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[tiggerdad]

It went well. Only negative is we are having a heck of a time with his blood pressure. He is taking 3 times the medicine than he was before. Yet it still fluctuates greatly. Ideas greatly appreciated.

Sometimes post anesthesia hypertension can be temp issue. Usually will settle down after 24 to 48 hours. Pain is factor too. Hard to give safe advice without seeing him. I'll PM you.

 

[WalkingintheFog]

Spring is in full swing here here in Haymarket. Yesterday I had to start the mowing season. Lil Bug went into the back yard and started to look like she was on a jungle patrol. Even our 60 bags of mulch got delivered (decided to buy though a HS fundraiser this year instead of our nomal bulk 7 yard delivery.).

This morning I went to take the younger pups to daycare since we will not be home for much of the day and found the trees blessed us with a fresh coat of pollen. Every vehicle including the RV and the driveway is a shade of green/yellow pollen. My allergy meds are screaming like Scotty on Star Trek "I'm giving it all she's got cap'n!!" For those allergy sufferers like me....godspeed and keep some tissues on hand.

Goodness, we don’t even have any buds on the trees here yet!
Snowdrops & crocuses are just about done, and I can see the buds on my hyacinths tho! And the daffodil leaves are evident (but not the flower stems).

 

[jbrostek]

Morning all! Today was the 60 day mark for our June vacation!!! We decided generally where we wanted to be each day and then got to work planning our reservations.

We managed to book a lot of places I had not been in a long time or never been too, and the girls have never been to any of these locaitons. On the list for this trip is:

Storybook Dinning at Artist Point*
Le Cellier*
Round Up Rodeo BBQ
'Ohana*
San Angel Inn*
Toledo - Tapas, Steak and Seafood
The Diamond Horse Shoe

The starred ones I have been to, the rest are new to me. Either because could not get a reservation after trying in the past, or just newer places.

We also opted to do the AK Safari Trek this year. We have read about it in the past and thought it would be fun for our AK day.

Now I know we changed from a FW trip to WL using our DVC points, but I will share our journey as an unoffical report with my DIS favorites here.....and maybe a recap in the WL section.

 

[Teamubr]

Now I know we changed from a FW trip to WL using our DVC points, but I will share our journey as an unoffical report with my DIS favorites here.....and maybe a recap in the WL section.

You'll have to sneak over and get pics of the abomination... I mean R**********, from the WL side. From the pics Alan posted this week, it looks like they have made quite a bit of "progress" since November.

j

 

[jbrostek]

I will get pictures when we do travel over to FW for some kicking it time.

My in-laws are at Bolder Ridge right now as we gifted them a stay for their anniverasry. They said they do not hear any construction noise from the work (at least when they been in their room.)

 

[BarbLynnM]

It went well. Only negative is we are having a heck of a time with his blood pressure. He is taking 3 times the medicine than he was before. Yet it still fluctuates greatly. Ideas greatly appreciated.

I was browsing the boards when I saw your post. I haven’t read farther back, so I might be off the mark here.

I have essential hypertension which, without meds, goes over 220/110 with higher spikes to 240/150 when first diagnosed. I was stable on 40 Lisinapril and 50 chlorthalidone for nearly 3 decades (ETA: well, more like 26 years) until last Jan. Without the gory details, I’ll just say I was sicker than I’ve ever been in my life, diagnosed with Type A flu, and stayed in hospital for 4 days because my sodium levels tanked and my BP spiked.

The upshot was, they took me off the chlorthalidone because they said it was a factor in my sodium levels tanking. I’ve since tried norvasc..didn’t work. Now, they have me on spironolactone, and I’m getting major side effects.

There’s a reason I’m mentioning this: one of the things I did wrong were taking ibuprofen like a mad thing. Ibuprofen is a no-no on most BP meds that I know of. There are a lot of BP meds out there, and many will caution one to not take over-the-counter meds without checking things out first. I, in my hubris, didn’t take this seriously, and it nearly ended me.

In my own individual case, the BP meds I’ve tried since diagnosis in 1999 have been many; it’s not uncommon to have to fish around to find the right combination. It can take some times, as some meds don’t really stabilize for a while (my spironolactone took about 1 1/2 weeks to do so)

If his BP went up due to the stress of the surgery I would guess (not being in the medical field) that it eventually would go down as the person heals. Taking BP meds, for many, isn’t a life-long thing (unless like me one gets the lucky genetic bingo card.

Also, if his BP fluctuates a lot during the day it might help to split the dose. For example, I took my 50 mgs of spiro at 8 a.m., but by 8/9 p.m., it was already spiking high. The solution was to take 25 morning, 25 night. That worked pretty good.

Just some thoughts

 

[Teamubr]

Ibuprofen is a no-no on most BP meds that I know of. There are a lot of BP meds out there, and many will caution one to not take over-the-counter meds without checking things out first. I, in my hubris, didn’t take this seriously, and it nearly ended me.

I wanted to jump in here as a medical professional. Barb is correct that NSAIDS (ibuprofen, naproxen, celebrex, etc) may decrease the effectiveness of some B/P meds, especially ACE inhibitors, ARB and beta blockers. Some of this is due to the fluid retention NSAIDS can cause, but also due to the way the BP drugs work with your kidney and may exacerbate kidney issues. Not everyone will have problems. I have had high blood pressure since I was 20, so for 43 years. I have been on every class of BP meds there are. I'm on a combination of 2 now to give me a "normal" BP. I also take a fair amount of NSAIDS, from ibuprofen, meloxicam to Celebrex. (It sucks to be active and get old). I have not had any BP or kidney problems, but that is just me.

Everyone is different. If you have concerns, discuss it with your doctor.

(stepping off my medical soapbox for now)

j

 

[2goofycampers]

We have been on the phone with the Dr's (medical assistant) since the surgery. He has an appointment with Dr. Thanks for all the advice. All good things to know.