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I have the same issue, Arlyn. I've discovered that much of the problem, strangely enough, is that the doctors' assistants do not know how to take blood pressure properly or as recommended. You are guaranteed to get a higher than normal blood pressure ...

I used a good quality St John's Wort oil on my scar after it was healed for nerve tingling and sensitivity-worked good and I am almost 1 year post op Aortic Valve Replacement Sent from my iPad

Thanks Raj! I'm sorry you are experiencing pain still. My pain was better a few weeks ago and now it's more noticeable, Tylenol helped for a little but now it doesn't. So I stopped taking it. Plus I was taking it for awhile anyways. My numbers in the ...

My primary recorded twice as well. It was only slightly lower than it was in the beginning. My bp at home is high as well. Nobody really seems to care is concerned besides my primary slightly who upped my meds because he saw my "conversations" with my ...

My BP is often high at a doctors office at the beginning of a visit. My primary now takes it twice, again at the end of the visit and that is now the one that she records as it is usually a good bit lower. When doing cardiac rehab, the starting BP ...