Medicare's Home Health was ordered and on Friday a PN showed up. She took Bill's BP sitting down and then standing - major drop. She has me doing it twice a day (he will do it more often) - Flat, sitting and standing. Against most of what I've read his flat reading is much higher (like normal more or less) than sitting or standing. Two days ago It was flat: 130/62 Sitting: 95/56 and standing: 70/39. A few minutes ago upon returning from the bath room he had me take it standing: 87/36.

When the PN did an oxygen reading it was at 92. She suggested I buy an Pulse/Oxymeter and chart it. (It is due to arrive today).

The diastolic today at 36 shook Bill up. Is leery of taking it anymore as he thought it indicated he was dying. He isn't showing any symptoms of passing out. Does have shortness of breath. PN thinks doctor should order heart/lung tests. Bill doesn't want more medicine. Other suggestion is he should probably stop taking his Atenolol or cut it in half (he takes 50 mg once a day).

Not sure if they relay this information to the doctor or if I'm supposed to? I would think they would submit reports to the doctor. Not sure how it works and she wasn't that clean on it (of course with our terrible hearing we could have missed what she said).

Has anyone else dealt with the Home Health? Many thanks for input.

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