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Originally Posted by Mike Andrew
I have had similar issues with dizziness upon standing. Before I had my aortic valve replaced in 2016, I took a couple of falls after getting up to pee in the middle of the night. One hurt, the other was a grab and sit. Pig valve fixed that.
A year agoish, I was in for a cardio follow up and the question about syncope came up. After responding, the NP checked my BP sitting, laying back and standing. Diagnosis * Orthostatic Hypotension. Heart went into overdrive when I stood and BP dropped big time. Close to 100 BPM vs my normal upper 50 to 60. BP was 80/50.
Cardio and I discussed and I did 3 tests a day for a month with my Omron - reclined, sitting, standing. Same results. Met with cardio again and decided I would get drugs to raise my BP and only take if I had any major fainting issues. His big concern was my skiing, especially at altitude and the possibility of a Sonny. More water and more salt. Script has never been touched and the salt and increased water seem to have significantly mitigated the situation. Still get a bit woozy sometimes but have learned to pause, squeeze my azz and core and wait a few seconds before taking another step. No doubt, it will come up when I see him again in a few weeks for a follow up and after my yearly echo.
Take care and no more flops.
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One of the many tests the did in the hospital was to lay me flat on my back and do a BP test, sit me up, feet on the floor butt on the bed, and get a reading. Then stand up, and get a reading. All were normal range.
I sure wish I healed up as fast as TV and movie stars do. They get all beat up and shot, and two days later are looking good, and the bullet wounds to arms or shoulders are just a small bandage at most. I still look like I went a few rounds with Rocky Balboa. My eye looks worse first thing in the morning, I presume from laying on my back. The swelling goes down during the day.
The good news is with my baseball cap, and sunglasses I go into "movie star" mode and not scare women and children in public. I look just like George Clooney in that getup, well maybe not quite.
