by MandysMom » Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:00 pm
It's been sunny and near 80, here today. So much for predicted showers!
My day was mostly taken up by a marathon special presentation by Art Impressions owner, Bonnie Krebs, demo of her brand new Nativity journal stamp set. We had such fun chatting live and watching. I got my sets today, so that journal is on my to do list.
I did manage to walk 45 " in sections during class, and later, walked another 20" for a total of 65". I had a great visit with a PA at the nephrology office Thursday, and feel more "heard" and more encouraged than in a long time. She changed my Losartan to a similar, but more potent form of that family to take at night, and put my hydralazine on a sliding scale. So far today, I've only needed 1/2 of what I had been taking! It's been the most problematic of the 4 RX I'm now on! in a month, I go in and they will put a BP cuff on my arm to take BP every 30" for 24 hours. She said, yes don't expect to, get a Lot of sleep, but the data will be worth it. When they take it off, they immediately download data and she will see me to do any RX adjustments needed. hoping I'm finally started on a better path. In Dec I see endocrinology, which she thought was a very good idea, to make sure nothng is missed. The PA also was first to acknowledge that this BP thing was not just random. She said, she terms this, having a triggering event- be it Vaccine, like me, or a viral infection (Covid), or a surgery, a auto accident, a psychological trauma , or something else- the person with a triggering event causing, sudden, out of control BP, which does not want to stabilize, can always name tne day and often the time it began. They don't know why, but it's a known phenomenon. Why did it take an internist, a cardiologist, a neuro surgeon, 6 ER Drs, and a PA in nephrology can tell me immediately and knows what to do!!!!!!
Past few days are looking up.
My Bowen therapy is also helping.
It's always good to hear what everyone is doing.
Velda