Price wrote: Jolie, try putting the blood pressure cuff on the lower arm where it fits better. We do that in Intensive Care when we can't use the upper arm.
Also, if your blood pressure is high you don't want to make it go up by exercising. Take it easy, relax.
Thanks Price for this suggestion, I did that & the BP was still high but not so much, 158/88 & then when repeated with the larger cuff but on the lower arm it came to 140/83. So size does matter after all.
Am not sure if any of this is accurate & not much luck to get to surgery before it closes at 5PM here & I finish work at the same time.
Anyway, I did some reading as to what's the most reliable BP machine I can get in the UK & have ordered one online.
Exercise moi ??? no way, me & exercises don't agree, although I do a bit of walking, hiking & swimming, that's about it. I wish I could do more but for the last few years after finishing work I'm so wiped out I don't have the strength to do anything but relax on the sofa, never mind exercising.
Price are you a doc or a nurse ?
LG, yes there is a free BP huge machine at my surgery with a hole in the middle where you insert your arm & then the machine squeezes it & at the end prints out a piece of paper with your BP, I have no idea how accurate or hygienic it is. The problem in a small town is that doctor's surgeries are opened only during normal office hours & are closed at 5 PM & at the weekend, so if people work like me they don't have a chance to see their doc unless they take half a day off work which is not always possible.
Good system for the NHS to save money, they must have concluded that if someone works then hey must be well enough & don't need to see a doctor…..

Gaj, thanks for your interesting thoughts,
Personally I try not to give too much attention to any thoughts that leads to extra stress or too much excitement, anticipation, as that brings the BP up amongst other things.
Calmly focusing on the task at hand is about all I can manage at present & even that is hard with low energy.
Tina, glad to hear you're sleeping better now, sleep is so important in trying to heal our bodies on & off tx.
I don't have a problem so far with sleeping while on tx, I sleep 10 -11 hours every night, but it does take a while at times to fall asleep.
I do take the meds at night, at 8PM, so maybe this plays a role in sleep pattern ? don't have a clue.
Before tx I did have a insomnia & sleeping was difficult even when exhausted.