2019: We Are Making a Difference!
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Someone's collected many of the funniest tweets about the president's bizarre toilet comments:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-war-toilets-reaction_n_5deb491ee4b0913e6f901d0e0 -
My cardiologist wants me to check my bp at home. I use an Omron wrist one which I got from Amazon and gets reading close to the official office equipment.
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My GP also wants me to check my BP at home, but like you Maryanne, I don’t do it as often as he would like. I wonder if Helene’s cardiologist’s opinion is based on the older home BP machines? I think the ones being sold nowadays are at least as accurate as the ones used in doctor’s offices.0
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DH bought his BP machine in 2015, after he had his heart attack. It automatically takes three readings in quick succession and averages the results. He used to take his pressure on a regular basis for the first year or so. His reading were good but he’s on a BP medication which must be doing it’s job well. He hasn’t used the machine since her comments and we did even bring it to FL this time.0
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Someone's collected many of the funniest tweets about the president's bizarre toilet comments:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-war-toilets-reaction_n_5deb491ee4b0913e6f901d0e
My favorite is maybe he’s trying to flush his tax returns.0 -
I was bored so when I got another email from Jenny I decided to see what was new. I hadn't seen this when I looked the last time but these are the shipping charges:
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My GP also wants me to check my BP at home, but like you Maryanne, I don’t do it as often as he would like. I wonder if Helene’s cardiologist’s opinion is based on the older home BP machines? I think the ones being sold nowadays are at least as accurate as the ones used in doctor’s offices.
I've actually got two different machines and usually test/track both.0 -
DH bought his BP machine in 2015, after he had his heart attack. It automatically takes three readings in quick succession and averages the results. He used to take his pressure on a regular basis for the first year or so. His reading were good but he’s on a BP medication which must be doing it’s job well. He hasn’t used the machine since her comments and we did even bring it to FL this time.
The cardiologist told me there has to be 5 minutes between readings to be valid.0 -
Well, we survived another cat show. Now I have to mail out raffle prizes (we do the drawing for our annual raffle at this show), unload my van (and it's supposed to rain for days), and get into the cash box and figure out how much money we made.0
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I don’t know the time sequence between the multiple readings. The machine does it automatically. DH almost always has gotten good numbers. He had high readings only a handful of times over the course of more than a year. His BP numbers are good at every doctor visit too.0
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This discussion prompted me to do a little research into the accuracy of home BP monitors. The latest reviews indicate that the arm band types are considered more accurate than the wrist monitors, and that they are recommended for those of us over the age of 50. It also indicated that after about 3 years, the device should be taken to your doctor’s office to check the calibration, i.e., does it come close to the same reading as the doctor’s equipment gets. Close was defined as within 10 units on the top number.0
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That’s interesting about the calibration. I’ll suggest to DH that he takes his meter to his next primary care visit. There would be no point bringing it to a cardiologist appointment since she doesn’t believe home monitors work accurately.0
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Helene, it could have the opposite effect, if it proves to be as accurate as her equipment!0
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How desperate would you have to be to pay $94 for a Jenny shipment? Does that guarantee you a super fast loss? Maybe that kind of person thinks they can lose overnight if the foo arrives that fst.
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Definitely shorter period than my doc suggested:
Take a repeat reading. Wait for one to three minutes after the first reading, and then take another to check accuracy. If your monitor doesn't automatically log blood pressure readings or heart rates, write them down.0 -
I thought it was interesting that the Mayo Clinic article said you should not talk while taking your blood pressure. Every time I go to any of my doctors the medical assistant or nurse is talking to me the whole time, and asking questions. Most of my doctors offices now use automatic blood pressure monitors instead of the old fashioned cuff with the nurse or MA using a stethoscope, so they are multitasking and hurrying to get through the preliminaries. Also, they usually are taking my BP almost immediately after calling me into the exam room, so I’ve been moving around instead of sitting quietly for 5 minutes prior, as the article recommends. No wonder we get high readings in their offices!0
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Too funny:
Gail: Thank you for throwing in an attack on President Trump. Really, is there any topic that doesn’t offer some opportunity to snipe at our commander in chief? I notice he’s blaming energy-efficient light bulbs for his orange skin tone.
Bret: They use energy-efficient light bulbs on tanning beds now?0 -
I thought it was interesting that the Mayo Clinic article said you should not talk while taking your blood pressure. Every time I go to any of my doctors the medical assistant or nurse is talking to me the whole time, and asking questions. Most of my doctors offices now use automatic blood pressure monitors instead of the old fashioned cuff with the nurse or MA using a stethoscope, so they are multitasking and hurrying to get through the preliminaries. Also, they usually are taking my BP almost immediately after calling me into the exam room, so I’ve been moving around instead of sitting quietly for 5 minutes prior, as the article recommends. No wonder we get high readings in their offices!
Do what I say not what I do?????0 -
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I’ve gotten in over 3000 steps a day for the last 2 days. That’s a 50% increase in my prior daily average. My Noom coach encouraged me to commit to the extra steps this week so I’m doing it.0
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Helene, congrats!!0
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