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08-07-2014, 08:25 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey guys,
Don't you hate having your BP taken? Mine is all over the place - I'm sure it depends on how much I have used my arm and how tight my scalenes are. If your hand tingles and turns red when your BP is being taken, what type of TOS do you have?? |
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08-08-2014, 12:52 AM | #2 | ||
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ATOS. Are you on any medicine???? You seriously need to see a specialist soon.
My blood pressure isn't all over the place. Just goes up when I get anxious. |
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08-14-2014, 12:53 PM | #3 | |||
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GGAAAAHHHH!!! I HATE having my BP taken! I always have to tell nurses that they only have 1 attempt, after that I will fling the cuff off due to pain. Also the reading may be totally off if the blood in my arm isn't moving.
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08-14-2014, 09:17 PM | #4 | |||
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My doc sometimes has to take my BP at the ankles because both arms give a false low reading due to TOS. Took some convincing on my part, but after having me drink a lot of H20, resting and eating some crackers before taking it again, he doesn't question this phenomenon any longer…
Vascular TOS explains the color change in your hands, but I think the tingling is a sign of Neurogenic TOS. I guess, technically, since our nerves contain (tiny) blood vessels which are subject to compression injury, all TOS presents with at least some vascular sx. Just one of the reasons I call it "Thoracic Whatlet? Syndrome"!! Are we having fun yet? |
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