tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post6633688319296466789..comments2024-03-28T12:15:59.787+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: SphygmomanometerphobiaDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-73259368974975341632018-04-27T03:21:49.874+02:002018-04-27T03:21:49.874+02:00Don't fret about blood pressure or cholesterol...Don't fret about blood pressure or cholesterol - these are largely genetic and going back through time to change your great great grandparents is far too hard. There is a breathing technique to overcome that spike. It is called circular breathing here. I use it sometimes. Try to remember that doctors are just ordinary people who have done a few courses. They are not special although sometimes we tell children that they are. It sounds as if you have a sensible doctor who understands his patients. MLM247https://www.blogger.com/profile/06365562372896637044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-78631242243800005912018-04-26T17:40:12.939+02:002018-04-26T17:40:12.939+02:00Sandra, I never had a doc appointment on a Sunday ...Sandra, I never had a doc appointment on a Sunday before, either. When I went to have my blood tests done (in advanced) I asked the receptionist about it and she said they were trying to catch up. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-2860214694859551072018-04-26T17:34:06.588+02:002018-04-26T17:34:06.588+02:00Sandi - not being a Star Trek fan (I don't thi...Sandi - not being a Star Trek fan (I don't think I ever watched it), I had to look that up!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-61502794425259102792018-04-26T17:31:44.142+02:002018-04-26T17:31:44.142+02:00I don't like heights either. Depends a bit on ...I don't like heights either. Depends a bit on general safety how if affects me, though. Ladders are a no-no for me, and I seriously don't like "open" staircases either. I have fear of spiders too; which at least in Sweden is rather irrational, as in Sweden there is very little risk of coming across a venomous one. I just feel they have too many legs... ;) I guess it might also be said that I suffer "mildly" from some of the others on the list; but it depends on the situation... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-30353535949669162402018-04-26T17:13:36.163+02:002018-04-26T17:13:36.163+02:00One reason the BP goes up in a doctor's office...One reason the BP goes up in a doctor's office may well be silly questions asked just before they take the pressure ;) For me, this time, it was a new doc, and therefore also partly different questions than usual... At this age, with a history of various health issues going back decades, it's really not easy to know what may be of most interest to them just then and there. (And probably the same thing for the doc.)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-76486027505227251282018-04-26T16:56:50.074+02:002018-04-26T16:56:50.074+02:00Somehow typing mistakes in comments never seem to ...Somehow typing mistakes in comments never seem to be visible before the comment has already been published! DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-83499835386473898562018-04-26T14:46:02.227+02:002018-04-26T14:46:02.227+02:00I really should have checked that before I sent it...I really should have checked that before I sent it. However given the distance between the n and the f on the keyboard I'm puzzled as to why 'on' has become 'of' in the first two lines. I gave up checking after that in case I found too many more mistakes.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-38280452917254770432018-04-26T14:43:11.125+02:002018-04-26T14:43:11.125+02:00White coat syndrome is all too common. My blood pr...White coat syndrome is all too common. My blood pressure used to be deemed to be a little of the high side and I've been of various tablets for many years since my heart attack in 2000. However all the hospitalisations I've had recently have shown that my BP is too low and I've been taken off the medication. However when a nurse came to do a survey and we had a some 'lively discussions' about the [very silly] questions and when she took my BP (in my own home, sitting down and not talking and three times a minute apart0 my BP was too high and she served me with a notice requiring me to see my Doc. Back on the tablets. First day afte BP dropped off the safe scale and I haven't taken a tablet (it was the lowest dose he could give) since and my BP is fine. It will be interesting to see what happens to it next week when I go to have my 'cancer jab'. I've never had a problem with 'white coat syndrome' in the Doc's or hospital in the past so it will be interesting to see what happens next week. I've been keeping records so I can at least show them.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-47862748511747186382018-04-26T13:46:45.959+02:002018-04-26T13:46:45.959+02:00i agree with Ginny, on the logic over emotions. i ...i agree with Ginny, on the logic over emotions. i have 7 of the fears on this list, all are irrational fears and my mind knows there is nothing to fear but i do. i know bob's bp is up a little but his comes from having to wait and see a doctor for what he terms no reason.... glad the doc understood... he could have overmedicated you. and i have never heard of a doc visit on a sundayMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-22412970902618765452018-04-25T23:56:20.091+02:002018-04-25T23:56:20.091+02:00I don't trust the Thingies! How do we know the...I don't trust the Thingies! How do we know they know what they know? I am waiting for Star Trek tri-corders! ;-)Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-76641872854341432722018-04-25T22:07:55.998+02:002018-04-25T22:07:55.998+02:00Just goes to show how hard it can be to put logic ...Just goes to show how hard it can be to put logic over emotions. Yes, here we call it White Coat Syndrome. I have a little wrist one too, makes it so much easier. My blood pressure has been too high for over 50 years. Now it is called Friable. This means it goes up, then down so low that I faint. Not much can be done for it. Let;s see...looking at your list, I have fear of heights, spiders, gosh, I guess that is all. What fears on the list do YOU have?Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.com