Even though I haven’t posted my blood pressure for a few days, I’ve still been keeping track. Here are Saturday’s numbers:
| Time | Systolic | Diastolic | Pulse | Notes |
| 6:37 am | 183 | 99 | 73 | Lying down |
| 7:07 am | 180 | 103 | 74 | Sitting up |
| 7:27 am | 168 | 104 | 75 | Sitting up |
| 7:37 am | 177 | 108 | 72 | Sitting up |
| 8:09 am | 199 | 120 | 75 | Sitting up |
| 8:49 am | 200 | 117 | 72 | Sitting up |
I missed a few reading at the end but I think the final standing reading was 159/90-something. Since I carry my Metoprolol with me, I took 25 mg at about 8:15 am thinking it may kick in before being dialyzed out. Looking at the 8:49 am reading, it looks like it did not help. This pattern is pretty common too. I would come in with a high reading, then it would drop slowly as I’m being dialyzed as you expect with fluid removal, then at some point, the numbers would increase. I’m not sure why that happens when the number should keep dropping until the end of the dialysis session.
Anyway, I’m going to start taking an extra 20 mg of Olmesartan at the same time I take the “morning” Metoprolol since there’s a chance it may dialyze out too. Hopefully that will lower the blood pressure some. I’m sure having such high numbers, even after heart surgery, is not good.
Life with chronic diseases 