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| View Poll Results: how often do you have chest pains? | |||
| never had chest pains | | 12 | 66.67% |
| on occasion. | | 3 | 16.67% |
| quite frequntly | | 2 | 11.11% |
| all the friggin time. | | 1 | 5.56% |
| Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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| Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl
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How often do you guys have chest pains.Since I found out I had high blood pressure I haven't gone a single day without having chest pains.The day I found out my blood pressure was 170/130. I have them more frequntly when I drink water for some reason though.
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Holy crap, that's bad. I think they call it hypertension. You should be on meds for that especially at your age. Do you know why the pressure is so high? I mean I'm like 45yo and overweight and still pull a nice 130/85 when a little anxious according to the nurse whilst getting the snip! ![]() Mate, they say it should be around 100 + your age as a rule of thumb. There's something not right and you need to get it fixed, even diet changes will lower it a little but going over 160 is real bad.
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| Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia
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You need to cosult your doctor,high blood presure,chest pain...log off and go strait to the doctors, It's not good...something's not right. ![]() GoodLuck JayD
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that was almost 2 years ago when it was that high.i'm not sure if its been that high since.Yeah I gotta be careful because in my family history is a lot of heart diease.When it was that high I was drinking 4 or 5 energy drinks a day plus at least 3 pots of coffee.Now I only drink 6 cups of coffee a day and no energy drinks.I'd quit caffine entirly but I get some monster headaches without some coffee.
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Still..... family history PLUS B.P. spikes...you need to check that B.P. regularly..if not eveyday....last thing you want is a stroke ![]() ...then there'd definately be NO MORE CLIMBING. Go do it ... NOW.
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Can't really afford it yet.its slow and I don't have med insurance.It doesn't get too bad and it definatly hasn't been as bad as it was 2 years ago but that was a combination of way too much caffine and stressing my hair gray.[literally]I had alot of gray hair before I buzzed it mostly on the sides.I really take care not to push it with coffee and salt.i'm also sure I'd be better off if I liked more veggies than onions,lettuce,potatoes and corn.I can eat most fruits without to much that I don't like but as soon as I can I'll visit a doctor and see about getting a tester and everything.I just wonder how those of you who have it deal with it.
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Go buy a home test B.P. monitor at the Chemist (or Drugstore????) ...get a demo on how to use it from them....small price to pay compared to ........well, what could happen. Never take B.P. more than two sucessive times in one sitting...the pressure in the cuff can make things worse if you do it more than twice...or so I'm told. |
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yeah that is high, too high, good thing you did something. What meds did your Doc give you? I have hypertension, used to run 160s over high 90s, with a couple minor changes in lifestyle and a cozaar a day, it runs high 120s over low 80s. Any lower than that and I feel like sleeping. I used to run my meters in the red most of the time, I was a flat out maniac, paying for it now. You younguns need to be careful, that silly ass stuff you thought you got away with in your 20s and 30s, will catch up with you. RandyMac |
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I play safe now ... I brew my own beer. ![]() ![]()
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Newguy, when ya get out here and start helping me fix the quad, I'll take your BP as often as you want ![]() I learned how to do them pretty well in my EMT course, and have my own stuff. Mine is actually usually a little high. It used to be a bit low, something to do with being so tall, but I royally screwed my body over in my young 20's and I've a feeling that I'll be payin the consequences for the rest of my life. You can give your body alot of shyt, and mine at least managed to pull through. I'm *Constantly* high strung and tense, but I've always been that way. I try to advocate that my young groundies treat their bodies better than I have with mine. Looks like Ekka's got a great method for relaxing... if nothing else, alcohol thins the blood, and you have trouble getting clots in your veins when the blood is thinned down. Just make sure it's at the *end* of the work day. |
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney
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I prescribe a daily medicinal Guiness or 2, with a bi weekly Bundy and ginger beer. Works for me, I don't look a day over 70, and I'm actually 52!
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Quintrex.... |
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Hey all, high BP is not something to "leave". Get it checked out. The answer may be as simple as 1/2 and aspirin a day ("thins" the blood to make it flow thru the body better and pass any occlusions). Don't want to scare you but high BP can only lead to really bad things, angina, cardic arrest, stroke etc. And when you are down this neck of the woods, these things reoccur!! Any form of chest pain which includes a heavy feeling, a "weight" on your chest, coupled with shortness of breath..STOP what you are doing...even driving and seek assistance. "Traumatic" chest pain (such as brused ribs, lung damage etc) will give you a sharp pain, with further increase on inspiration. "Cardic" chest pain will NOT increase with inspiration and will be a dull type pain. This is the one to seek urgent medical help for especially. These are only a rough guide so you can ask yourself now if this is what you have experienced. Play it safe fella's..........otherwise leave your 18" chipper to me in your will!!! |
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Australia.
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Prevent Blood Pressure: Don't drink anything that comes with a screw top. |
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| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney
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| What about 2 viagra and straight to Bangkok?
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Bangkok might actually be good therapy Quintrex. Might help relieve some of that... pressure, that new guy has been building up. I think a trip should be scheduled immediately. It's my professional EMT opinion that he get "treatment" as soon as possible. ![]() If I can afford the ticket, I just may go and get...treated...with him. |
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Hows that mobile phone guru Crazy John, he was only 42, didn't look overweight and dropped dead going on his morning walk. Wife was told of Crazy John's health on day he died | NEWS.com.au Quote:
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That's so frickin sad Ekka. Poor family. Sounded like a pretty decent bloke.
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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A paramedic gets sent to a male who has been decapitated by a train. He walked along the railway lines in the dark only to find the head. His radio message...."Yeah radio I'm at the Head Job ,,,,,but there's nobody here" |
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Soory guys , had to lighten things up. The same paramedic when getting sent to a cal at Kurnell (a suburb in Sydneys south) would always ask radio "what was that, ????urnell??" ![]() |
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Far Kurnell!!! (whaleoilbeefhooked )
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didn't get that one... got one for ya though. While in my EMT class, my lecture instructor was the funniest teacher I've ever had, bar none. He told us a really good one, to keep in mind. He says, "when an emergency is happening, and someone points at you and says "call me an ambulance!" You immediately point right back at them, and in all seriousness reply with "YOU'RE AN AMBULANCE!!!!" |
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| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Far Kurnell = F@#ken Hell! ![]() When dispatching a job to a male house of love, the operator would never stop to add "additional note on the call says, "use rear entrance". |
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Haha... ![]() "male house of love" eh? I thought you guys were out in Sidney, not San Francisco... |
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i have PRE-hypertension, along with a VERY high pulse rate, I HATE going to the doc for things, but i have found taking 1000mg of fish oil(Omega-3) helps a lot
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i'm in a state of hypertension at least once a week.
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| | #29 |
| Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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chainsawchick67, the previous standard at 120/80 is now the NEW "pre-hypertension", as the standard is now set at 115/75. (or so they say) Quite a few of us who were still somewhat normal have ascended as well ![]() And newguy,...... a what? a "state" of hypertension once a week" eh? That's a relief, I was starting to get worried!!! Oh, and meeting a pretty girl at church doesn't count as a "state of hypertension" newguy |
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| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA
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Folks can get by with hypertension for quite some time. Sooner or later though the left side of your heart will begin to bulge and the valves will not line up like they should anymore. When that happens, all you'll be able to do is nap after a little physical effort. When that phase of the problem kicks in, there's no going back! All you'll be able to do is tell folks how you did it back when you were well. Best to take care of it while you feel good! First rule when you deal with the devil is Don't! |
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