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Originally Posted by sunrise
What I wonder about my high BP in the doctor's office is maybe that is the measurement we should go by instead of my readings taken in my peaceful home environment. Because when I am out and about going through my usual day at school, work, doing chores, shopping, etc., maybe my BP is more similar to that in the doctor's office than the readings in my home. So we should go by what the doctor's readings are. I don't know--it's a conundrum. That's why I thought it would be informative to wear the Holter for a day so I could see how my BP varies during my normal life activities. Ygrec, do you know the range of BPs your body had during one day when you wore the Holter? Was there a lot of variation?
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Well, sunrise, the Holter monitor is not for blood pressure. It's really just a miniaturized EKG that tracks your pulse and your heart action. But that would be just as good as tracking your BP. It would follow any stress reactions of yours quite closely. The only thing in addition you'd have to do would be to keep a log while you're wearing it of what you're doing. Such as: 8 A.M. got up and did the housework. 10 A.M. Got into the care to drive downtown. 10:30 A.M. Entered such and such a place. 11:30 A.M. Went to dentist's office. Etc., etc. Your doctor could then correlate your EKG with what you were doing to see if you WERE having a stress reaction when you were doing certain things. It would show up on the EKG. That's what I'd do if I were you.
In answer to your question, sunrise, the doctor didn't give me any details. I didn't even speak with him. I just got a phone call from the nurse telling me that everything was fine and I didn't need a change in medication. Of course, the next time I see the doctor I'll ask him questions about it, but that hasn't happened yet.
Take care!
