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Barsel | 12:19 Wed 28th Jun 2017 | Body & Soul
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Some of you may recall I was asking about high blood pressure last week.
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1557820.html
Well I went this morning to have the BP monitor fitted but it was fitted very loosely. I was able to get my cardigan sleeve over it, but when I got home and took my cardy off, the thing came off my arm and pulled the lead out of the machine so it was off my arm for a few minutes while I sorted it out. Will this affect the reading when I go to have it taken off tomorrow?
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Sorry, I should have said, when the cuff came off my arm it pulled the lead out of the machine.
Plug yourself back in and don't worry about it, otherwise your blood pressure reading will be sky high.
I've read on here, somewhere, that the machine takes intermittent readings of a 24 hour period, I don't think you've messed it up, but am not a health professional.
If you are concerned, maybe a phone call to the GP?
Instead of worrying about it (and possibly increasing your BP as a consequence) and assuming it is working ok now - leave it alone and when you go to have it removed tomorrow - tell them what happened. If the readings are not sufficiently detailed, my guess is that they may simply ask you to repeat the activity.
The machine will have a memory, which won't be lost.
Same thing happened to me but I switched it back on and readings were fine. Just don't stress. Mine were perfect .such a relief
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Thanks for your answers. I phoned the doctors alba but there was no answer, they close on a Wednesday afternoon. I'm glad your readings were ok patsyann. Will wait to see what happens tomorrow, although I am stressed out about the flaming thing.

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