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Hello All,

 

 

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

 

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

 

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

 

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

 

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

 

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

 

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

 

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Apologies.he's actually 79 and not 70 - a BIG typo in this case!

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Lisa

Friday, October 10, 2008 7:59 PM

 

Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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I was a nurse for awhile several years ago  

Here are my ideas; see if they make any sense.

 

Is your dad wheelchair bound because of his low blood pressure or does he have

another disability? Does he have any neurological issues?

 

It sounds like his brain is not getting enough oxygen (purple color) when he has

an episode because of the low blood pressure. When I was in nursing school, they

would give people with low blood pressure IV fluids. Is your dad on IV fluids?

Is he getting enough fluids by mouth?

 

Maybe his body was trying to compensate for the low blood pressure and

overcompensated, causing his blood pressure to go too high. It would be

interesting to know what the fourth measurement would have been. Did it go back

down to near normal?

 

What do his doctors think is causing his low blood pressure? In my experience,

they would think of blood loss, internal if not external. Has that been ruled

out? Has anything else been ruled out?

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

Lisa <blacksands

 

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:58:59 PM

Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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Is he taking any medications?

 

A homeopath, a naturopath, or an MD who is a member of ACAM might be able to

help.

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

Lisa <blacksands

 

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:58:59 PM

Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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My dad has several problems.., neurological topping the list. He was

wheelchair bound primarily because he no longer could support himself

walking - although he could manage standing up in the bathroom using one arm

for support. This is no longer the case. Except for one vertebrae his spine

is completely fused together with titanium rods, screws and bolts. He's

quite weak due to [i think] a direct result of being bedridden for the past

four months - due to a fall to his knees, resulting in breaking one of them.

He's lost weight.doesn't eat as much and has had a catheter for years which

ultimately keeps him [iMHO] perpetually dehydrated. They are trying to get

him to drink more so that is urine looks clearer rather than iced tea!

 

 

 

There has been no additional trauma so I don't think there would be any

internal bleeding - however, he does take Tylenol every evening for [back]

pain. I am unsure if there was a 4th reading but I have been told that the

" episode " passed fairly quickly 20 minutes, no more than 30 minutes and I

can only surmise that his blood pressure did go back to " normal " - which is

on the low end. It's the episodes that he has every so often that his blood

pressure drops and yes they do have him on some sort of medication in the

attempt to bring it up and stabilize.

 

 

 

He's also on other meds, stool softener, osteoporosis and one or two others.

For his age, he is not overmedicated like some other. He is coming home on

November 6th which is wonderful, the change of scenery should be wonderful

for him. He'll have familiar surroundings, all his electronic gizmos and

family/friends coming and going much more frequently.

 

 

 

I appreciate your feedback, thank you. I hope that these episodes will pass

as my Mom will not know what to do if he has one while he's home. I do not

want her to panic, nor do I want her to ignore them if it's leading to

something that may be more serious.

 

 

 

I LOVE this group :-)

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

_____

 

 

On Behalf Of Linda Bumpas

Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:18 PM

 

Re: Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

 

I was a nurse for awhile several years ago

Here are my ideas; see if they make any sense.

 

Is your dad wheelchair bound because of his low blood pressure or does he

have another disability? Does he have any neurological issues?

 

It sounds like his brain is not getting enough oxygen (purple color) when he

has an episode because of the low blood pressure. When I was in nursing

school, they would give people with low blood pressure IV fluids. Is your

dad on IV fluids? Is he getting enough fluids by mouth?

 

Maybe his body was trying to compensate for the low blood pressure and

overcompensated, causing his blood pressure to go too high. It would be

interesting to know what the fourth measurement would have been. Did it go

back down to near normal?

 

What do his doctors think is causing his low blood pressure? In my

experience, they would think of blood loss, internal if not external. Has

that been ruled out? Has anything else been ruled out?

 

Linda

 

 

Lisa <blacksands (AT) comcast (DOT) <blacksands%40comcast.net> net>

@ <%40>

 

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:58:59 PM

Blood pressure issues....again

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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In March, my 92 y.o. mother had a similar experience while we were shopping. 

