[d.w.w.]

Originally Posted by motorworks

The only difference was that this was a traditional BP device rather than a digital one.

I was about to ask you and saw the update. Few years back I asked a cousin who is a GP to recommend a good electronic BP monitor. He recommended not be buy one and get it checked with the manual device as it is more accurate.

[115]

Originally Posted by Cedia2013

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Even 170 is normal for 70yr old person as long as the diastole is below 80!
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Hello Doctor, thank you for the detailed explanation.
Could you please clarify if diastole values in the range of 65-70 is considered low BP ?

[Cedia2013]

Originally Posted by 115

Hello Doctor, thank you for the detailed explanation.
Could you please clarify if diastole values in the range of 65-70 is considered low BP ?

No! Its perfectly normal. Some people even have 50 as diastole. So no worries.

[JoaTMoN]

Originally Posted by balenoed_

These are the names given by them of the imported lenses:

Alcon Acrysof
American Imported Indian lense Appasamy Company
Johnson & Johnson Sensar

J&J is the best choice in this list. Alcon lens tends get degraded over the years. Appasamy is a chennai based company, and based on their reputation, I wouldn't trust their products. I hope I'm not too late.

[manishalive]

Guys, need help with expert recommendation for diabetic foot doctor in Bangalore who are good with complicated case. One of my relative need help. He have been in and out of hospital with no root cause analysis.

[motorworks]

Originally Posted by motorworks

Hi

Seeking some inputs and suggestions on my BP issue. Just for context, I’m 42, have had no health issues in general, ( hit by COVID twice), 5”7” in height and I weigh around 74kgs.

During my annual check up yesterday, my BP was showing really high, like 158/100, they checked twice, but the results were the same. They did not proceed to the Treadmill test since the BP was high and asked me to take ECG instead. Anyway, all my tests were normal including ECG. After an interval of about 3-4 hours, we checked BP again and on my right arm it showed 160/99 and on my left arm it showed 148/99, just seconds apart. Can BP readings vary so much between arms within seconds?

Hi All

Just circling back to my earlier post about my BP levels. This was back in November 2023 when i realised that my BP is on the higher side. Anyway, i bought a digital BP monitor and was monitoring the BP levels every now and then. The levels were always around 140-150/90-100. I didnt really make an effort in my diet plan, as Im anyway on intermittent fasting and zero sugar on weekdays, its only on weekends i eat whatever i like. However,
I tried to walk more than i do on usual days, so tried public transportation and the likes. I would be honest and say that i didn’t make a huge effort since i anyway do not have a hardcore desk job and i usually walk around, stand quite a lot during the day.

But i kept coming across these articles about increased strokes/ heart attacks in normal folks, especially who were in the 40’s. In a lot of ways, i fit in to this segment, a bit over worked and over stressed, 42 years, all factors normal except BP. And so i got a bit further stressed!

I also checked BP using the traditional method at my office clinic and it showed around 145/96, most of the time. My wife suggested we consult a neighbourhood doctor, who prescribed a medication called “Amlodipine”. He said I should take it for a month and then see how it improved my situation. Took it for 3-4 days, again some confusion whether to actually take it or should we take a 2nd opinion. And so we went to Manipal hospitals, Bangalore where my health checkup was done on November 2023, consulted a cardiologist who has now prescribed a medication called “ Cardace 2.5mg”. He suggested things like lower salt content, walking a fair bit every day and taking on less stress. He has asked me to meet him after one month after the tablets and these lifestyle changes to see if there is a reduction in the BP.

I understand different doctors, different medications, but i’m now thinking that i should give this process some serious effort. So beginning from today, im planning to take the medications, walk a fair bit and see how much i can cut down on salt in general.

Is there anything else I can do better? Am I panicking a bit too much or is it right to be bothered about this? Would really appreciate some suggestions and advice from doctors and knowledgeable folks! Thanks in advance!

[rajeevsulu]

Hi@motorworks,
Do not get stressed out for any illness. It just compounds the problem. I suggest you stick to one doctor, follow his treatment and advice for a stretch of time. It is a combination of medication, diet and physical activity over a period of time that shows results.

Cheers.

[stormy]

@motorworks

Hi!

I would suggest the same - follow one doctor's treatment. Other than that, advice is generally "avoid stress, yoga, brisk walking for approximately 40 minutes daily, low salt diet, stop smoking and cut down on alcohol. You can use the automatic BP machine itself, check your BP at regular intervals and note down the value. Eventually, you will start seeing results.

Relax!

[Jebs]

Hi,

Dr asked me to take LFT and Blood peripheral smear test today as my bilirubin is slightly high.

