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Title: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: DonM on 03/27/2018 08:00 AM
Greetings gents!  Just a note, please do not try this at home, I am quite sure it isn't Dr recommended

So, Saturday I checked my blood pressure and it was quite high. I took another BP pill and back to work.

Monday, I just didn't feel right at work and suspected the same thing. I asked to leave and my boss said no!  Well she is a C**t Canoe, as my daughter would put it.  At lunch I dipped into the CVS and checked my BP with a score of
186/106.  Well now that is a bit high?  It prompted me to make a quick phone call to let them know I wouldn't be back to work.  I then made an appt with my Doc, we do have a love/hate relationship.  I don't like Dr's.  

Fast forward, BP still high, EKG, and now I am wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours.  BP is still high today and taking a high performance BP pill to get it down.  Doc wont release me back to work until after my Monday appt with him.

Gents I am fine, just a minor setback BUT I would not recommend this as a way to get a week off.  Cheers!

Title: RE: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: Beegerply on 03/27/2018 09:03 AM
Wow Don that's sad that your boss has no regard for your health. On a second note I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.   :biggrin:
Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: PETE314 on 03/27/2018 09:38 AM
Don...hope you get that under control as soon as possible...It doesn't sound like much of a week off...Take care of yourself...
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Post by: headfirst on 03/27/2018 09:48 AM
Hope that gets figured out quickly.  Smart of you to get yourself checked out and not just try to power through it.
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Post by: 05Venturer on 03/27/2018 11:25 AM
A good cigar would calm you down and drop that BP, it worked for me.
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Post by: ninfiction on 03/27/2018 01:02 PM
Best to get that under control, an exploding heart would probably not be fun.

Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: ntanner on 03/27/2018 02:19 PM
Glad you're doing okay. You can't mess around with that stuff.

So how did you end up with hi blood pressure anyway? I mean you work for the postal service  after all.
Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: McBryde on 03/27/2018 04:55 PM
Since you are already wearing a heart monitor, note the times when you smoke a cigar. Have the doc look at your monitor during those times and see what she says before you tell her that is when you were smoking cigars to calm down!

Get to feeling better Don!

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Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: benchjockey on 03/27/2018 05:19 PM
Listen to the docs and take care of yourself. Wishing you all the best, Don!
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Post by: appollo on 03/27/2018 05:23 PM
Take care of yourself Don.
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Post by: nirab on 03/27/2018 05:54 PM
Prayers n healing light to you my brother  :angel:
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Post by: Brlesq on 03/27/2018 06:00 PM
The doctor's Rx should be "You can't work at that place anymore.  Need to reduce your stress from the boss."
Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: DonM on 03/28/2018 04:45 AM
QuoteBrlesq - 3/27/2018  10:00 PM

The doctor's Rx should be "You can't work at that place anymore.  Need to reduce your stress from the boss."


Agree. More to the story on her, she has become a real piece of work

Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: johncw on 03/28/2018 09:39 AM
Hope your body gets this under control brother.
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Post by: bstessl on 03/28/2018 09:43 AM
Best of luck man.  On a better note, We should be down in Ocala after Memorial day for a few days.
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Post by: Joelala on 03/28/2018 10:48 AM
Feel better Don, BP is no joke, been on pills for 4 years now
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Post by: DRuff on 03/28/2018 10:53 AM
Take care of yourself !!
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Post by: toby2 on 03/28/2018 04:45 PM
get well dude!
Title: Re: How to get a week off (not recommended)
Post by: calvarez on 03/29/2018 11:17 AM
Canoe:  Why is your blood pressure so high?

"You."