerides I'm currently on as well as theallergy med that I take prn. He says my heart soundsreally good, but if the BP doesn't lower with the med,he may put me on a fluid pill. I really wouldn't mindhaving one to take as I need it, but don't usuallyneed one until now. Ok, according to my Mom's wrist BP monitor, my BP is124/67 with a pulse of 72. I think she's got a fullsized one around here somewhere that may fit me alittle better. This one is accurate for her, but mywrist is borderline too big for it according to theinstruction booklet, and that could give a falsereading. I think the next time I go see my doc on the18th I'll get someone else to take my BP if it's thesame nurse. I was almost expecting him to give mesomething right there in the office for my BP becauseI've never seen it that high before. I guess heprobably see's it much higher than that though. Iknow we've had some patients come in with it beinglike 240/145 and the staff just about has a heartattack getting the doc to send the patient to thehospital ER. As a psych facility, we aren't equippedto handle that sort of thing.*****> I know that we're not all the same, and how our> bodies react to all of> this is VERY individual... but sharing experiences> and thoughts could> lead to answers.... on that note, I've shared my> experience.> > Now... I've added salt back to my diet as a support> to my adrenals. I> eyeball the amount I use, I'm not exactly measuring> it with a spoon....> it's about a third of a teaspoon a day that I've> added. I still use very> little salt during cooking... and just this small> amount divided amoung> my mini meals. It's helped a lot with my fluid> balance.. I still sweat> when I over heat, but not as bad as I used to... and> I don't get so> severely dehydrated after a heat induced major> sweat.> > My folks were on BP meds for YEARS dad read that> garlic helped with that> and they both started taking garlic capsules....> within a few months the> docs (for both of them) took them off the BP meds..> they were doing just> fine on the garlic... That's been 20 years or so> now.> > Does any of that sound like it pertains to you?> > Topper ()*****I've considered trying the garlic supplements, but theway my body processes most garlic, no one would wantto be near me. ) I'll have to look for the"odorless" ones to try and see if that will help. )=====Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcatkitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messengerkitzcat on MSN MessengerIn a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb __________________________________Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out!http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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