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Everyone should have a BP monitor.
Past week, some headache activity led me to my trusty monitor, a tool I use monthly, maybe more.
No other obvious signs were there.
Been seeing my usual 130/140 over mid 60 to low 70. A 5 mg Lisinopril is/was the med.
Well, well, a 200/101 lit me up. "This has to be the monitor, it's 10 yrs old".![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
I was close to a firehouse, so I stopped by.
Quickly found out the monitor was ok.
Home and a double dose of the tabs....No go.
Daughter is a RN>>>> Get your butt to the er.
Er dr says same thing. Some tests, some different meds, and I'm back to the usual, at 136/65.
I'm GTG for another 50 yrs.![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
And for you younger guys, my bud was in his early 40's when WHAMO, a heart attack resulted in a pair of stents installed.
Kinda like blowing a fuel line at 50# of boost. Could wreak havoc with your short block.![Oops! :oops: :oops:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png)
In his case, only a pair of head gaskets.
Bottom line USE the tool!
Past week, some headache activity led me to my trusty monitor, a tool I use monthly, maybe more.
No other obvious signs were there.
Been seeing my usual 130/140 over mid 60 to low 70. A 5 mg Lisinopril is/was the med.
Well, well, a 200/101 lit me up. "This has to be the monitor, it's 10 yrs old".
![Roll Eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
I was close to a firehouse, so I stopped by.
Quickly found out the monitor was ok.
Home and a double dose of the tabs....No go.
Daughter is a RN>>>> Get your butt to the er.
Er dr says same thing. Some tests, some different meds, and I'm back to the usual, at 136/65.
I'm GTG for another 50 yrs.
![Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin: 😁](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png)
And for you younger guys, my bud was in his early 40's when WHAMO, a heart attack resulted in a pair of stents installed.
Kinda like blowing a fuel line at 50# of boost. Could wreak havoc with your short block.
![Oops! :oops: :oops:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f633.png)
In his case, only a pair of head gaskets.
Bottom line USE the tool!