On my way home from work tonight, I stopped by the pharmacy to pick up some maintenance meds I take. While I waited on them to get my order together, I stuck my arm in one of those blood pressure checking machines. My BP has always ran towards the high side, not actually classified as high blood pressure, but borderline high. So I wanted to see if there was any change in the thing since stopping smoking 5 days ago. And I really didn't expect there to be much of a change this soon.
Much to my surprise, it was actually lower! Still not in the normal range, but VERY DAMN CLOSE! Normal BP is 120/80 or lower, and I hit 121/85. Hey, I know that may not be exciting to any of you, but I'm used to seeing it hovering around 135/88. For me, this is FANTASTIC news and I'm really happy with this!
Take pride in the small victories of life!
~peace
QuitMeter
About Me
- LoRyder
- Well, I'm a computer geek, and own FreakinGeeks Computer Solutions. If you're in the Richmond, VA area and need computer work done, let me know! I'm independent in my political views, but lie more closely with the Libertarian party than any of the others. For fun, I enjoy riding my Harley, watching movies, seeing comedy acts and live music, talking with friends in IRC, camping, hiking, boating, fishing and watching football. I'm a graduate of Univ. of S. Carolina, I grew up in Greenville, SC and was a news photographer for the Charleston Post and Courier for many years before turning to Computers.
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