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Post by beanie on Oct 9, 2010 12:42:37 GMT
do any of you use these and can you tell me why some of the medical profession seem to be so against them. my hubby and son get normal range readings my last one was 191/101 when I asked the advise of a nurse in work she told me to throw the monotor in the bin. maybe someone on the boards works in a surgery and can explain
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Post by isabella on Oct 9, 2010 13:20:14 GMT
We have one Beanie - as soon as Barry gets in the doctors surgery waiting room his blood pressure goes up. He uses the home one to keep a check himself and once a year he has to spend a day with a monitor from his doctor on at home so they can keep a check on him  . Not that I know much but your reading is a bit high so maybe a check by your doctor would be good. I think the range of normal is lower than 150/90 but I stand to be corrected |
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Post by Tig on Oct 9, 2010 15:39:20 GMT
I have one Beanie and I didn't buy it until after the doctor had diagnosed me with hypertension. My blood pressure was about the same as yours is, much too high! I think some members of the medical profession don't care for the home monitors because some of them are not very good and can mislead the user, especially if they don't follow the instructions. Mine is a Braun and it wasn't cheap, but it is about 6 years old now. It took a year to find the right medication for me, but I've been 'stable' for several years (although some might argue the use of the word stable ;D) 'Normal' blood pressure is 120/80 x Tig |
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Post by beanie on Oct 9, 2010 16:36:24 GMT
In work at the moment so can't remember the make of ours but as you say it wasn't cheap and was one of the recomended models. Hubby had it calibrated when he visited the hospital.
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Post by Dr Bill on Oct 10, 2010 17:31:23 GMT
Well I never felt that I could trust them somehow. I used one for a while but soon returned to my (probably illegal) mercury sphygmomanometer.
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Post by Auricula on Oct 10, 2010 19:00:11 GMT
Have never had any medical equipment at home..........not even a thermometer when the kids were small. It's like having a medical encyclopedia - a little knowledge etc. I know it's different if you have a specific condition. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 10, 2010 20:30:51 GMT
One thing is that if someone takes their BP at home late at night and it reads high who are they going to discuss that with.  Will they spend a sleepless night thinking worrying about it and maybe putting their BP up even higher. At least if it's done in the surgery they can talk to someone right away about it. As has already been said, some machines can be unreliable too. I do however think that used properly and by some people they could be useful. |
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Post by maggy on Oct 12, 2010 21:00:49 GMT
MY hubby has one as his blood pressure was very high the upper arm one is better than the wrist one (more accurate) the Doc asked my hubby to take readings and time/date when they were trying to get his meds right. My B.P. is always on the low side!! except when I lose my temper of course!! but better low than high just as well as they cant do anyting about it. |
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Post by beanie on Oct 13, 2010 7:16:49 GMT
hubby bought ours after he had 2 stents put in place. It just puzzled me why the D/N had said to put it in the bin, maybe better to get a high reading and even if it proves to be wrong after further investigation that must be better than doing nothing.
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Post by Juliet on Oct 14, 2010 22:03:03 GMT
I have one - got to check my blood pressure wasn't too low. I consulted my GP before getting it and she told me to avoid the wrist ones as they're not very accurate, and recommended a couple of makes. I got a Boots upper arm one, but it's made by the same company as the more expensive one GP recommended (can't remember the name now) & is basically the same one with a different label. I think the problem with using an upper arm one yourself is that you do need to follow the instructions properly, as Tig says, & it is quite fiddly.
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Post by beanie on Oct 15, 2010 10:14:17 GMT
Ours is an Omron upper arm model. Nurse has now checked my b/p again and done a e.c.g. I feel better now that someone believes me and is doing something about it. My mother had a stroke at a fairly young age so I supose that has been at the back of my mind also
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Post by Juliet on Oct 15, 2010 12:32:27 GMT
Glad they're taking you seriously, Beanie - always better safe than sorry with something like that.
I think Omron was the make my GP recommended.
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Will they spend a sleepless night thinking worrying about it and maybe putting their BP up even higher. At least if it's done in the surgery they can talk to someone right away about it.
