I had mine tested here at work a couple of weeks ago and it was 180/103!! I have one of those digital BP machines at home and it reads around 163/100 most of the time on my right arm and around 143/90 on my left arm, all over the place. I have never suffered with high blood pressure but it was actually how the Hep C was picked up. Very high at my annual health assessment at work last year so Doc followed on with blood tests etc. and here I am. Anyway my GP is not a great believer in the digital BP machines. It always reads high on his but when he takes it the old fashioned way it is always lower.

It is something that I will need to address though and will be seeing my GP next week about it. I have no symptoms i.e. headaches etc. and feel well since finishing treatment.

I have stopped using the BP monitor because it stresses me out

Here’s what the Mayo Clinic suggests is an adequate intake of water:

So how much fluid does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? The Institute of Medicine determined that an adequate intake (AI) for men is roughly about 13 cups (3 liters) of total beverages a day. The AI for women is about 9 cups (2.2 liters) of total beverages a day.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256

Anything over 4-5 litres is a worry as it can cause low sodium (which can be a real health hazard) and if it is driven by thirst can represent a sign of diabetes in particular.

Tomorrow I start with battle.

Good luck! Please keep people posted over in the Patient section

Wonderful news Cindi…….go J…..how awesome is he!!!

I would have posted the dancing bananas but I don’t know where to find them!!

Hi Jill,

You should get this checked out immediately.

If you have – black, very stinky poo that is like liquid tar this is from bleeding high up in your gut – either from an ulcer or varices. This needs to be looked at urgently.

Blood from low down is still red, but from higher up gets partly digested and goes black.

If on the other hand you started taking iron tablets this will also make your poo black (but not stinky).

Hi Em,

Under Medicare we can get 2 x quantitative and 4 x qualitative per patient, per year. I guess we must have hit one of those limits. I did not think we had.