Hi pml

I am 94 will be 95 in October. It probably does not matter what I eat. Never thought I would live this long with the clogged arteries. That makes me 18 years older than you.

I do take amlodipine 5 m g 1 & 1/2 in AM. Also Losartan 50 mg in AM and evening 25 mg. And my BP is not in control. I also use an arm cuff, but am not sure it is correct. I stopped drinking 1 cup coffee this week & BP is some better. I think the reason BP is a trouble is that I have Atherslerosis. (sp). (clogged arteries) I have a new doctor whom I like very much and he is not concerned about anything except I have too many red blood cells.

Next time I go to Dr. I will take BP cuff. It is an expensive one, but that does not mean it is accurate. I just took it and it is 141/68, HR 69. That is better than usual. When I worked my BP was always 120/72.

I use low salt potato chips. Seems like about 4 hours after dinner, I watch TV and get that ache to snack. (which I always did.) but t used to be cookies or Pizza. I spent a lot of time today making vegetable soup. It has beef in it, and I should not be eating red meat but I always have and at my age why bother?

For 18,years I had CKD and 3 doctors did not tell me and I ate whatever I wanted; ate home cooked meals except for the Pizza. I drink only water, 64 ounces per day, that is 8 glasses.

I cannot reduce the stress now since I am living with my son and daughter in law and he loves to yell at me if I say something he does not like. When I was living in my own home I didn't have any stress. It is a huge house so I live 99% of the time alone. Sometimes I get a good morning and that is it.

Now that I live with my son, I eat whatever they buy. If I say something is not good for me he raises Cain and tells me to stay off the computer.

My dizzy is very low, and not often. When I was much younger it was bad because I was hit on the chin and the dizzy and deafness started the next day.

Thank you for your informative letter.
simmyloue