No Stranger to the Rain

[pshaw_raven]

Those storms were pretty intense! That was kind of scary, actually. We came through all right with just some power flickers - enough to reset clocks but no real outages. There are a lot of small branches down in the yard, some on the roof, but nothing major at the moment. Last night when the net came back online we saw that 40% of the county was out of power so we feel like we did pretty good.

'It's My Salvation': At 80 Years Old, Artist Ron Nagle is Finally Getting the Attention He Deserves - I'm nowhere near UC Berkeley but I would go see this exhibit if I were. These sculptures are fascinating. I'm really obsessed with "Sudoku Seppuku."

I'm probably going to need to bring up my blood pressure with my GP next week. This morning's reading, after two cups of black coffee mind you, was 96/47. I wonder why I get dizzy when I stand up. Hmm. Anyway, I'm keeping a spreadsheet of readings I'm taking with a small wrist monitor if he wants to see it. I typically get a higher reading in his office due to White Coat Syndrome. So I thought making a chart of my readings would give him an idea of what I'm like in my natural habitat.

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[cdayzee]

I'm glad the storms that rolled through your area didn't impact you too much.

Yikes - that BP is low. Good for you for keeping track when not at the dr. I also suffer from WCS. Most doctors I've dealt with disregard it as not being legit & have diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I've told them it's normal like in stores. They want me to come in for a week to do readings. Um, you're gonna get the same issue. So far I've avoided having to be on medication. My oldest daughter has the same issue. I'm starting to think my youngest might have it too.

[pshaw_raven]

Do you think that taking pictures of the readings would convince them? I could see someone assuming a spreadsheet was made up, but it's hard to argue with time and date-stamped photos.
My GP has learned at this point to have them read me twice, typically once when I first come in, then again after I've been there a little while, when my pressure and heart rate will have come back down. He may actually take me off blood pressure meds altogether, since I don't think they make a lower dose.

[cdayzee]

I didn't think of that! Thanks! Ah, menopause brain has been in full effect for a while lol!

They do a second reading straight away for me right after the first. Like by telling me, 'oh that was high, let's try again' my body just needed an alert to lower it lol.

Come to think of it, I believe my mom also has White Coat Syndrome. She says her BP is high in the dr's office but not when she takes it at home with her wrist one. The doctor conveniently explains that away by saying the wrist 'cuff' isn't accurate or it's because of the partial mastectomy on her left side. Who knows.

Oh, I didn't realize you were on bp pills. Yeah, if you're readings are that low, I'd say it's time to come off them. That's a good thing then!