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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1145672" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>On a general point; that something was normal some time in the past doesn't necessarily mean it will be normal now. </p><p></p><p>Oh, I can do White Coat very nicely myself. I had a bit of surgery in the autumn, and I knew my BP would be elevated on admission, so I took my home meter with it's memory of 200 tests or however many it does, to show, if asked.</p><p></p><p>My BP on admission was very high, and a referral made to the Anaesthetist, as it was around the considered safe threshold for surgery. They suggested I relax and think calm thoughts. Of course they are at the forefront of your mind immediately prior to surgery.</p><p></p><p>When he dropped in to see me, it was taken again, it had risen further breeching the threshold. It was something like 210/120 with a systolic cut off point of 200. Ooooops. Nurse declared I'd probably be going home.</p><p></p><p>The Anaesthetist enquired what was going on, and I explained it was all his fault and offered him my monitor to peruse. His response was, you don't look like someone who would have high BP routinely, I think it's best if I just get you off to sleep and deal with it as you snooze. What a bloke!</p><p></p><p>So, White Coat Syndrome I can do. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1145672, member: 88961"] On a general point; that something was normal some time in the past doesn't necessarily mean it will be normal now. Oh, I can do White Coat very nicely myself. I had a bit of surgery in the autumn, and I knew my BP would be elevated on admission, so I took my home meter with it's memory of 200 tests or however many it does, to show, if asked. My BP on admission was very high, and a referral made to the Anaesthetist, as it was around the considered safe threshold for surgery. They suggested I relax and think calm thoughts. Of course they are at the forefront of your mind immediately prior to surgery. When he dropped in to see me, it was taken again, it had risen further breeching the threshold. It was something like 210/120 with a systolic cut off point of 200. Ooooops. Nurse declared I'd probably be going home. The Anaesthetist enquired what was going on, and I explained it was all his fault and offered him my monitor to peruse. His response was, you don't look like someone who would have high BP routinely, I think it's best if I just get you off to sleep and deal with it as you snooze. What a bloke! So, White Coat Syndrome I can do. :) [/QUOTE]
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