Paramedics were called and it took awhile to stabilize her for transport.  It

was called a TIA, Transient Ischemic Accident.  The ER Dr. said she was about to

have a full blown Stroke, but DIDN'T!!  She was hospitalized for 3 days while

they adjusted her heart meds and put her on a blood thinner.  Her blood was so

thick the heart was struggling to pump it. She looked better and felt stronger

quickly. 

 

We go at least monthly to check the thickness of her blood... I THINK the test

is a tinr(??)  She started taking Vit B-12 and blood thickened and had to up her

warfarin!!!  Drs didn't believe a vit could affect her, but I took her off it

and she is back on 2 Mg's. 

 

See if they will check his blood.  Mama also had periods of disorientation and

confusion prior to the TIA.  If I hadn't called the paramedics, they hadn't

taken her to ER, WE wouldn't KNOW!!  It took a heart SPECIALIST  to discover and

treat. 

 

I don't do allopathic medicine first, but it IS what saved her life.. We

celebrated her 93rd in June and she weathered Ike like a champ.. a little

confusion, but hey, I was shocky too.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Be Blessed,

 

Donna

 

 

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

~~ Mahatma Ghandi

 

 

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If he has neurological issues, those may be causing or contributing to his blood

pressure problems. He also seems to be very dehydrated, which can also lower

blood pressure. It is probably important to get more fluids into him. Has he

been in a hospital or nursing home? Haven't they given him IV fluids? I'm

surprised if they haven't (but I obviously don't know everything about him).

 

The catheter isn't causing him to be dehydrated. It is only letting out fluid

that is on its way out anyway. Is his output too high? Maybe his kidneys are not

working normally.

 

You might consider whether any of the meds he is taking could have side effects

which are affecting his blood pressure or fluid status.

 

They should instruct your mom on how to care for him when he goes home and what

to do if he has an episode. If they don't do that well enough, ask questions!

 

I would recommend a homeopath or MD who is a member of ACAM.

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

Lisa <blacksands

 

Monday, October 13, 2008 10:25:01 AM

RE: Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

My dad has several problems.., neurological topping the list. He was

wheelchair bound primarily because he no longer could support himself

walking - although he could manage standing up in the bathroom using one arm

for support. This is no longer the case. Except for one vertebrae his spine

is completely fused together with titanium rods, screws and bolts. He's

quite weak due to [i think] a direct result of being bedridden for the past

four months - due to a fall to his knees, resulting in breaking one of them.

He's lost weight.doesn' t eat as much and has had a catheter for years which

ultimately keeps him [iMHO] perpetually dehydrated. They are trying to get

him to drink more so that is urine looks clearer rather than iced tea!

 

There has been no additional trauma so I don't think there would be any

internal bleeding - however, he does take Tylenol every evening for [back]

pain. I am unsure if there was a 4th reading but I have been told that the

" episode " passed fairly quickly 20 minutes, no more than 30 minutes and I

can only surmise that his blood pressure did go back to " normal " - which is

on the low end. It's the episodes that he has every so often that his blood

pressure drops and yes they do have him on some sort of medication in the

attempt to bring it up and stabilize.

 

He's also on other meds, stool softener, osteoporosis and one or two others.

For his age, he is not overmedicated like some other. He is coming home on

November 6th which is wonderful, the change of scenery should be wonderful

for him. He'll have familiar surroundings, all his electronic gizmos and

family/friends coming and going much more frequently.

 

I appreciate your feedback, thank you. I hope that these episodes will pass

as my Mom will not know what to do if he has one while he's home. I do not

want her to panic, nor do I want her to ignore them if it's leading to

something that may be more serious.

 

I LOVE this group :-)

 

Lisa

 

_____

 

 

[] On Behalf Of Linda Bumpas

Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:18 PM

 

Re: Blood pressure issues....again

 

I was a nurse for awhile several years ago

Here are my ideas; see if they make any sense.

 

Is your dad wheelchair bound because of his low blood pressure or does he

have another disability? Does he have any neurological issues?

