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@dougajoi I have labile high blood pressure, which means it comes & goes. My diastolic (bottom number) is usually low, so I often have a “widened pulse pressure,” meaning there is a great difference between the top & bottom numbers, more than 60. I thought it was because of moderately leaking valves, but I just had a them do a better test, which showed the valves only have minor leakage. So now I don’t know if that could still be causing the widened pulse pressure.
Yes, I feel awful sometimes from occasional low blood pressure, but it only lasts about half an hour. I’m used to just needing to lie down for a while.
Also, I find I need to sit down often, can’t stand in one place long, and am really bothered by bending over. Makes me feel faint.
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Thank you for your reply. I can certainly identify with the standing in one place for any length of time but thought of chronic venous insufficiency or peripheral neuropathy. Yes sitting better. Now I know MVD could be the culprit.
Showers are not the enjoyment they once were. Now it is more of a mission to get clean, shampoo and cream rinse the hair all accomplished without fainting. I have learned to use only moderately warm water with only short bouts of increased temperature. The winter months are more challenging. A space heater outside the bathroom with the fan going helps.
I checked the hx on my blood pressure machine and I seem to run in the high fifties in pulse pressure and going into the 60’s on occasion over an 70 difference during readings of hypertension stage 1 or 2. Also indicates irregular heartbeats have been detected mostly when pressure too high or too low.
Regarding the pulse pressure difference thinking perhaps that could also be from stenosis as well as regurgitation in the valves? Just a thought as I also have stenosis. The cardiologist says it is common with aging. I guess he’s trying to normalize things for me so not to heighten anxiety.
Thanks again for your reply. Let’s stay in touch. Support and sharing with others experiencing similar challenges helps.