tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544684520494655359.post8380877895646843423..comments2023-05-18T07:14:31.132-07:00Comments on Sellers on the Run: Nephro Appt - ResultsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823563232341010867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1544684520494655359.post-90813859057859510932011-10-03T19:12:23.424-07:002011-10-03T19:12:23.424-07:00Left ventricular hypertrophy.. (sorry, medical tra...Left ventricular hypertrophy.. (sorry, medical transcriptionist coming out.)<br /><br />If Gavin had his blood pressure taking with his feet supported, or if the medical assistant didn't hold his arm appropriately, or if he had a particularly sodium-laden meal the day before, or if he had been active significantly before the testing or any number of things can lead to high blood pressure readings. That's why they went through all the special tests - to prove that he didn't have high blood pressure. It's unfortunately not an exact science. Any number of factors can sway a result.<br /><br />But that being said - I got freaked when mine went high (it's been high since the preeclampsia and has not gone down) and went and got a home cuff and took my blood pressure at home. My doctor urged me NOT to do this. The stress of testing it regularly at home simply raised my blood pressure. <br /><br />You may never find out why because there probably isn't one answer as to why. He'll always be at risk for pediatric hypertension because of his prematurity - and didn't he have a heart condition at birth? <br /><br />In any event, the most important thing is that you're on top of it. I have no explanation as to why mine is elevated now. Is it the preeclampsia, family history, being overweight, past history of smoking? No one can say definitively. It's the one thing that annoys me about hypertension. It's as elusive as pneumonia.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786711719995952934noreply@blogger.com