HCP didn't believe my BP reading!

[Ultramum]

Went today for further BP and bloods to check kidney function (bit wappy last month :-( )

BP was 120/78 (taken twice as HCP didn't believe it the first time round!)

Down from 156/94 at the start of Feb and 152/90 at the start of Dec!

*happy dance*

 

[zand]

That's great news!

 

[Freema]

Wow

 

[Chook]

Well done you!!!! Congratulations

 

[Robinredbreast]

Went today for further BP and bloods to check kidney function (bit wappy last month :-( )

BP was 120/78 (taken twice as HCP didn't believe it the first time round!)

Down from 156/94 at the start of Feb and 152/90 at the start of Dec!

*happy dance*

Well done

 

[13lizanne]

Well done from me too

 

[Brunneria]

Brilliant!

 

[AM1874]

Went today for further BP and bloods to check kidney function (bit wappy last month :-( )

BP was 120/78 (taken twice as HCP didn't believe it the first time round!)
Down from 156/94 at the start of Feb and 152/90 at the start of Dec!
*happy dance*

Hi @Ultramum ..
Your BP readings are excellent .. but you may also be interested in the following info ...
My BP was 149/101 at T2 diagnosis on Feb 7th but my home readings were much lower. Doc put me on a 24hr BP monitor which produced results ranging from 105/68 to 153/94 - including the "night-time dip" during sleep. With this 24hr test in the middle (Feb 28 - May 1), I have been monitoring my BP at home once a day (usually mid-afternoon) since Feb 8th. Results have ranged between 113/73 and 138/85 with an average of 124/78. I don't really know whether this good, bad or OK .. but what I have found out is that there is a mountain of research on this issue of blood pressure variability, which is summarised in this article: Have we got it wrong about high blood pressure - (OK - it's the Daily Mail .. but I think it's still useful)
I'm still reading up on this and I will be asking the Doc about it at my next appointment on Friday
Hope this helps ..

 

[Ultramum]

Hi @Ultramum ..
Your BP readings are excellent .. but you may also be interested in the following info ...
My BP was 149/101 at T2 diagnosis on Feb 7th but my home readings were much lower. Doc put me on a 24hr BP monitor which produced results ranging from 105/68 to 153/94 - including the "night-time dip" during sleep. With this 24hr test in the middle (Feb 28 - May 1), I have been monitoring my BP at home once a day (usually mid-afternoon) since Feb 8th. Results have ranged between 113/73 and 138/85 with an average of 124/78. I don't really know whether this good, bad or OK .. but what I have found out is that there is a mountain of research on this issue of blood pressure variability, which is summarised in this article: Have we got it wrong about high blood pressure - (OK - it's the Daily Mail .. but I think it's still useful)
I'm still reading up on this and I will be asking the Doc about it at my next appointment on Friday
Hope this helps ..

Mine were done at similar times of day by the same HCP - only difference was that yesterdays was taken after a full large cafetiere of coffee and the others after just water - which you might have expected to have had a deleterious effect!

I'll have a read of that mail article a bit later as need to get on with a mountain of paperwork - hope you get some useful answers from your doctor - it does seem that you have a wide range of BP readings