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Old 10th Jan 2008, 17:14
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Missing pulse

By Missing pulse, I mean just missing, nothing, nada, in the Rivetess' left wrist. Well, maybe the vaguest hint if you really poke around.

Testing for BP showed a low reading on her left arm, while normally she has a constant high BP.

She is taking a prescribed Calcium channel blocker, which has reduced the reading down to between 140-160 systolic down from explosively high.

At 62, she is more than active, taking over the role of surrogate mother from her busy children's little'uns.

There is no discomfort, no loss of strength--I asked her to grip my wrist and it b@@dy hurt--just no symptoms, other than it's almost impossible to detect the said pulse.
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