 

It sounds like his brain is not getting enough oxygen (purple color) when he

has an episode because of the low blood pressure. When I was in nursing

school, they would give people with low blood pressure IV fluids. Is your

dad on IV fluids? Is he getting enough fluids by mouth?

 

Maybe his body was trying to compensate for the low blood pressure and

overcompensated, causing his blood pressure to go too high. It would be

interesting to know what the fourth measurement would have been. Did it go

back down to near normal?

 

What do his doctors think is causing his low blood pressure? In my

experience, they would think of blood loss, internal if not external. Has

that been ruled out? Has anything else been ruled out?

 

Linda

 

 

Lisa <blacksands@ comcast. <blacksands% 40comcast. net> net>

@ <Alternative Answers%40g roups.com>

. com

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:58:59 PM

Blood pressure issues....again

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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Thank you Linda for all your feedback, my Dad has been in a nursing home for

the past three months due to not responding well enough to PT at Health

South. He is not receiving any IV fluids, although they have been asking him

(giving him) additional fluids - OJ.., during the day to increase his

output. His output looks lighter in color, rather than the historic " iced

tea " dark that he's had previously. He's always been a " light " drinker in

that regard. His neurological issues are definitely a very big part of his

blood pressure problems and it's our attempt in getting him back to where he

was before he broke his knee and entered into the hospital (then Health

South and ultimately the nursing home). This would be where he could at the

very least get into a wheelchair and/or chair and sit upright without his

blood pressure dropping so low that he passes out. One of his issues, that I

learned today is that his body takes a longer time to respond to change i.e.

when using the tilt table they can adjust him up 5 degrees and take his

pressure and it will be normal, and they'll wait 5 minutes or so - then

start to increase him up again only for his blood pressure to " catch up " to

the first move.

 

 

 

I agree with you completely that having him increase his fluid intake can

only help. In discussion today, none of his other meds have adverse blood

pressure side effects (but rather your " normal " ones of nausea, stomach

upset, headache etc.) We are on the right track as far as finding out how to

care for him by going to the nursing home and seeing what's done on a day to

day basis and also taking on some responsibility in-house there to be

taught, critiqued and assisted on what's best and why.

 

 

 

We are definitely on our way - it just would be nice if we could stabilize

his blood pressure better so we could get him into a wheelchair even if we

have to get a Hoyer lift to assist.

 

 

 

Thank so much.

 

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

P.S. Anybody ever deal with medicare on getting a reverse Trendalenberg

hospital bed approved? They'll pay for a " regular " hospital bed, but since

using a tilt table at home is not realistic having one of these types of bed

would be extremely beneficial. Anybody out there have the inside scoop?????

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of Linda Bumpas

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:25 AM

 

Re: Blood pressure issues....again

 

 

 

If he has neurological issues, those may be causing or contributing to his

blood pressure problems. He also seems to be very dehydrated, which can also

lower blood pressure. It is probably important to get more fluids into him.

Has he been in a hospital or nursing home? Haven't they given him IV fluids?

I'm surprised if they haven't (but I obviously don't know everything about

him).

 

The catheter isn't causing him to be dehydrated. It is only letting out

fluid that is on its way out anyway. Is his output too high? Maybe his

kidneys are not working normally.

 

You might consider whether any of the meds he is taking could have side

effects which are affecting his blood pressure or fluid status.

 

They should instruct your mom on how to care for him when he goes home and

what to do if he has an episode. If they don't do that well enough, ask

questions!

 

I would recommend a homeopath or MD who is a member of ACAM.

 

Linda

 

 

Lisa <blacksands (AT) comcast (DOT) <blacksands%40comcast.net> net>

@ <%40>

 

Monday, October 13, 2008 10:25:01 AM

RE: Blood pressure issues....again

 

My dad has several problems.., neurological topping the list. He was

wheelchair bound primarily because he no longer could support himself

walking - although he could manage standing up in the bathroom using one arm

for support. This is no longer the case. Except for one vertebrae his spine

is completely fused together with titanium rods, screws and bolts. He's

quite weak due to [i think] a direct result of being bedridden for the past

four months - due to a fall to his knees, resulting in breaking one of them.

