@jenatsky Thank you for your encouragement and the video. I watched it and that's pretty much how my wife and I check my blood pressure. I even purchased a new machine once because I couldn't hardly believe these numbers were right. Then after still getting these type numbers I carried the new BP machine to the doctor to let them check it against theirs and it checked OK. Before I went to my first Heart Dr appointment, , I monitored it for about 5 weeks and wrote the numbers down, after being advised by a friend to do so. These High/low numbers were consistent throughout the 5 weeks. I do control it pretty good now the only way I can control it, that is being a slave to it, by letting it dictate how long I'm active and how long I'm at rest. For instance, 1) I also love to read and study. Several nights after reading about three hours my blood pressure skyrocketed. I walked a half a mile, no meds just walked and it drops back closer to a normal state. 2) I dug A ditch to set a beam in beside my driveway, and I didn't want to stop until it was finished. I was dizzy all the way to the house my blood pressure had dropped so low. I ate a pack of salt and within a few minutes it was back up. When my blood pressure goes too low which is several times a week, I have to either sit for a couple of hours and just relax or consume some sort of salty food, like potato chips and it'll go back near normal. I know it sounds crazy maybe not even true, because some doctors found it hard to accept.