Day 5. 6th day since admittance.
Woke to no blood tests, pressure or fasting. Went hunting for lost breakfast. Found it.
After breakfast blood pressure results show 131/98 (average normal bp is 120/80)
A significant decrease.
Visit from Dr. Murtagh.
Summary:
The blood tests and urine samples have come back negative so far are being sent to St. James in Dublin for further analysis, 6-8 weeks away.
I'm being released but will come back late next week for a 2 hour blood pressure monitor to ensure the drugs are working.
I will be on blood pressure meds, currently Konverge, for the rest of my, now shorter, life.
The meds will not have full affect until around a months time. Konverge is as new and efficient as it is expensive.
I think I can drink, yet will probably lay off for a week or so.
Had my last blood test.
So that's it then for the moment. I the monitor next week and the results from Dublin that may illuminate one of the two remaining reasons for my 'discrepancy'. Hospital stay was long and near maddening and has only thrown up false leads. Every test agreed that I was in perfect health. My only gain has been a higher susceptibility to cancer, bruised arms and a new and expensive monthly drain on funds.
I realise it wasn't a total waste of time but it's hard not to view this first outcome in a negative light. At least I now hopefully won't suddenly drop dead while cycling, drinking or shouting at things due to vessel rupture in my brain.
The cause of such high, and apparently stroke inducing, blood pressure remains, for now, unknown.
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