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Thought I was having a stroke.

sarge_3adsarge_3ad Member Posts: 8,387 ✭✭
edited June 2008 in General Discussion
Wasn't feeling real well yesterday evening. About 11:30 last night I took my BP. 195/115, called DesMoines VA and they told me to come in. By the time I got there my BP was 207/120, a new high for me. They managed to get it down quite a ways and sent me home. Doctor thought it was anxiety. My white blood count was out of wack as well. He thought that I maybe fighting some kind of infection, like a cold or something. Got home around 4:30 this morning, and woke up alittle bit ago. Still have one heck of a headache.

BTW, They took a ton of test, chest x-ray, EKG, urine. Said everything else came back clean.

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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,233 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    Hope you are doing better! You did the right thing by contacting the doc. Some people "wait and see" and don't make it.
  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427
    edited November -1
    Prayers sent...
  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad to see you're still alive.

    You don't have a family history of Cancer do you?

    Keep on top of your white blood cell count.
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
  • sarge_3adsarge_3ad Member Posts: 8,387 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    Glad to see you're still alive.

    You don't have a family history of Cancer do you?

    Keep on top of your white blood cell count.


    No, only family health problems is the blood pressure thing.
  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by sarge_3ad
    quote:Originally posted by cubslover
    Glad to see you're still alive.

    You don't have a family history of Cancer do you?

    Keep on top of your white blood cell count.


    No, only family health problems is the blood pressure thing.


    Good, no matter the case. Glad you're still kicking
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
  • FEENIXFEENIX Member Posts: 10,559 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hang in there Sarge ... hope it's not us in the GB that elevated your BP [:p].
  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290
    edited November -1
    An elevated white cell count "could" be a sign of latent infection, or possibly the start of one of many various immune-related events.
    Have you had bad, blinding, searing pain headaches before?
    What are you taking to control your BP? Do you also take aspirin?
  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    dang Sarge hope your get to fereling better
  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get to feeling better!
  • sarge_3adsarge_3ad Member Posts: 8,387 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gunnut505
    An elevated white cell count "could" be a sign of latent infection, or possibly the start of one of many various immune-related events.
    Have you had bad, blinding, searing pain headaches before?
    What are you taking to control your BP? Do you also take aspirin?


    I have to take a whole host of meds in the morning and evening for my BP to include a apirin. I also take Clonidine, Felodipine, Metoprolol, Lisinopril, Gemfibrosil for the triglycerides, and some other stuff for cholesteral.

    Also thanks everyone for the well wishes.
  • Spc FergusonSpc Ferguson Member Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my prayers go out to you.
  • mateomasfeomateomasfeo Member Posts: 27,143
    edited November -1
    Hang in there Sarge!!
  • tomh.tomh. Member Posts: 3,848 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe you should stop lookin at the nekkid women! Getting you all riled up!

    Then again, maybe not! [;)]
  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290
    edited November -1
    Holy Moley!
    With that witches' brew, your titration of the various meds could swing radically during the day. No wonder you're having a little trouble.
    Just be sure to drink plenty of water and make sure not to add stress to your daily grind, and see if you can get one of those cool BP monitors that looks like a Dick Tracy wrisWar on Terrorch to enhance your calmness.

    for some reason the nannymetrics changed the Dick Tracy wrist watch to the garbled stuff you see above.
  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good luck on the health issue there Sarge.
    What's next?
  • cowdoccowdoc Member Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    not taking any herbal type stuff are you? some of then can cause symptoms of other problems from what i have heard.
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