He's lost weight.doesn' t eat as much and has had a catheter for years which

ultimately keeps him [iMHO] perpetually dehydrated. They are trying to get

him to drink more so that is urine looks clearer rather than iced tea!

 

There has been no additional trauma so I don't think there would be any

internal bleeding - however, he does take Tylenol every evening for [back]

pain. I am unsure if there was a 4th reading but I have been told that the

" episode " passed fairly quickly 20 minutes, no more than 30 minutes and I

can only surmise that his blood pressure did go back to " normal " - which is

on the low end. It's the episodes that he has every so often that his blood

pressure drops and yes they do have him on some sort of medication in the

attempt to bring it up and stabilize.

 

He's also on other meds, stool softener, osteoporosis and one or two others.

For his age, he is not overmedicated like some other. He is coming home on

November 6th which is wonderful, the change of scenery should be wonderful

for him. He'll have familiar surroundings, all his electronic gizmos and

family/friends coming and going much more frequently.

 

I appreciate your feedback, thank you. I hope that these episodes will pass

as my Mom will not know what to do if he has one while he's home. I do not

want her to panic, nor do I want her to ignore them if it's leading to

something that may be more serious.

 

I LOVE this group :-)

 

Lisa

 

_____

 

 

[] On Behalf Of Linda Bumpas

Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:18 PM

 

Re: Blood pressure issues....again

 

I was a nurse for awhile several years ago

Here are my ideas; see if they make any sense.

 

Is your dad wheelchair bound because of his low blood pressure or does he

have another disability? Does he have any neurological issues?

 

It sounds like his brain is not getting enough oxygen (purple color) when he

has an episode because of the low blood pressure. When I was in nursing

school, they would give people with low blood pressure IV fluids. Is your

dad on IV fluids? Is he getting enough fluids by mouth?

 

Maybe his body was trying to compensate for the low blood pressure and

overcompensated, causing his blood pressure to go too high. It would be

interesting to know what the fourth measurement would have been. Did it go

back down to near normal?

 

What do his doctors think is causing his low blood pressure? In my

experience, they would think of blood loss, internal if not external. Has

that been ruled out? Has anything else been ruled out?

 

Linda

 

 

Lisa <blacksands@ comcast. <blacksands% 40comcast. net> net>

@ <Alternative Answers%40g roups.com>

. com

Friday, October 10, 2008 4:58:59 PM

Blood pressure issues....again

 

Hello All,

 

I have written before about my Dad's low blood pressure and indeed received

a few responses on choices on how to address it.

 

However, I write now on an " episode " which happened and would like to hear

any thoughts and/or responses on it. I'll explain the scenario:

 

My Dad is 70 years of age and has been bedridden for about at least 3 months

(moving toward the 4th). He is in excellent health (his heart is great, no

lung issues, no cancer etc.): but, he is primarily handicapped because even

if he had his strength back, he would be wheelchair bound regardless. What

happened a day ago is that my Mom and a helper was in his room and the

helper noticed that he looked " purple " - Mom states it wasn't " purple " ., but

I digress, he appeared to be " out of it " yet he did tell me that he could

hear what's going on an he has mentioned " white out " to me: however, he

mentioned that this time wasn't as bad as a " white out " - which I can only

imagine as being a black out but without losing consciousness.

 

Soooo., as he entered into this " episode " they took his blood pressure:

66/42, they took it again. 102/80 and then took it a third time 187/97. Now,

from what I understand those three sets of blood pressure results were

within a 15 minute duration (maybe 20 maximum) and of course the very low

number is something we've seen before. It concerns us of course, but we know

his blood pressure can be low.

 

What really concerns me is why would his blood pressure be " ALL OF A SUDDEN "

within such an extreme range? Nothing appeared to provoke it.he was at an

angle in his bed, but hadn't moved or anything like that.

 

Is such a swing in blood pressure " normal " or what other issues could there

be that the doctors haven't even considered because there are no real

" signs " . Is he having small strokes when he has an " episode " ?

 

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Lisa

 

 

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