Bought a new wrist cuff

[multigraincracker]

to take my BP. It said 143/72. Got out my old auto arm unit and it said 116/72.. One them had to be wrong. My wife the RN went old school and did a manual(accurate) reading and it was 116/73.

[zuul]

1. My wrist cuff gives wildly erratic readings.

I've had it for 7 or 8 years and I don't trust it at all. Unfortunately I don't have a medical professional in my house to give me accurate readings.

[multigraincracker]

2. She has been a life saver for me.

Woke up one morning and didn’t think it was a big deal, told her I felt really tired and was going back to bed. She grabbed my wrist and took my pulse. After a few seconds, she said I’m going to the ER. What? Got there and my pulse was 26 BPMs and very weak. I got out a few days later with a pacemaker.

[MLAA]

3. Whew! Close call, way to go Wife!!

[multigraincracker]

4. We've been married for

two months tomorrow. Lived together for 5 years.
Another time she got me to the ER when wouldn’t have gone on my own. At first they thought it was Covid. 3 negative test and found out it was sepsis. Much more deadly than Covid and early treatment saved me.

[MLAA]

7. Dayum!

You hit the jackpot when you met her! Insisted go husband to ER Sunday. His has COPD that is usually manageable. Started with cough that wouldn’t stop and then trouble breathing. They admitted him and turns out he has influenza A and para influenza. Finally he started improving yesterday and big progress overnight. Fingers crossed he goes home tomorrow or Sunday. All the blast of meds dramatically took his short term memory loss to full on confusion but that too has really improved this morning! Yippee! Wives rock, haha!

I think we’ve had nutrition/ food exchanges. What they call a heart healthy diet includes bacon and eggs! I’ve eaten enough salad, roasted potatoes and garden burger to last for years!

[multigraincracker]

8. Indeed and I didn't

find her until I gave up looking..

[3Hotdogs]

11. Where can I buy me one that gives erotic readings?

[yonder]

5. I ask for the old style method at the docs because

of discovering that the digital thing they wheel in was consistently 10+/- points higher than either their manual cuff or the setup I use at home.

For some reason???

[Mickju]

6. I have had the same experience.

They seem to be completely unreliable.

[Warpy]

9. Wrist cuffs can work quite well, I've used one for years

but they can be fussy to position properly and should be taken in on a doctor visit to test against a wall unit in the office.

[Elessar Zappa]

10. I never had good luck with wrist cuffs.