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[fishinghat]

The guidelines we used in the Army during Vietnam was...


Blood pressure must be taken the same way each time.

You must be sitting or lying still for at least 2 minutes or more but not more than 5 minutes.

This is called a resting blood pressure. If you choose to set then it must always be taken in a setting position each time.

Do not cross your legs during a blood pressure.

DO NOT base any of your decisions on one single bp. Bp fluctuates due to many factors. Activity around you, your health, when and what you eat, etc. I take at least 2 or 3 resting blood pressures during the day. You are looking for a pattern.

I have found that at least in my case it is easy to quickly determine that my bp is rising or falling after a few bp readings.

Do not take a bp within 5 minutes of another blood pressure. It takes the vessels in the arm or wrist time to adjust back to normal. It is best to wait 10 minutes if you need to try and get another bp.

The bp cuff should be at the level of the heart.

There is also a stress test for your heart.
1) Determine your resting bp as above.
2) Go up and down stairs until bp exceeds 135 on systolic.
3) Retake resting blood pressure after two minutes rest. Your bp should have returned to normal. The longer it takes to return to normal the less efficient the heart is. Of course this is just a crude test.

[invalidusername]

That's what I needed! Fantastic - many thanks Hat.

[gail]

If you can Gail get the water extract lions mane. The powdered Lion's Mane mushroom itself is so weak it won't do you any good. It has to be an extract.
 
I had a sudden drop in white blood cell count and thyroid enzymes so the dr wanted me to get off the Lion's Mane (the only thing I had started recently) and retest. My retest is in about 2 weeks.
 
The brain inflammation depends if it is associated with edema (swelling/fluid build up) or not.  What makes you think you have brain inflammation?

I have some Mets on each side of my skull. It hurts. They will be treated by radiotherapy, but one thing at the time, Monday is radiotherapy for the humerus, a one shot thing.
In two weeks, we meet again go see about the cranial Mets. I was thinking that I may have inflammation. Is it related?

Thank you Sir.

[Raven72]

town hall

[gail]

Hall of Fame

Hi Raven! Got that tooth fixed yet?

[LDN]

Fame game

[gail]

Game STARTING

Worried about Liz here. Anyone knows what's up?

[fishinghat]

farting fire

Gail

They can definitely cause inflammation. An anti-inflammatory cream like hydrocortisone might help as well as something like ibuprofen.

[invalidusername]

fly paper

 

Sorry for the silence today my friends. Had some issues today - but still here....

[Raven72]

late comer

I haven't heard from Liz in a bit.

I can't get my tooth fixed Gail. No dental insurance.

[gail]

Come here

Took away the r, I cheated! Sorry about that Raven.

Will search for Liz on messenger. It's been too long. Will report.

[gail]

Here comes

Message from Liz; I love you all and I will be back! Voila!

[fishinghat]

comes back

 

Thank you Gail. That is good news.

[invalidusername]

back again

 

Sure is - thanks for update!

[TryinginFL]

Again aching

I'm still around y'all but my legs have been aching so badly I'm going to call the doctor this week

I also am getting very little sleep last night awake every hour

Thanks so much to all for your concern.. love you!😊

[TryinginFL]

heart breaking

 

 

Thank you, NM...I appreciate that

[fishinghat]

breaking bread

 

So the rumors of an alien abduction are wrong. Good to hear from you Liz.

[invalidusername]

bread (from) heaven

 

Either that Hat, or she had found a new squeeze and had forgotten about us

 

Bless you Liz - your absence never goes unnoticed...

[TryinginFL]

Heaven awaits


Actually FH an abduction may have been more enjoyable than the way things have been for me recently!☺️

Thank you for your kind words IUN!

I have missed you all


Love,
Liz

[invalidusername]

abduction experience

 

the truth is out there NM

[gail]

Experience experimental !!

So good to see you back Liz! Not the same without you sweet Liz

[TryinginFL]

experimental exercise

[invalidusername]

exercise bike

 

our Kathy also seems to be missing in action over the last few days... where are you Kathy!?!?

[gail]

Bike shows

My daughter has a big bike, she often goes to Facebook to see if any bikers are free for a ride, lunch etc. So yesterday, I posted that I was coming on my big bike, a 2 wheel Caner.
That's a cane, with two wheels attached, you sit on the handle and of you go. We had a good laugh!

[gail]

Shows cancelled