As per the result, ggtp value shows as 71 and normocytic and normochronic in appearance. Bit confused and worried about what it as. I'll be meeting the doctor after 3 days. So wanted to check if any general opinion on the same.

[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by Jebs

Hi,

Dr asked me to take LFT and Blood peripheral smear test today as my bilirubin is slightly high.

As per the result, ggtp value shows as 71 and normocytic and normochronic in appearance. Bit confused and worried about what it as. I'll be meeting the doctor after 3 days. So wanted to check if any general opinion on the same.

What was your basic problem, your age, symptoms?

[Jebs]

Originally Posted by rajeevsulu

What was your basic problem, your age, symptoms?

Age:45. No symptoms. Just done an annual health checkup.
Dr gone through the report and suggested to take liver and peripheral smear test alone.

[rajeevsulu]

Originally Posted by Jebs

Age:45. No symptoms. Just done an annual health checkup.
Dr gone through the report and suggested to take liver and peripheral smear test alone.

Nothing to worry. He will correlate your finding with your general physical condition and will advise you accordingly. These laboratory values are a guidance and not the exact norm. You will be fine.
Cheers

[supermax]

This thread seems to have evolved into a free-flowing conversation, with people asking for tips and others sharing advice, and seems to have gone well past the original call for action. I found this when I clicked on the 'New posts' tab, but I must say that I did a double take when I saw the original subject. Why should we expect any professional provide free consultations, and that too even to people who are underprivileged or something, but people who are well-heeled! Seems to reek of entitlement. Had it been a call for action to provide free consultation to those who are too poor to afford such services, I'd have been the first to support the call. Otherwise, this is just a highly refined form of begging or mooching. Why should a doctor or a lawyer just be called upon to provide professional services (consultation!) for free? Where does it stop? Do you next ask software developers to volunteer to code for free, and that too, not for any worthy cause, but say a commercial venture or a personal webpage? For the proverbial 'exposure'? A thread where experts are welcomed to weigh in with valuable inputs is a great idea, but to ask for handouts and freebies seems a bit too much, and should definitely not be encouraged on a platform like this, is what I feel.

[callvvijay]

This might sound silly - but, nevertheless..

My son is 10yo (rather, 2 months short of 11) and is already very tall for his age - at around 5'4". This, probably, is from the genes since both my wife and I are a tall (for the respective genders). People give surprised / shocked look when they hear his age or class.

Coming to the point - while we thought of enrolling him for badminton coaching, we became dicey when the coach said that skipping would be part of the routine. The concern is because, to our knowledge, there would usually be a growth spurt in the teens.

Considering that he is also inclined to join yoga, we are now considering to enrol him in a yoga class.

Are we over-thinking here?

Cheers!

[Chetan_Rao]

Originally Posted by supermax

This thread seems to have evolved into a free-flowing conversation, with people asking for tips and others sharing advice, and seems to have gone well past the original call for action. I found this when I clicked on the 'New posts' tab, but I must say that I did a double take when I saw the original subject. Why should we expect any professional provide free consultations, and that too even to people who are underprivileged or something, but people who are well-heeled! Seems to reek of entitlement. Had it been a call for action to provide free consultation to those who are too poor to afford such services, I'd have been the first to support the call. Otherwise, this is just a highly refined form of begging or mooching. Why should a doctor or a lawyer just be called upon to provide professional services (consultation!) for free? Where does it stop? Do you next ask software developers to volunteer to code for free, and that too, not for any worthy cause, but say a commercial venture or a personal webpage? For the proverbial 'exposure'? A thread where experts are welcomed to weigh in with valuable inputs is a great idea, but to ask for handouts and freebies seems a bit too much, and should definitely not be encouraged on a platform like this, is what I feel.

Has this thread evolved in the 16 YEARS it's existed? Sure. Nature of the beast.

Can the title be reworded? Maybe, but I'm sure someone could still nitpick if they really wanted to.

It's a community first and foremost, and people often ask for preliminary advice because they have a certain sense and level of trust that other BHPians will guide them responsibly. Participation is of course voluntary, and most professionals who do contribute here do so with appropriate caveats when commenting on serious ailments, and almost always recommend an actual consult with a preferred physician. Quite a few BHPians have found life-changing references they may not have known or had access to otherwise (including a BHPian with a cancer-stricken parent, if I recall correctly).

Team-BHP of course bans commercial soliciting of any kind across the forum, but if we went about shutting down the sense of community where people often give and receive helpful, often critical, advice just because 'anything not explicitly compensated is mooching', there wouldn't be much of a community or forum left.

Participation is voluntary, both for seeking and providing information. That's the bedrock principle of a community, and it will not change.