Re: Blood pressure monitors revisited

John wrote: 
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I got the Omron R5 and it's worked out quite well. It allowed me to
track my blood pressure for a week, and now I'm on blood pressure
medication. I was feeling not so well at 170/120, and given other
medical factors this was a dangerous place for me to be. Thanks for the
advice. We're not sure exactly what of the many things that could each
have contributed to pushing my blood pressure up so far was responsible
(it was probably a combination of factors). My guess is the chronic
kidney stress from the variety of nephrotoxic drugs coupled with the
high doses of anabolic steroids to keep my marrow working. So, for those
of you using for purposes other than remaining alive, make sure to keep
track of your blood pressure. Brain stem CVEs are not fun.



I'm curious. What exactly happened and what illnesses do you have?



You'd be less curious if you hadn't snipped the sig file :-)

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