Re: Is there a nurse online?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Don't kid yourself you have as much knowledge as some of them.

Thankyou for the quick response though and relieving my mind along

with Pam. We are so blessed in this group to have so many here with

so much knowledge. Haven't seen up lately is she OK? Have

missed her. Thanks have a great day

Dawn

> Dawn, I am not a nurse, but you can get false readings of high

when the cuff

> is too small, alsoif you had not time to relax, and also

the " white coat "

> effect.They should not have put you on bp meds until you have shown

> consistently high readings.Also, your readings were not too

bad....Btw, My

> mother Is a MD(in Seattle)

>

> hugs of comfort

>

> Feisty

> Is there a nurse online? need

advice.

>

>

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> > Just got back from the doc's office and have a real problem, the

> > nurse took my blood pressure with one of those automatic machines

> > which hurts so much as the cuff is not a large. Doc came in

when it

> > was on the third of six which it then it averages the results

and I

> > was in tears from the pain, he removed it immediately but I am

still

> > bruised. He took it manually and I only heard the first part

148/?

> > so not too sure the rest, the machine had 182/90 and last time

the

> > manual was 150/85. He has now put me on blood pressure pills and

> > given me a machine to take the reading each day, so I tried it

and I

> > got 124/64. Did I do something wrong? Are they getting bad

> > readings at the office? What will happen if I take these meds

and I

> > do not need them? I am a bit nervous about this and could use

some

> > direction.

> > Thanks Dawn

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Sorry that life is ruff for you right now but it is nice to hear

from you again. You rant??? why would you think that you ever do

that??? Anyway you need a break from us and our whining and leaning

on you so much. And you can lean on us and rant and rave till you

feel human again it will make a change for us to help you. We care

for you both and hope that you know we are here for you as you are

ready with an answer for us.

Take care Dawn

> I've been having a rough couple of days... just feeling down... my

life

> really sucks and sometimes it gets to me.... I'm hoping to catch

up with

> the emails... I'm a few days behind, I know.... and I apologize to

you

> all.... I'm usually not this way.. being involved here is

important to

> me... but the world right now is busy squishing me and that makes

it hard

> to type!!!!

>

> ... just trying to be a bit silly...

>

> The same three computers that I started working on two weeks ago

are

> still giving me grief... two from the owners not doing what they

need to

> do and jerking me around.. and the third who is sweet as the

dickens but

> we are still having problems with some defective software on his

> machine... so I'm dealing with the company....

>

> And on top off all of that, dealing with the Veteran's clinic

sending my

> dad's meds here instead of to him in Nevada (where he's on

vacation) and

> trying to figure out how to get them shipped there before he runs

out...

> all with me stuck here with no transportation or cash.... it's

such a

> mess....

>

> The clinic was given notice IN WRITING this year, cuz they screwed

it up

> the last two years... that the meds are to go to the alternate

address

> during this two month period... last year dad had to make a 4 1/2

hour

> drive, one way, to go to a clinic in CA to get the meds cuz they

came

> here instead of there and there wasn't enough time to get them to

him

> before he ran out...

>

> I know... I'm ranting and making NO sense... but I'm just so

angry..

> these educated and licensed people can't understand a letter and

> continually mess up orders of medications!!!

>

> arrrrghghhhhhhh

>

> .....a very tired and sad Topper

>

> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:16:02 -0000 " dawn prince " <dwnprince@y...>

> writes:

>

> Hi ,

> Don't kid yourself you have as much knowledge as some of them.

> Thankyou for the quick response though and relieving my mind along

> with Pam. We are so blessed in this group to have so many here

with

> so much knowledge. Haven't seen up lately is she OK? Have

> missed her. Thanks have a great day

> Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

As for sending the meds to your father, Have your father call the

local Post office in Nevda and arrange for them, the US postal

service to come out to the house and pick up the package. He can pay

for the mailing/shipping charges over the phone via his credit card

or debit card during this call so long as he knows the size and

weight of the package. This is a new service that they offer for

Priority mail customers.

Gossimer

Remember, the Sun rises in the East. It never fails to bring light

to the day.

> I've been having a rough couple of days... just feeling down... my

life

> really sucks and sometimes it gets to me.... I'm hoping to catch

up with

> the emails... I'm a few days behind, I know.... and I apologize to

you

> all.... I'm usually not this way.. being involved here is

important to

> me... but the world right now is busy squishing me and that makes

it hard

> to type!!!!

