Guess who's got High Blood Pressure?

breeze · #1 Postby **breeze** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:47 pm

Yuck......your's truly....there's just something about
that BOTTOM number being 120 that kinda gets your
attention.... :roll:

My doc started me on a BP med, yesterday - gotta keep up
the BP diary for two weeks, and, go back for a visit.

Guess my days as "The Margarita Queen" are over! :lol:

sunny · #2 Postby **sunny** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:48 pm

I'm glad they caught it before anything happened. Just take care of yourself

#3 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:43 pm

Always take the BP medicne too

Lindaloo · #4 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:51 pm

Sorry to hear about this breeze.

#5 Postby **coriolis** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:07 pm

Annette, you take care of yourself. Do everything the doctor says. We don't want anything to happen to you.

I hope it's not the stress from me giving you a hard time now and then.

breeze · #6 Postby **breeze** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:05 pm

LOL, Ed, my doctors say that you're treatable....

oops! I mean, I'm treatable! :lol:

Thanks for the concern! I'm certainly going to have to
"walk the straight and narrow" path!

Skywatch_NC · #7 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:17 pm

Annette,

I don't have high blood pressure...but another thing...high tryglicerides that were discovered to be in the 670+ range!! :eek:

As a result I've been put on Tricor. :wink:

Eric

#8 Postby **Stephanie** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:20 pm

I'd sit up and take notice as well! :eek:

I'm glad that you caught it early.

CajunMama · #9 Postby **CajunMama** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:19 pm

Age sux, doesn't it Annette? :grr:

I'm on HBP and Cholesterol lowering drugs. The HBP is working and I just started the cholesterol meds.

Both HBP and high cholesterol run in my dads side of the family. I eat a low cholesterol diet but my #'s are still high.

#10 Postby **MSRobi911** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:16 am

I have had high blood pressure since having my first child it was astronomical 200 over 130 or so....they said it was BCP's and I was 28 so had to stop those. Took meds until I had my stomach stappled and lost 100 pounds and then they took me off the BP meds but I still take a fluid pill that keeps it under control. Have to keep it checked often. I love salt and have to make myself not salt things till I like it, makes some foods bland. I don't like the light salt, I found I was using so much of it I might as well use the real stuff.

I went for my check up last year and had blood tests in March and found that unfortunately I got some bad genes from my mom, Diabetes. Borderline it was 106 which wasn't really bad, but my mom's family history with diabetes is very strong so now I take Glucophage in the am and pm. I will say my cravings for chocolate have been reduced, don't know if that is in my mind or if its just getting my blood sugar under control. Another bad gene from both my parents is low good cholestrol, the bad stuff was OK, but my good cholestrol was bad....makes sense right. My dad had a stroke after some major surgery and lived till he was 78 and his mom live till she was 99. My mom is still kicking and going strong at 74 after her quintuple bypass 2 years ago. My brother had heart attack 2 months after he turned 50 and had his own quintuple bypass, so man am I careful. I'm looking at the big 50 in September. YUK!

Please don't stop taking your BP meds when they get it under control. So many people do this and it ends up getting worse.

Mary

#11 Postby **wx247** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:17 am

Well Annette... I am so glad that they got everything under control for you! I need my weatherbuddy to stick around for many many years!!!

#12 Postby **Stephanie** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:50 am

MSRobi911 wrote:I have had high blood pressure since having my first child it was astronomical 200 over 130 or so....they said it was BCP's and I was 28 so had to stop those. Took meds until I had my stomach stappled and lost 100 pounds and then they took me off the BP meds but I still take a fluid pill that keeps it under control. Have to keep it checked often. I love salt and have to make myself not salt things till I like it, makes some foods bland. I don't like the light salt, I found I was using so much of it I might as well use the real stuff.

I went for my check up last year and had blood tests in March and found that unfortunately I got some bad genes from my mom, Diabetes. Borderline it was 106 which wasn't really bad, but my mom's family history with diabetes is very strong so now I take Glucophage in the am and pm. I will say my cravings for chocolate have been reduced, don't know if that is in my mind or if its just getting my blood sugar under control. Another bad gene from both my parents is low good cholestrol, the bad stuff was OK, but my good cholestrol was bad....makes sense right. My dad had a stroke after some major surgery and lived till he was 78 and his mom live till she was 99. My mom is still kicking and going strong at 74 after her quintuple bypass 2 years ago. My brother had heart attack 2 months after he turned 50 and had his own quintuple bypass, so man am I careful. I'm looking at the big 50 in September. YUK!

Please don't stop taking your BP meds when they get it under control. So many people do this and it ends up getting worse.

Mary

I wish you alot of luck. At least you're very aware of your family history and are taking steps to keep things under control.

azsnowman · #13 Postby **azsnowman** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:21 pm

Yup, yup......join the HBP gang, AKA The OVER THE HILL GANG :hehe:

yup, gotta watch WHAT you EAT, what you DRINK, EXCERCISE, ya know.....ALL that HEALTHY *stuff* *=edited for adult content* I've had HBP for 2 years now, actually, they don't KNOW if it's hbp or not, mines normally 164/98 164/99.......in reality, that MIGHT be MY normal BP! Take care and DREAM of ALL those WONDERFUL, SALTED, FROZEN Margarita's *sigh*

Dennis :37:

#14 Postby **MSRobi911** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 5:15 pm

Dennis you is bad

I love my Margarets and the more salt on the rim of the glass the better....sighs......can't have them anymore

breeze · #15 Postby **breeze** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:06 pm

LOL, oh, Dennis, you are SO very bad!! :lol:

Thanks for the tips, everyone. I am a nurse, and, I
have done SO many hypertension teachings to my
patients, well....I KNOW what to do - I just have to
remember how strange I felt when it was 178/122
(lightheaded, sensation of bugs crawling on my head,
ears ringing, and face tingling) and REMEMBER how I
don't want to feel that, again! You can betcha that
I'll get that medicine refilled, and, take it religiously.
Mama and I hit the grocery store, today, and, spent
a lot of time buying stuff low in sodium, plus, lower
calorie stuff to get the extra pounds off. I've nixed
slurping on caffeinated diet sodas, all day, and bought
diet caffeine-free sodas....plus low-sugar content
lemonade, and, bottled water. LOL, I'm serious, folks -
I'm NOT going to be scared like that, again!

And, thanks for all of your concern! :wink:

Skywatch_NC · #16 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:11 pm

Annette,

The VERY best to you on managing your blood pressure level!

((((HUGS))))

Eric 8-)

breeze · #17 Postby **breeze** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:24 pm

Thanks, Eric! {{{HUGS!!}}}

You keep an eye on those triglycerides, too, now! :wink:

Skywatch_NC · #18 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:40 pm

breeze wrote:Thanks, Eric! {{{HUGS!!}}}

You keep an eye on those triglycerides, too, now!

Thank you, Annette!

Will do, Wxbuddy! :wink:

((((HUGS))))

Rainband · #19 Postby **Rainband** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:25 pm

breeze wrote:Yuck......your's truly....there's just something about
that BOTTOM number being 120 that kinda gets your
attention....

My doc started me on a BP med, yesterday - gotta keep up
the BP diary for two weeks, and, go back for a visit.

Guess my days as "The Margarita Queen" are over!

My mom has it and she takes meds that work really well. God Bless and take care of yourself. :wink:

southerngale · #20 Postby **southerngale** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:30 pm

I'm sorry to hear that breeze! You take care of yourself! I'll make you a virgin margarita.

I won't know what high is for me. Mine runs low...right around 90/60 every time.

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