Posted by Lou Pilder on February 7, 2008, at 21:16:38
In reply to Re: Lou's request to Robert Hsiung-ddytkthtbdawy, posted by Tony P on February 7, 2008, at 17:08:21
> Just to cap this off, as the guy who started it all, I certainly would not want to overgeneralize - some people may find an auto wrist-cuff unit works fine for them. But specifically:
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> 1) My _particular_ wrist-cuff unit gave erratic readings (20 points or more systolic different on readings taken one after another), was consistently higher than my GP measured, and was hard to adjust with a very high error rate (no reading because of incorrect position, no pulse (!) etc. at least 3 times out of 4).
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> 2) My GP gave as his personal experience over several years that wrist-cuff units were unreliable. Automatic (no stethoscope) units that go around the upper arm, in his opinion, were much more reliable.
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> 3) After using an automatic arm-cuff unit given me by my GP for a couple of weeks, I'm getting readings that are both self-consistent and consistent with his office readings (and not ER-panic level, either!).
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> It really does go to show how careful we must be about generalizations, "over-" or not, with respect to everything we experience, including meds. I've read many threads along the lines of "Xxxx does nothing, it's just an expensive placebo" ... "No, Xxxxx is the best AD since coffee and ECT" ... etc. Bless this board (& you Dr. Bob) for its motto YMMV; I don't see it in posts as often as I used to but (as an atypical, trx-resistant, mixed(-up) patient, I really believe in it most strongly.
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> Tony PTony P,
You wrote,[...using the automatic arm-cuff...it really shows how carefull we must be...bless...dr.bob...]
I am unsure as to what you are blessing Dr. Bob, AKA Robert Hsiung, for. Does your blessing have any connection at all with Phillip's post and the fact that she was expelled from the forum as breaking a rule that Mr. Hsiung says is {overgeneralizing}? If you could clarify this for me, then I could have a better undertsanding of why you are wanting a blessing for Robert Hsiung and be better able to post a response here.
Lou
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