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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Rerun on February 05, 2006, 09:42:38 PM

Title: Blood Pressure Cuffs!! OUCH!!
Post by: Rerun on February 05, 2006, 09:42:38 PM

Does your BP cuff go off twice and squeeze your arm to the point your head wants to POP off??  AND every half hour at that?

Well, I went and bought my OWN "wrist" BP cuff.  It was about $70 and I take it to dialysis.  The numbers were very close to the ARM KILLER and so they said I could use it.  It is so nice.  They have to ask for a BP, because it is not automatic, but YOU are in control and if you feel funny, you push the button and take a BP yourself and you can SEE the results.

You also have it at home, so you have consistency.

Title: Re: Blood Pressure Cuffs!! OUCH!!
Post by: Sara on February 06, 2006, 07:17:16 AM

What a cool idea!  How is it different so that it doesn't pinch any more?  Bigger?  Wider cuff?

Title: Re: Blood Pressure Cuffs!! OUCH!!
Post by: Epoman on February 06, 2006, 03:18:48 PM

Yeah I own a "Wrist" BP monitor and it is great. Good Idea for a post Rerun. I should have that of that since I own a wrist BP monitor too. It is great it self inflates and gets a reading the first time.

Here's a link to some pictures for those who do not know what we are talking about.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-05,GGLD:en&q=wrist%20BP%20monitor&sa=N&tab=wi

Title: Re: Blood Pressure Cuffs!! OUCH!!
Post by: kevno on February 06, 2006, 03:48:31 PM

I set the top pressure on the machine before I go on to 150 so the cuff does not squeeze my arm. otherwise it usualy goes well over 200+. Then thats OUCH! I do not know if it the same for your bp on the machine.
When I got on the machine my bp is usually around 130/70 when  I come off  110/60.

Kevno
(try to learn as much about your machine as you can)