>

> ... just trying to be a bit silly...

>

> The same three computers that I started working on two weeks ago

are

> still giving me grief... two from the owners not doing what they

need to

> do and jerking me around.. and the third who is sweet as the

dickens but

> we are still having problems with some defective software on his

> machine... so I'm dealing with the company....

>

> And on top off all of that, dealing with the Veteran's clinic

sending my

> dad's meds here instead of to him in Nevada (where he's on

vacation) and

> trying to figure out how to get them shipped there before he runs

out...

> all with me stuck here with no transportation or cash.... it's

such a

> mess....

>

> The clinic was given notice IN WRITING this year, cuz they screwed

it up

> the last two years... that the meds are to go to the alternate

address

> during this two month period... last year dad had to make a 4 1/2

hour

> drive, one way, to go to a clinic in CA to get the meds cuz they

came

> here instead of there and there wasn't enough time to get them to

him

> before he ran out...

>

> I know... I'm ranting and making NO sense... but I'm just so

angry..

> these educated and licensed people can't understand a letter and

> continually mess up orders of medications!!!

>

> arrrrghghhhhhhh

>

> .....a very tired and sad Topper

>

> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:16:02 -0000 " dawn prince " <dwnprince@y...>

> writes:

>

> Hi ,

> Don't kid yourself you have as much knowledge as some of them.

> Thankyou for the quick response though and relieving my mind along

> with Pam. We are so blessed in this group to have so many here

with

> so much knowledge. Haven't seen up lately is she OK? Have

> missed her. Thanks have a great day

> Dawn

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for answering and they have given me my own machine to get a

reading every day. Tried it today and found it was not as easy as I

thought it would be. Took several trys to get a reading and not

sure how accurate it is as it hurt and I now have a bruise the size

of a 1/4. I was sitting for quite awhile and then did it and it was

142/66 and pulse 77. The nurse is supposed to contact me in the

next few days but I really needed some help with how to do all of

this. As yet I haven't taken any of the pills as I wanted the first

one without meds in me and then the Pharmacist said that I should be

careful getting up from anywhere as it could make me dizzey. Would

one dizzey counteract the other dizzey? lol. Thought if I take it

at night it might be better as it just says one a day. Thanks

Dawn

> What a TRIP!! They should not have tortured you to get blood

pressure

> readings, no wonder it was high at times. Who would know, since

you were

> being tortured over and over. I have never heard of them getting

their

> averages from a few readings in one session. Those readings

should have

> been taken about 2 to 3 times a week, ONE time per sitting, ONLY,

with you

> dropping by the office to do this. Then they should average what

they get

> from these single sessions. Aaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!! What

do-dos they

> are! It would be a good idea for you to do an average of readings

yourself,

> at home, a couple of times a day, say morning and evening, at

about the same

> times each day, a few times a week, for a couple of weeks, in a

relaxed

> atmosphere, after you've been docile for awhile (sitting up, then

standing

> immediately, and lying down). Then, if you're getting high

readings too

> often, yes, you'd need to take BP meds. If you are suffering from

fright,

> it's not a good idea to use one of the readings from an occasion

like that,

> as everyone's pressure goes up then, but what counts is how fast

it comes

> back down. The upper figure (systolic) shows how much force the

heart is

> using to eject the blood out of it. The lower figure (diastolic)

shows how

> much pressure is being put on the insides of the arteries after

the ejection

> of blood into them. Narrowed arteries (coronaries, but the

brachial artery

> is used to take the pressure) will have more pressure inside of

them.

>

>

>

> Is there a nurse online? need

advice.

>

>

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> > Just got back from the doc's office and have a real problem, the

> > nurse took my blood pressure with one of those automatic machines

> > which hurts so much as the cuff is not a large. Doc came in

when it

> > was on the third of six which it then it averages the results

and I

> > was in tears from the pain, he removed it immediately but I am

still

> > bruised. He took it manually and I only heard the first part

148/?

> > so not too sure the rest, the machine had 182/90 and last time

the

> > manual was 150/85. He has now put me on blood pressure pills and

> > given me a machine to take the reading each day, so I tried it

and I

> > got 124/64. Did I do something wrong? Are they getting bad

> > readings at the office? What will happen if I take these meds

and I

> > do not need them? I am a bit nervous about this and could use

some

> > direction.

> > Thanks Dawn