Blood Pressure...

Mortymoose said:
SO my chest pains came back over the last three days.......

Now I have just done my yearly medical and save for the fact that my sugar was a bit elevated and my blood pressure was up the one day then the next it was down......My ecg came back fine, no cancers etc...... just this blood sharp chest pain....

This morning, I skipped my daily 1.2km swim and went for a blood pressure check.....BP 139/66 and pulse at 67......

My doctor told me two weeks ago that there is nothing on the Xrays, ecg or blood tests that point to heart issues....

I have another appointment with him tomorrow.....

Wondering if this is a muscle thing, as I burped earlier and the pain was sharp and short..... sometimes if I move my are at a certain angle it's back for a split second........

Speaking to my pharmacist and my connection down at the lab.... does not appear to be a heart issue and they reckon my BP looked quite healthy....

Other than the sharp pains that come and go.... I feel as strong as an ox....I even went for a 6km walk through the desert with HO on Saturday afternoon.....

WOnder what my Doc will say tomorrow....

:o
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Another possibility is what happened to me a few years ago. Went on for a year or two. Apparently the muscles between the ribs can crap. It's a sharp pain that can stay for a few minutes. It sometimes helped to stretch my arms. It's age related, I was quite worried and eventually went to the GP and he immediately identified it as that.

Morty how old are you? Does the pain move around?
 
biometrics said:
Another possibility is what happened to me a few years ago. Went on for a year or two. Apparently the muscles between the ribs can crap. It's a sharp pain that can stay for a few minutes. It sometimes helped to stretch my arms. It's age related. Morty how old are you? Does the pain move around?
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.... and that is exactly what Doctor Doppies told me... spot on, drinks all around.... He explained to me about a name with a word syndrome at the end of it, detailing how there be small muscles connecting the rib bones to the sternum(?) and that they can get inflamed causing this pain..... told me not to worry, me ticker be ticking and sent me home with a banana.....

:D
 
BigAl-sa said:
That 89 is a bit high Libs. That's the one you have to worry about :(
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If you're under 50 then the lower one (Diastolic) is the one to be worried about, over 50 then the upper one (Systolic).
 
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Went to a cardiologist a week or so ago because I was worried about some pains. Increased medication now for additional pills but took my blood pressure and he was happy , 136/78. Otherwise all good, just need to lose weight. He did pick a bit of thickening of the heart muscle though due to high blood pressure.
 
biometrics said:
If you're under 40 then the lower one is the one to be worried about, over 40 then the upper one.
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Dunno where you got that from, high diastolic is *always* dangerous. High systolic is bad if the difference between diastolic and systolic gets too high.
 
BigAl-sa said:
Dunno where you got that from, high diastolic is *always* dangerous. High systolic is bad if the difference between diastolic and systolic gets too high.
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From a website and my doc.

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Condi...lood-Pressure-Readings_UCM_301764_Article.jsp

Which number is more important, top (systolic) or bottom (diastolic)?

Typically more attention is given to the top number (the systolic blood pressure) as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease for people over 50 years old. In most people, systolic blood pressure rises steadily with age due to increasing stiffness of large arteries, long-term build-up of plaque, and increased incidence of cardiac and vascular disease.
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http://www.diffen.com/difference/Diastolic_vs_Systolic#Age_Factor

Age Factor

Diastolic readings are particularly important in monitoring the blood pressure in younger individuals. Systolic blood pressure is known to rise with age as a result of hardening of the arteries.
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But I'm new to this myself, so feel free to correct me ...
 
So started CrossFit three weeks ago...seems to agree with me...bp average use to be 132/82...after about three weeks of Xfit..these days, I clock in at 124/78...still on my ACE inhibitor,Calcium blocker and diuretic and slow mag ... Usually in June/July have my annual check up...hoping will be able to drop some of the meds by then....
 
yebocan said:
So started CrossFit three weeks ago...seems to agree with me...bp average use to be 132/82...after about three weeks of Xfit..these days, I clock in at 124/78...still on my ACE inhibitor,Calcium blocker and diuretic and slow mag ... Usually in June/July have my annual check up...hoping will be able to drop some of the meds by then....
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Awesome news, well done :)
Just be careful with the high intensity wods and overhead movements, bp soars. Although it seems your body has adapted well :)
 
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