Sluff is in the hospital

[Sluff]

Thanks for all the information. I guess I'm waiting a few weeks to see how the meds will affect my BP.

[kidney4traci]

Sluff, sorry to have missed this ... glad you are home now.  Hope they get everything evern out for you soon.  How do people send cards?  How do you see one's address?  Only special people with Jedi tricks?

[purple]

 

I hope that sluff is feeling much better very soon and able to come out of the hospital.....  I would like to send to Sluff and all concerned my heartfelt best wishes, come on how else am i going to join this family ... bloody big family unit .. sorry my attempt at humour ... Keep Smiling Purple

[kellyt]

I'm glad you're on your way to feeling better.   Is this going to affect you coming to Vegas?  Hope not!

[Sluff]

I hope that sluff is feeling much better very soon and able to come out of the hospital.....  I would like to send to Sluff and all concerned my heartfelt best wishes, come on how else am i going to join this family ... bloody big family unit .. sorry my attempt at humour ... Keep Smiling Purple

I have been out for awhile now. Still having BP problems even with all the meds I'm on. This morning was 224/124.  I think I need to see if my BP machine is working properly. Usually when it's this high I would have a bad headache and probably be in the hospital.

[lruffner]

Holy cow Sluff!! You probably should be seen. I used to think that my BP machine was wacked too, so I took it into the docs office and compared readings with their machine. It was right, but luckily I have never been that high. BTW, can you tell when your BP is elevated, in general? The docs always say that you can't tell, but I sure can. I feel like I am under pressure and ready to blow....best that I can describe it.

[monrein]

Holy cow Sluff!! You probably should be seen. I used to think that my BP machine was wacked too, so I took it into the docs office and compared readings with their machine. It was right, but luckily I have never been that high. BTW, can you tell when your BP is elevated, in general? The docs always say that you can't tell, but I sure can. I feel like I am under pressure and ready to blow....best that I can describe it.

Ditto to that.  Very scary Sluff.  Please take good care.

[Sluff]

Holy cow Sluff!! You probably should be seen. I used to think that my BP machine was wacked too, so I took it into the docs office and compared readings with their machine. It was right, but luckily I have never been that high. BTW, can you tell when your BP is elevated, in general? The docs always say that you can't tell, but I sure can. I feel like I am under pressure and ready to blow....best that I can describe it.

I usually get severe headaches. That's pretty much it. I have an appointment for thursday 8:20am.

I'll still come to Vegas as long as I am able to. I wouldn't miss Vegas for anything.

[kellyt]

Before my doctor found the right combinations of BP meds for me (Lotensin 20 mg qd and Norvasc 5 mg qd) I would take my BP at the local Supermarket by the pharmacy.  Everytime I would sit and do my BP the machine would Error or shut off.  I never really felt bad, though.  I could only hear my heart beating in my ears when I lied down.  Never got the headaches and such.

I hope your appointment goes well!

[lruffner]

Forgot to mention-

A few posts back I was telling you about Tekturna and its supposed protein lowering abilities, as well as BP.....well, found out today that it lowered a friends from 7g to 1g in 90 days.

Sudden elevation in BP is what brought on my diagnosis of fsgs. I was already on 2 BP meds and it was still like 180/ 75. I am on around 5 meds now and sometimes I am still 145-160. With that being so out of whack, is what lead to my quick decline to stage 4.

I hope you  get it under control quickly Sluff  

Before my doctor found the right combinations of BP meds for me (Lotensin 20 mg qd and Norvasc 5 mg qd) I would take my BP at the local Supermarket by the pharmacy. Everytime I would sit and do my BP the machine would Error or shut off. I never really felt bad, though. I could only hear my heart beating in my ears when I lied down. Never got the headaches and such.

I hope your appointment goes well!

Kellyt- I thought that I was the only one to have that problem, although mine was constant, whether lying or standing. I have never had anything to bother me as much as that. I can take my pulse without ever touching an arm, I just listen. It is exhausting to say the least! The only drug that saved me from that is Zebeta and I will never trade it for anything..lol.

Zebeta  2.5mg
lisinopril  80mg
Hyzaar  100mg                    This is just what I take for BP and it still runs above what they would like.
Cardizem CD  360mg
Tekturna  150 mg.
Lovaza (fish oil) 4 huge capsules

[kellyt]

Yeah, I too found it very annoying.  I didin't know it was my BP until I mentioned it to my doc.  For the last year or more my BP has been really good!  I mean like 96/76 and thereabouts.  And that's usually before I take my meds in the a.m.  I sometimes don't even take my Norvasc.  However, if I ever do hear my hearbeat when I lay down I know I need to adjust something or talk to my doc.

[paris]

Sluff, please take care.   Have you talked to your doctor this week about your bp?  I wish I could help.   

[Sluff]

Thursday at 8:20 am I will.

[Romona]

 

[okarol]

I am glad you're going in to get checked out. That BP is pretty high, hope they find the right combination of meds for you! 

[willieandwinnie]

Good luck tomorrow Sluff  Let us know what you find out. 

[pelagia]

I am optimistic that they will get it straight for you Sluff. 

[Ken Shelmerdine]

Good luck tomorrow Sluff lets hope it's your BP machine that's gone wonky.

[paris]

We're surrounding you with lots of prayers for tomorrow   

[willieandwinnie]

How did it go Sluff  . Please update us. 

[paris]

Waiting to hear some good news.  How did the doctor's appointment go?   

[annabanana]

Thinking about you, Sluff. 

[devon]

Hoping to hear good news today. High BP is really not something to mess with when you're working with poor kidney function.  It seems to exacerbate the problems!

-Devon

[KT0930]

Hope all is good!

[Sluff]

  False Alarm!    Everything is going the right direction.  BS are finally below 200 consistently and increasing my Lantus. BP was 162/80 so that is headed in the right direction also. The high readings must have been the machine I was using. I spent $50.00 today and bought a new one. Thanks for everyone's concern and the advice but you can relax in knowing things are improving.