..I was given an emergency appointment...BP meds which I managed to come off after six months...since then it's been stable...recently it went up inexplicably...over the course of a week it got to 154/85...then slightly up...then down again...now up again 180/84 last night...all I wanted to know was do I need to see him now or can I wait & continue to monitor it at home...nothing more.
Thanks for the reply.
Now I'm not medically qualified in anyway shape or form, but I do have high blood pressure along with a host of other medical problems.
Here's what I do now every morning..
I use Mrs J's blood pressure machine in the morning after doing my blood sugars, then I take my blood pressure 3 times, twice on one arm and finally on the other arm.
I write down my readings so I have a record to show my GP's and hospital doctors.
I now have a total of 14 days readings NONE of which are the same.
At today's GP consultation the GP asked me to continue taking the readings, which I will do so.
I will quote my highest reading and my lowest reading. 154/101 and 121/73.
Please note I am on some very serious medication which raises blood pressure and blood pressure medication which is under review at the moment, so don't inferr anything from my readings.
But it might help you to feel more comfortable if you do the same as me with multiple readings, expect variations between each reading.
Good luck and if possible try to relax.