Having a bad weekend
As many here know, I’ve been in and out of the hospital ER for heart issues and high B/P the past year.
My current cardiologist, whom I like a lot, said most issues could be handled out of the ER by consulting him or his cardiologist RNs via phone and adjusting my medications (which is what the ER did at a much higher copay.
I’ve called the cardiologist three times over the past few weeks over concerns about my B/P and they made adjustments to my medications successfully.
But the past few days my B/P has been high and I called the cardiologist line last evening around 6 PM. My cardiologist was the ‘on call’ guy, and he had me increase the Carvedilol 25MG from one twice a day to 1½ twice a day, and then I’m to call his clinic first thing Monday morning. I’m also taking Losartan 50 MG one tab twice a day, and two Hydrochlorithiazide 25 MG in the AM.
The changes this time hasn’t helped much. Middle of last week my B/P was running around 115/80. Checked my B/P a little while ago and it’s 160/110 with a pulse of 84.
Hoping tomorrow AM they can do something to bring the B/P down.
Of course with the higher B/P, I have a headache that Tylenol doesn’t help.
Oh well. Thinking when I get it all stabilized again, I’ll treat myself to a hot fudge sundae.
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Let us know when you qualify for the hot fudge sundae.
